Ethan Woods

“And so when I exchange business cards, I introduce myself by saying: “I am Hideo Kojima, game designer.”
― Hideo Kojima, The Creative Gene: How books, movies, and music inspired the creator of Death Stranding and Metal Gear Solid

“But I want to be remembered for what I’ve done, not for any title I’ve held. I want to use what’s left of my life for the sake of my personal mission, not my position.”
― Hideo Kojima, The Creative Gene: How books, movies, and music inspired the creator of Death Stranding and Metal Gear Solid

“I don’t want to surrender myself in the perpendicular space between fool and genius; I want to put myself on the same plane as them both.”
― Hideo Kojima, The Creative Gene: How books, movies, and music inspired the creator of Death Stranding and Metal Gear Solid

“And the meanings of those stories will change based on the time and circumstances in which they are read. Then, left to each individual recipient, certain elements will be imitated, and others expanded. Through that repeated behavior, new memes are born.”
― Hideo Kojima, The Creative Gene: How books, movies, and music inspired the creator of Death Stranding and Metal Gear Solid