I believe that it is this quality that draws people to come and see a film, and that it is the hope of attaining this quality that inspires the filmmaker to make his film in the first place.
AKIRA KUROSAWAThe Japanese see self-assertion as immoral and self- sacrifice as the sensible course to take in life.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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The role of the artist is to not look away.
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Adding explanation to the descriptive passages of a screenplay is the most dangerous trap you can fall into.
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During the shooting of a scene the director’s eye has to catch even the minutest detail. But this does not mean glaring concentratedly at the set.
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People today have forgotten they’re really just a part of nature. Yet, they destroy the nature on which our lives depend. They always think they can make something better…
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I am not a special person, I am not especially strong; I am not especially gifted.
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They don’t know it, but they’re losing nature. They don’t see that they’re going to perish. The most important things for human beings are clean air and clean water.
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I can’t afford to hate anyone. I don’t have that kind of time.
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The root of any film project for me is this inner need to express something.
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The films an audience really enjoys are the ones that were enjoyable in the making.
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The great appeal of film is its relatability.
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The characters in my films try to live honestly and make the most of the lives they’ve been given.
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My films come from my need to say a particular thing at a particular time. The beginning of any film for me is this need to express something.
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Yet pleasure in the work can’t be achieved unless you know you have put all of your strength into it and have done your best to make it come alive.
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That is what makes a real movie. The script must be something that has the power to do this.
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In order to find reality, each must search for his own universe, look for the details that contribute to this reality7 that one feels under the surface of things.
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