To be an artist means to search, to find and look at these realities. To be an artist means to never look away.
AKIRA KUROSAWAThe Japanese see self-assertion as immoral and self- sacrifice as the sensible course to take in life.
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I simply do not like to show my weakness, and I hate to lose, so I am a person who tries hard. That’s all there is to me.
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One of techniques of modern art is simplification, and that I must therefore simplify this film.
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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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There is nothing that says more about its creator than the work itself.
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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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A truly good movie is enjoyable too. There’s nothing complicated about it.
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I had wanted to make The Idiot long before Rashomon. Since I was little I’ve liked Russian literature, but I find that I like Dostoevsky the best and had long thought that this book would make a wonderful film.
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What nurtures this root and makes it grow into a tree is the script. What makes the tree bear flowers and fruit is the directing.
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Page 61: No matter where I go in the world, although I can’t speak any foreign language.
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I suppose all of my films have a common theme. If I think about it, though, the only theme I can think of is really a question: Why can’t people be happier together?
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If you look at everything straight on, there is nothing to be afraid of.
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The great appeal of film is its relatability.
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Human beings share the same common problems. A film can only be understood if it depicts these properly.
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If I were to write anything at all, it would turn out to be nothing but talk about movies. In other words, take ‘myself,’ subtract ‘movies,’ and the result is ‘zero.’
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I have no idea who the characters are, later, their personalities take over anything I might want to do.
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