In a mad world only the mad are sane.
AKIRA KUROSAWAThe truth is in the mystery.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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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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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 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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Take me, subtract movies, and you get zero.
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He is still my favourite author, and he is the one – I still think – who writes most honestly about human existence.
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It is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.
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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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If you want to be a great director, be a great screenwriter.
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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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I like unformed characters. This may be because, no matter how old I get, I am still unformed myself.
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The great appeal of film is its relatability.
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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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To be an artist means never to avert one’s eyes.
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The Japanese see self-assertion as immoral and self- sacrifice as the sensible course to take in life.
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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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