Adding explanation to the descriptive passages of a screenplay is the most dangerous trap you can fall into.
AKIRA KUROSAWAThe truth is in the mystery.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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Human beings are unable to be honest with themselves about themselves. They cannot talk about themselves without embellishing.
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If you look at everything straight on, there is nothing to be afraid of.
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The root of any film project for me is this inner need to express something.
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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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I can’t afford to hate anyone. I don’t have that kind of time.
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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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By doing this I sense instantly when something isn’t right. Watching something does not mean fixing your gaze on it, but being aware of it in a natural way.
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There is nothing that says more about its creator than the work itself.
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I believe you must live honestly and develop your abilities to the full. People who do this are the real heroes.
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Although human beings are incapable of talking about themselves with total honesty, it is much harder to avoid the truth while pretending to be other people.
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I like silent pictures and I always have … I wanted to restore some of this beauty. I thought of it, I remember in this way.
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For truly cinematic expression, the camera and the microphone must be able to cross both fire and water.
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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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There is something that might be called cinematic beauty. It can only be expressed in a film, and it must be present for that film to be a moving work.
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