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.
AKIRA KUROSAWAFor truly cinematic expression, the camera and the microphone must be able to cross both fire and water.
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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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I can’t afford to hate anyone. I don’t have that kind of time.
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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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The root of any film project for me is this inner need to express something.
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Movie directors, or should I say people who create things, are very greedy and they can never be satisfied… That’s why they can keep on working.
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The great appeal of film is its relatability.
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It is to make it nurture and grow that I write my script- it is directing it that makes my tree blossom and bear fruit.
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It’s easy to explain the psychological state of a character at a particular moment, but it’s very difficult to describe it through the delicate nuances of action and dialogue. Yet it is not impossible.
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It is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.
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I believe this is what the medieval Noh playwright and theorist Zeami meant by ‘watching with a detached gaze.’
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For me, filmmaking combines everything. That’s the reason I’ve made cinema my life’s work. In films, painting and literature, theatre and music come together. But a film is still a film.
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When it is very well expressed, one experiences a particularly deep emotion while watching that film.
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Something that you should take particular notice of is the fact that the best scripts have very few explanatory passages.
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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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The characters in my films try to live honestly and make the most of the lives they’ve been given.
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