One of techniques of modern art is simplification, and that I must therefore simplify this film.
AKIRA KUROSAWAI can’t afford to hate anyone. I don’t have that kind of time.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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A film made in this spirit reveals the hearts of the crew.
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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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It is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.
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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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They often reveal much about themselves in a very straightforward way. I am certain that I did. There is nothing that says more about its creator than the work itself.
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A truly good movie is enjoyable too. There’s nothing complicated about it.
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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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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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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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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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When it is very well expressed, one experiences a particularly deep emotion while watching that film.
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Man is a genius when he dreams. Dream what you are capable of. The harder you dream it, the sooner it will come true.
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To be an artist means never to avert one’s eyes.
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Man is a genius when he is dreaming.
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