To be an artist means to search, to find and look at these realities. To be an artist means never to look away.
AKIRA KUROSAWAIf you want to be a great director, be a great screenwriter.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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There is nothing that says more about its creator than the work itself.
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The truth is in the mystery.
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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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I believe that it is this quality that draws people to come and see a film, and that it is the hope of attaining this quality that inspires the filmmaker to make his film in the first place.
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I don’t feel out of place. I think of earth as my home. If everyone thought this way, people might notice just how foolish international friction is and the would be put an end to it.
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To be an artist means to search, to find and look at these realities. To be an artist means to never look away.
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Take me, subtract movies, and you get zero.
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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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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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My films come from my need to say a particular thing at a particular time. The beginning of any film for me is this need to express something.
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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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To be an artist means never to avert one’s eyes.
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The films an audience really enjoys are the ones that were enjoyable in the making.
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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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Human beings share the same common problems. A film can only be understood if it depicts these properly.
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