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.
AKIRA KUROSAWAHuman beings share the same common problems. A film can only be understood if it depicts these properly.
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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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The Japanese see self-assertion as immoral and self- sacrifice as the sensible course to take in life.
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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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The great appeal of film is its relatability.
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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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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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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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A film made in this spirit reveals the hearts of the crew.
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If you want to be a great director, be a great screenwriter.
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I can’t afford to hate anyone. I don’t have that kind of time.
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I end up writing not from my own will, but from theirs-they come alive as I write and make me do things that I couldn’t have planned.
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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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If you look at everything straight on, there is nothing to be afraid of.
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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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