The truth is in the mystery.
AKIRA KUROSAWAMan is a genius when he is dreaming.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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A truly good movie is enjoyable too. There’s nothing complicated about it.
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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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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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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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With a good script a good director can produce a masterpiece; with the same script a mediocre director can make a passable film. But with a bad script even a good director can’t possibly make a good film.
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The root of any film project for me is this inner need to express something.
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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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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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I can’t afford to hate anyone. I don’t have that kind of time.
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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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Adding explanation to the descriptive passages of a screenplay is the most dangerous trap you can fall into.
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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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Man is a genius when he is dreaming.
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A film made in this spirit reveals the hearts of the crew.
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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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