I like unformed characters. This may be because, no matter how old I get, I am still unformed myself.
AKIRA KUROSAWAAlthough human beings are incapable of talking about themselves with total honesty, it is much harder to avoid the truth while pretending to be other people.
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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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One of techniques of modern art is simplification, and that I must therefore simplify this film.
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The films an audience really enjoys are the ones that were enjoyable in the making.
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If I were to write anything at all, it would turn out to be nothing but talk about movies. In other words, take ‘myself,’ subtract ‘movies,’ and the result is ‘zero.’
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Man is a genius when he is dreaming.
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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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People today have forgotten they’re really just a part of nature. Yet, they destroy the nature on which our lives depend. They always think they can make something better…
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A truly good movie is enjoyable too. There’s nothing complicated about it.
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It is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.
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The truth is in the mystery.
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For truly cinematic expression, the camera and the microphone must be able to cross both fire and water.
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When it is very well expressed, one experiences a particularly deep emotion while watching that film.
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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 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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Adding explanation to the descriptive passages of a screenplay is the most dangerous trap you can fall into.
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