He is still my favourite author, and he is the one – I still think – who writes most honestly about human existence.
AKIRA KUROSAWAI’ve been able to work for so long because I think next time, I’ll make something good.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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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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While the cameras are rolling, I rarely look directly at the actors, but focus my gaze somewhere else.
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but ignorance is a kind of insanity in the human animal. People who delight in torturing defenseless children or tiny creatures are in reality insane.
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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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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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If you look at everything straight on, there is nothing to be afraid of.
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The truth is in the mystery.
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It’s easy to explain the psychological state of a character at a particular moment, but it’s very difficult to describe it through the delicate nuances of action and dialogue. Yet it is not impossible.
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I like unformed characters. This may be because, no matter how old I get, I am still unformed myself.
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I am not a special person, I am not especially strong; I am not especially gifted.
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The great appeal of film is its relatability.
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Something that you should take particular notice of is the fact that the best scripts have very few explanatory passages.
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Page 61: No matter where I go in the world, although I can’t speak any foreign language.
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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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To be an artist means to search, to find and look at these realities. To be an artist means never to look away.
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