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.
AKIRA KUROSAWABy 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.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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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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In a mad world only the mad are sane.
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There is nothing that says more about its creator than the work itself.
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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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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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The characters in my films try to live honestly and make the most of the lives they’ve been given.
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The great appeal of film is its relatability.
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I can’t afford to hate anyone. I don’t have that kind of time.
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The films an audience really enjoys are the ones that were enjoyable in the making.
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I am not a special person, I am not especially strong; I am not especially gifted.
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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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I’ve been able to work for so long because I think next time, I’ll make something good.
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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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Man is a genius when he is dreaming.
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A truly good movie is enjoyable too. There’s nothing complicated about it.
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