In a mad world only the mad are sane.
AKIRA KUROSAWAMan is a genius when he dreams. Dream what you are capable of. The harder you dream it, the sooner it will come true.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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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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I have no idea who the characters are, later, their personalities take over anything I might want to do.
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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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The great appeal of film is its relatability.
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Of all my films, people wrote to me most about this one.
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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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When I start on a film I always have a number of ideas about my project. Then one of them begins to germinate, to sprout, and it is this, which I take and work with.
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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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While the cameras are rolling, I rarely look directly at the actors, but focus my gaze somewhere else.
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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.
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Man is a genius when he is dreaming.
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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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For truly cinematic expression, the camera and the microphone must be able to cross both fire and water.
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I had wanted to make The Idiot long before Rashomon. Since I was little I’ve liked Russian literature, but I find that I like Dostoevsky the best and had long thought that this book would make a wonderful film.
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If you want to be a great director, be a great screenwriter.
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