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.’
AKIRA KUROSAWAAdding explanation to the descriptive passages of a screenplay is the most dangerous trap you can fall into.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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What nurtures this root and makes it grow into a tree is the script. What makes the tree bear flowers and fruit is the directing.
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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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For truly cinematic expression, the camera and the microphone must be able to cross both fire and water.
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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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I’ve been able to work for so long because I think next time, I’ll make something good.
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I suppose all of my films have a common theme. If I think about it, though, the only theme I can think of is really a question: Why can’t people be happier together?
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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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Take me, subtract movies, and you get zero.
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That is what makes a real movie. The script must be something that has the power to do this.
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If you look at everything straight on, there is nothing to be afraid of.
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Man is a genius when he is dreaming.
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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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Page 61: No matter where I go in the world, although I can’t speak any foreign language.
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By 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.
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The root of any film project for me is this inner need to express something.
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