If you look at everything straight on, there is nothing to be afraid of.
AKIRA KUROSAWAThe films an audience really enjoys are the ones that were enjoyable in the making.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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It is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.
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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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The great appeal of film is its relatability.
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Take me, subtract movies, and you get zero.
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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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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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A film made in this spirit reveals the hearts of the crew.
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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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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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In order to find reality, each must search for his own universe, look for the details that contribute to this reality7 that one feels under the surface of things.
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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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That is what makes a real movie. The script must be something that has the power to do this.
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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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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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If you want to be a great director, be a great screenwriter.
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