I have no idea who the characters are, later, their personalities take over anything I might want to do.
AKIRA KUROSAWAThe films an audience really enjoys are the ones that were enjoyable in the making.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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I believe you must live honestly and develop your abilities to the full. People who do this are the real heroes.
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Man is a genius when he is dreaming.
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He is still my favourite author, and he is the one – I still think – who writes most honestly about human existence.
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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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A truly good movie is enjoyable too. There’s nothing complicated about it.
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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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The characters in my films try to live honestly and make the most of the lives they’ve been given.
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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 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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While the cameras are rolling, I rarely look directly at the actors, but focus my gaze somewhere else.
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I am not a special person, I am not especially strong; I am not especially gifted.
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I can’t afford to hate anyone. I don’t have that kind of time.
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A film made in this spirit reveals the hearts of the crew.
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It is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.
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The role of the artist is to not look away.
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