The characters in my films try to live honestly and make the most of the lives they’ve been given.
AKIRA KUROSAWAHuman beings are unable to be honest with themselves about themselves. They cannot talk about themselves without embellishing.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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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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I believe this is what the medieval Noh playwright and theorist Zeami meant by ‘watching with a detached gaze.’
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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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Page 61: No matter where I go in the world, although I can’t speak any foreign language.
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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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To be an artist means never to avert one’s eyes.
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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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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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It is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.
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In a mad world only the mad are sane.
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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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The great appeal of film is its relatability.
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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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The truth is in the mystery.
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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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