There is something that might be called cinematic beauty. It can only be expressed in a film, and it must be present for that film to be a moving work.
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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Man is a genius when he is dreaming.
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I am not a special person, I am not especially strong; I am not especially gifted.
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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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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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Of all my films, people wrote to me most about this one.
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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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I’ve been able to work for so long because I think next time, I’ll make something good.
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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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To be an artist means never to avert one’s eyes.
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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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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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The root of any film project for me is this inner need to express something.
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Human beings are unable to be honest with themselves about themselves. They cannot talk about themselves without embellishing.
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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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If you look at everything straight on, there is nothing to be afraid of.
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