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.
AKIRA KUROSAWAbut ignorance is a kind of insanity in the human animal. People who delight in torturing defenseless children or tiny creatures are in reality insane.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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A film made in this spirit reveals the hearts of the crew.
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The root of any film project for me is this inner need to express something.
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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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The Japanese see self-assertion as immoral and self- sacrifice as the sensible course to take in life.
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They don’t know it, but they’re losing nature. They don’t see that they’re going to perish. The most important things for human beings are clean air and clean water.
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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’ve been able to work for so long because I think next time, I’ll make something good.
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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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The characters in my films try to live honestly and make the most of the lives they’ve been given.
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Man is a genius when he is dreaming.
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Man is a genius when he dreams. Dream what you are capable of. The harder you dream it, the sooner it will come true.
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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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The films an audience really enjoys are the ones that were enjoyable in the making.
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Take me, subtract movies, and you get zero.
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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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