Human beings share the same common problems. A film can only be understood if it depicts these properly.
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.
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The great appeal of film is its relatability.
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To be an artist means never to avert one’s eyes.
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I can’t afford to hate anyone. I don’t have that kind of time.
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In a mad world only the mad are sane.
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There is nothing that says more about its creator than the work itself.
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With a good script a good director can produce a masterpiece; with the same script a mediocre director can make a passable film. But with a bad script even a good director can’t possibly make a good film.
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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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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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That is what makes a real movie. The script must be something that has the power to do this.
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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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The terrible thing is that people who are madmen in private may wear a totally bland and innocent expression in public.
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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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I simply do not like to show my weakness, and I hate to lose, so I am a person who tries hard. That’s all there is to me.
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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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I like unformed characters. This may be because, no matter how old I get, I am still unformed myself.
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