The root of any film project for me is this inner need to express something.
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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If you want to be a great director, be a great screenwriter.
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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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That is what makes a real movie. The script must be something that has the power to do this.
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It’s easy to explain the psychological state of a character at a particular moment, but it’s very difficult to describe it through the delicate nuances of action and dialogue. Yet it is not impossible.
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One of techniques of modern art is simplification, and that I must therefore simplify this film.
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If you look at everything straight on, there is nothing to be afraid of.
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It is to make it nurture and grow that I write my script- it is directing it that makes my tree blossom and bear fruit.
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Adding explanation to the descriptive passages of a screenplay is the most dangerous trap you can fall into.
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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.
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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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Man is a genius when he is dreaming.
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For truly cinematic expression, the camera and the microphone must be able to cross both fire and water.
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The great appeal of film is its relatability.
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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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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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