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I end up writing not from my own will, but from theirs-they come alive as I write and make me do things that I couldn’t have planned.

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The great appeal of film is its relatability.
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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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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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During the shooting of a scene the director’s eye has to catch even the minutest detail. But this does not mean glaring concentratedly at the set.
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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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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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For truly cinematic expression, the camera and the microphone must be able to cross both fire and water.
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The role of the artist is to not look away.
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Human beings share the same common problems. A film can only be understood if it depicts these properly.
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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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The Japanese see self-assertion as immoral and self- sacrifice as the sensible course to take in life.
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The truth is in the mystery.
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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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In a mad world only the mad are sane.
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A film made in this spirit reveals the hearts of the crew.
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Man is a genius when he is dreaming.
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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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Although human beings are incapable of talking about themselves with total honesty, it is much harder to avoid the truth while pretending to be other people.
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If I were to write anything at all, it would turn out to be nothing but talk about movies. In other words, take ‘myself,’ subtract ‘movies,’ and the result is ‘zero.’
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If you look at everything straight on, there is nothing to be afraid of.
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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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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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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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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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He is still my favourite author, and he is the one – I still think – who writes most honestly about human existence.
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When it is very well expressed, one experiences a particularly deep emotion while watching that film.
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I believe that it is this quality that draws people to come and see a film, and that it is the hope of attaining this quality that inspires the filmmaker to make his film in the first place.
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