Page 61: No matter where I go in the world, although I can’t speak any foreign language.
AKIRA KUROSAWAI 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.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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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 role of the artist is to not look away.
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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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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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When it is very well expressed, one experiences a particularly deep emotion while watching that film.
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Take me, subtract movies, and you get zero.
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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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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 terrible thing is that people who are madmen in private may wear a totally bland and innocent expression in public.
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If you look at everything straight on, there is nothing to be afraid of.
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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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While the cameras are rolling, I rarely look directly at the actors, but focus my gaze somewhere else.
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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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My films come from my need to say a particular thing at a particular time. The beginning of any film for me is this need to express something.
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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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