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…
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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One of techniques of modern art is simplification, and that I must therefore simplify this 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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The root of any film project for me is this inner need to express something.
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They often reveal much about themselves in a very straightforward way. I am certain that I did. There is nothing that says more about its creator than the work itself.
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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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A film made in this spirit reveals the hearts of the crew.
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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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I’ve been able to work for so long because I think next time, I’ll make something good.
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Take me, subtract movies, and you get zero.
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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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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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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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The role of the artist is to not look away.
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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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I have no idea who the characters are, later, their personalities take over anything I might want to do.
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