It is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.
AKIRA KUROSAWAThe truth is in the mystery.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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The root of any film project for me is this inner need to express something.
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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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To be an artist means never to avert one’s eyes.
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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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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 great appeal of film is its relatability.
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When it is very well expressed, one experiences a particularly deep emotion while watching that film.
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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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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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Man is a genius when he is dreaming.
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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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Of all my films, people wrote to me most about this one.
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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 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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Human beings are unable to be honest with themselves about themselves. They cannot talk about themselves without embellishing.
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