Human beings are unable to be honest with themselves about themselves. They cannot talk about themselves without embellishing.
AKIRA KUROSAWAThe truth is in the mystery.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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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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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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A film made in this spirit reveals the hearts of the crew.
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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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Movie directors, or should I say people who create things, are very greedy and they can never be satisfied… That’s why they can keep on working.
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To be an artist means never to avert one’s eyes.
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To be an artist means to search, to find and look at these realities. To be an artist means never to look away.
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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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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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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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Page 61: No matter where I go in the world, although I can’t speak any foreign language.
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The role of the artist is to not look away.
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The films an audience really enjoys are the ones that were enjoyable in the making.
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In a mad world only the mad are sane.
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