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?
AKIRA KUROSAWAThere is nothing that says more about its creator than the work itself.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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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 you must live honestly and develop your abilities to the full. People who do this are the real heroes.
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I can’t afford to hate anyone. I don’t have that kind of time.
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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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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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While the cameras are rolling, I rarely look directly at the actors, but focus my gaze somewhere else.
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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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Of all my films, people wrote to me most about this one.
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The films an audience really enjoys are the ones that were enjoyable in the making.
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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…
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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 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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I 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.
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