What nurtures this root and makes it grow into a tree is the script. What makes the tree bear flowers and fruit is the directing.
AKIRA KUROSAWAThe role of the artist is to not look away.
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That is what makes a real movie. The script must be something that has the power to do this.
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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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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 unformed characters. This may be because, no matter how old I get, I am still unformed myself.
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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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The characters in my films try to live honestly and make the most of the lives they’ve been given.
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Something that you should take particular notice of is the fact that the best scripts have very few explanatory passages.
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I am not a special person, I am not especially strong; I am not especially gifted.
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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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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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The role of the artist is to not look away.
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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 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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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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For truly cinematic expression, the camera and the microphone must be able to cross both fire and water.
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