The characters in my films try to live honestly and make the most of the lives they’ve been given.
AKIRA KUROSAWAThe role of the artist is to not look away.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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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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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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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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In a mad world only the mad are sane.
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The great appeal of film is its relatability.
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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 root of any film project for me is this inner need to express something.
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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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They don’t know it, but they’re losing nature. They don’t see that they’re going to perish. The most important things for human beings are clean air and clean water.
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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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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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Page 61: No matter where I go in the world, although I can’t speak any foreign language.
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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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I’ve been able to work for so long because I think next time, I’ll make something good.
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