To be an artist means to search, to find and look at these realities. To be an artist means to never look away.
AKIRA KUROSAWAHe is still my favourite author, and he is the one – I still think – who writes most honestly about human existence.
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The Japanese see self-assertion as immoral and self- sacrifice as the sensible course to take in life.
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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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He is still my favourite author, and he is the one – I still think – who writes most honestly about human existence.
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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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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.
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It’s easy to explain the psychological state of a character at a particular moment, but it’s very difficult to describe it through the delicate nuances of action and dialogue. Yet it is not impossible.
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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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If you want to be a great director, be a great screenwriter.
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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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but ignorance is a kind of insanity in the human animal. People who delight in torturing defenseless children or tiny creatures are in reality insane.
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I can’t afford to hate anyone. I don’t have that kind of time.
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During the shooting of a scene the director’s eye has to catch even the minutest detail. But this does not mean glaring concentratedly at the set.
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The films an audience really enjoys are the ones that were enjoyable in the making.
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The great appeal of film is its relatability.
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Take me, subtract movies, and you get zero.
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