To be an artist means to search, to find and look at these realities. To be an artist means never to look away.
AKIRA KUROSAWAFor truly cinematic expression, the camera and the microphone must be able to cross both fire and water.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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Man is a genius when he is dreaming.
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There is nothing that says more about its creator than the work itself.
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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 terrible thing is that people who are madmen in private may wear a totally bland and innocent expression in public.
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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 characters in my films try to live honestly and make the most of the lives they’ve been given.
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The root of any film project for me is this inner need to express something.
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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 believe you must live honestly and develop your abilities to the full. People who do this are the real heroes.
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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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When it is very well expressed, one experiences a particularly deep emotion while watching that film.
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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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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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I’ve been able to work for so long because I think next time, I’ll make something good.
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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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