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.
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Man is a genius when he dreams. Dream what you are capable of. The harder you dream it, the sooner it will come true.
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I like silent pictures and I always have … I wanted to restore some of this beauty. I thought of it, I remember in this way.
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Of all my films, people wrote to me most about this one.
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One of techniques of modern art is simplification, and that I must therefore simplify this film.
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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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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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Human beings share the same common problems. A film can only be understood if it depicts these properly.
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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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A film made in this spirit reveals the hearts of the crew.
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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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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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The great appeal of film is its relatability.
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When it is very well expressed, one experiences a particularly deep emotion while watching that film.
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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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There is nothing that says more about its creator than the work itself.
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