Man is a genius when he is dreaming.
AKIRA KUROSAWAThat is what makes a real movie. The script must be something that has the power to do this.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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I can’t afford to hate anyone. I don’t have that kind of time.
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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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I’ve been able to work for so long because I think next time, I’ll make something good.
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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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There is something that might be called cinematic beauty. It can only be expressed in a film, and it must be present for that film to be a moving work.
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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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There is nothing that says more about its creator than the work itself.
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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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Page 61: No matter where I go in the world, although I can’t speak any foreign language.
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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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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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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 truth is in the mystery.
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To be an artist means never to avert one’s eyes.
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The role of the artist is to not look away.
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