I like unformed characters. This may be because, no matter how old I get, I am still unformed myself.
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 have no idea who the characters are, later, their personalities take over anything I might want to do.
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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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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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Something that you should take particular notice of is the fact that the best scripts have very few explanatory passages.
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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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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 role of the artist is to not look away.
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The truth is in the mystery.
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Of all my films, people wrote to me most about this one.
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The great appeal of film is its relatability.
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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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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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For truly cinematic expression, the camera and the microphone must be able to cross both fire and water.
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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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My films come from my need to say a particular thing at a particular time. The beginning of any film for me is this need to express something.
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