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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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There is nothing that says more about its creator than the work itself.
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Creator Itself More Nothing Work
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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I have no idea who the characters are, later, their personalities take over anything I might want to do.
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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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For truly cinematic expression, the camera and the microphone must be able to cross both fire and water.
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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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The role of the artist is to not look away.
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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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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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Certain Creator Itself Nothing Often Reveal Straightforward Themselves World
Take me, subtract movies, and you get zero.
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Movie Substact Take Zero
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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A film made in this spirit reveals the hearts of the crew.
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Crew Film Heart Made Reveal Spirit
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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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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Common Film People Suppose Theme Think Together
Adding explanation to the descriptive passages of a screenplay is the most dangerous trap you can fall into.
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Adding Dangerous Descriptive Explanation Fall Into Most Passage Screenplay Tray
To be an artist means never to avert one’s eyes.
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