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AKIRA KUROSAWAWith 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.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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The truth is in the mystery.
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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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Of all my films, people wrote to me most about this one.
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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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Human beings share the same common problems. A film can only be understood if it depicts these properly.
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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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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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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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I simply do not like to show my weakness, and I hate to lose, so I am a person who tries hard. That’s all there is to me.
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I like unformed characters. This may be because, no matter how old I get, I am still unformed myself.
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A film made in this spirit reveals the hearts of the crew.
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During the shooting of a scene the director’s eye has to catch even the minutest detail. But this does not mean glaring concentratedly at the set.
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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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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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