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.
AKIRA KUROSAWAThey 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.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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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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A film made in this spirit reveals the hearts of the crew.
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Take me, subtract movies, and you get zero.
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The great appeal of film is its relatability.
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I am not a special person, I am not especially strong; I am not especially gifted.
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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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For truly cinematic expression, the camera and the microphone must be able to cross both fire and water.
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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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I can’t afford to hate anyone. I don’t have that kind of time.
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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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For me, filmmaking combines everything. That’s the reason I’ve made cinema my life’s work. In films, painting and literature, theatre and music come together. But a film is still a film.
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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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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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Yet pleasure in the work can’t be achieved unless you know you have put all of your strength into it and have done your best to make it come alive.
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One of techniques of modern art is simplification, and that I must therefore simplify this film.
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