Human beings are unable to be honest with themselves about themselves. They cannot talk about themselves without embellishing.
AKIRA KUROSAWAWhile the cameras are rolling, I rarely look directly at the actors, but focus my gaze somewhere else.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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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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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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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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I can’t afford to hate anyone. I don’t have that kind of time.
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Adding explanation to the descriptive passages of a screenplay is the most dangerous trap you can fall into.
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That is what makes a real movie. The script must be something that has the power to do this.
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When it is very well expressed, one experiences a particularly deep emotion while watching that film.
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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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The terrible thing is that people who are madmen in private may wear a totally bland and innocent expression in public.
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The root of any film project for me is this inner need to express something.
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There is nothing that says more about its creator than the work itself.
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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 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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Take me, subtract movies, and you get zero.
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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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