When it is very well expressed, one experiences a particularly deep emotion while watching that film.
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 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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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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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 don’t feel out of place. I think of earth as my home. If everyone thought this way, people might notice just how foolish international friction is and the would be put an end to it.
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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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To be an artist means to search, to find and look at these realities. To be an artist means to never look away.
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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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The Japanese see self-assertion as immoral and self- sacrifice as the sensible course to take in life.
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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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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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That is what makes a real movie. The script must be something that has the power to do this.
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The root of any film project for me is this inner need to express something.
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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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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 truly good movie is enjoyable too. There’s nothing complicated about it.
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