He is still my favourite author, and he is the one – I still think – who writes most honestly about human existence.
AKIRA KUROSAWAIt’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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Movie directors, or should I say people who create things, are very greedy and they can never be satisfied… That’s why they can keep on working.
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Human beings are unable to be honest with themselves about themselves. They cannot talk about themselves without embellishing.
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Man is a genius when he is dreaming.
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While the cameras are rolling, I rarely look directly at the actors, but focus my gaze somewhere else.
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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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It is to make it nurture and grow that I write my script- it is directing it that makes my tree blossom and bear fruit.
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If you want to be a great director, be a great screenwriter.
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I believe this is what the medieval Noh playwright and theorist Zeami meant by ‘watching with a detached gaze.’
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The characters in my films try to live honestly and make the most of the lives they’ve been given.
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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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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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Adding explanation to the descriptive passages of a screenplay is the most dangerous trap you can fall into.
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Page 61: No matter where I go in the world, although I can’t speak any foreign language.
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The great appeal of film is its relatability.
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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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