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 KUROSAWAI can’t afford to hate anyone. I don’t have that kind of time.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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To be an artist means never to avert one’s eyes.
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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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The Japanese see self-assertion as immoral and self- sacrifice as the sensible course to take in life.
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Take me, subtract movies, and you get zero.
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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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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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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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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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The great appeal of film is its relatability.
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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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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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The characters in my films try to live honestly and make the most of the lives they’ve been given.
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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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A film made in this spirit reveals the hearts of the crew.
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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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