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.
AKIRA KUROSAWAI can’t afford to hate anyone. I don’t have that kind of time.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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The truth is in the mystery.
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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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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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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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The characters in my films try to live honestly and make the most of the lives they’ve been given.
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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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Human beings are unable to be honest with themselves about themselves. They cannot talk about themselves without embellishing.
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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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If I were to write anything at all, it would turn out to be nothing but talk about movies. In other words, take ‘myself,’ subtract ‘movies,’ and the result is ‘zero.’
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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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The great appeal of film is its relatability.
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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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I like unformed characters. This may be because, no matter how old I get, I am still unformed myself.
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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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