A film made in this spirit reveals the hearts of the crew.
AKIRA KUROSAWAMy films come from my need to say a particular thing at a particular time. The beginning of any film for me is this need to express something.
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The root of any film project for me is this inner need to express something.
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In a mad world only the mad are sane.
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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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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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It is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.
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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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I’ve been able to work for so long because I think next time, I’ll make something good.
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If you look at everything straight on, there is nothing to be afraid of.
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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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A truly good movie is enjoyable too. There’s nothing complicated about it.
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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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One of techniques of modern art is simplification, and that I must therefore simplify this film.
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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 truth is in the mystery.
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