I am not a special person, I am not especially strong; I am not especially gifted.
AKIRA KUROSAWAI 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?
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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Of all my films, people wrote to me most about this one.
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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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If you look at everything straight on, there is nothing to be afraid of.
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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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Although human beings are incapable of talking about themselves with total honesty, it is much harder to avoid the truth while pretending to be other people.
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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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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 terrible thing is that people who are madmen in private may wear a totally bland and innocent expression in public.
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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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There is nothing that says more about its creator than the work itself.
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To be an artist means never to avert one’s eyes.
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The root of any film project for me is this inner need to express something.
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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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I’ve been able to work for so long because I think next time, I’ll make something good.
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In a mad world only the mad are sane.
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