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.
AKIRA KUROSAWAIf 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.’
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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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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With a good script a good director can produce a masterpiece; with the same script a mediocre director can make a passable film. But with a bad script even a good director can’t possibly make a good film.
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The truth is in the mystery.
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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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Page 61: No matter where I go in the world, although I can’t speak any foreign language.
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Something that you should take particular notice of is the fact that the best scripts have very few explanatory passages.
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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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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 am not a special person, I am not especially strong; I am not especially gifted.
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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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The great appeal of film is its relatability.
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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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I can’t afford to hate anyone. I don’t have that kind of time.
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The root of any film project for me is this inner need to express something.
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