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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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Take me, subtract movies, and you get zero.
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A film made in this spirit reveals the hearts of the crew.
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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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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 believe this is what the medieval Noh playwright and theorist Zeami meant by ‘watching with a detached gaze.’
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I end up writing not from my own will, but from theirs-they come alive as I write and make me do things that I couldn’t have planned.
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If you want to be a great director, be a great screenwriter.
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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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What nurtures this root and makes it grow into a tree is the script. What makes the tree bear flowers and fruit is the directing.
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The role of the artist is to not look away.
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While the cameras are rolling, I rarely look directly at the actors, but focus my gaze somewhere else.
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The root of any film project for me is this inner need to express something.
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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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Adding explanation to the descriptive passages of a screenplay is the most dangerous trap you can fall into.
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During the shooting of a scene the director’s eye has to catch even the minutest detail. But this does not mean glaring concentratedly at the set.
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The films an audience really enjoys are the ones that were enjoyable in the making.
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