The root of any film project for me is this inner need to express something.
AKIRA KUROSAWAFor 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 great appeal of film is its relatability.
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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’ve been able to work for so long because I think next time, I’ll make something good.
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The films an audience really enjoys are the ones that were enjoyable in the making.
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I 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?
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Man is a genius when he dreams. Dream what you are capable of. The harder you dream it, the sooner it will come true.
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The role of the artist is to not look away.
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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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Adding explanation to the descriptive passages of a screenplay is the most dangerous trap you can fall into.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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