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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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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 great appeal of film is its relatability.
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It is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.
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I had wanted to make The Idiot long before Rashomon. Since I was little I’ve liked Russian literature, but I find that I like Dostoevsky the best and had long thought that this book would make a wonderful film.
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Man is a genius when he is dreaming.
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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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The characters in my films try to live honestly and make the most of the lives they’ve been given.
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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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I believe this is what the medieval Noh playwright and theorist Zeami meant by ‘watching with a detached gaze.’
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In a mad world only the mad are sane.
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To be an artist means to search, to find and look at these realities. To be an artist means never to look away.
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Human beings share the same common problems. A film can only be understood if it depicts these properly.
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If you look at everything straight on, there is nothing to be afraid of.
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If you want to be a great director, be a great screenwriter.
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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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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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