By doing this I sense instantly when something isn’t right. Watching something does not mean fixing your gaze on it, but being aware of it in a natural way.
AKIRA KUROSAWAMovie 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.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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Of all my films, people wrote to me most about this one.
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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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To be an artist means never to avert one’s eyes.
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It is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.
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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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If you want to be a great director, be a great screenwriter.
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The great appeal of film is its relatability.
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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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In a mad world only the mad are sane.
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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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The films an audience really enjoys are the ones that were enjoyable in the making.
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Human beings are unable to be honest with themselves about themselves. They cannot talk about themselves without embellishing.
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If you look at everything straight on, there is nothing to be afraid of.
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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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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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