Human beings are unable to be honest with themselves about themselves. They cannot talk about themselves without embellishing.
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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The characters in my films try to live honestly and make the most of the lives they’ve been given.
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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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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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The root of any film project for me is this inner need to express something.
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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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A film made in this spirit reveals the hearts of the crew.
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Man is a genius when he is dreaming.
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I am not a special person, I am not especially strong; I am not especially gifted.
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Of all my films, people wrote to me most about this one.
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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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A truly good movie is enjoyable too. There’s nothing complicated about it.
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He is still my favourite author, and he is the one – I still think – who writes most honestly about human existence.
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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.
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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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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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