The great appeal of film is its relatability.
AKIRA KUROSAWAI have no idea who the characters are, later, their personalities take over anything I might want to do.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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My films come from my need to say a particular thing at a particular time. The beginning of any film for me is this need to express something.
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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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That is what makes a real movie. The script must be something that has the power to do this.
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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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The terrible thing is that people who are madmen in private may wear a totally bland and innocent expression in public.
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I am not a special person, I am not especially strong; I am not especially gifted.
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I like unformed characters. This may be because, no matter how old I get, I am still unformed myself.
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One of techniques of modern art is simplification, and that I must therefore simplify this film.
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For 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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A film made in this spirit reveals the hearts of the crew.
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In a mad world only the mad are sane.
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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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It is to make it nurture and grow that I write my script- it is directing it that makes my tree blossom and bear fruit.
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People today have forgotten they’re really just a part of nature. Yet, they destroy the nature on which our lives depend. They always think they can make something better…
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If you want to be a great director, be a great screenwriter.
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