They don’t know it, but they’re losing nature. They don’t see that they’re going to perish. The most important things for human beings are clean air and clean water.
AKIRA KUROSAWAThey don’t know it, but they’re losing nature. They don’t see that they’re going to perish. The most important things for human beings are clean air and clean water.
AKIRA KUROSAWAMan is a genius when he dreams. Dream what you are capable of. The harder you dream it, the sooner it will come true.
AKIRA KUROSAWAIt’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.
AKIRA KUROSAWAThe characters in my films try to live honestly and make the most of the lives they’ve been given.
AKIRA KUROSAWAbut ignorance is a kind of insanity in the human animal. People who delight in torturing defenseless children or tiny creatures are in reality insane.
AKIRA KUROSAWATo be an artist means to search, to find and look at these realities. To be an artist means never to look away.
AKIRA KUROSAWAA film made in this spirit reveals the hearts of the crew.
AKIRA KUROSAWAThe films an audience really enjoys are the ones that were enjoyable in the making.
AKIRA KUROSAWAPage 61: No matter where I go in the world, although I can’t speak any foreign language.
AKIRA KUROSAWAI have no idea who the characters are, later, their personalities take over anything I might want to do.
AKIRA KUROSAWASomething that you should take particular notice of is the fact that the best scripts have very few explanatory passages.
AKIRA KUROSAWAI 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.
AKIRA KUROSAWAHe is still my favourite author, and he is the one – I still think – who writes most honestly about human existence.
AKIRA KUROSAWAFor truly cinematic expression, the camera and the microphone must be able to cross both fire and water.
AKIRA KUROSAWAHuman beings are unable to be honest with themselves about themselves. They cannot talk about themselves without embellishing.
AKIRA KUROSAWAThe great appeal of film is its relatability.
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