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.
AKIRA KUROSAWADuring 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.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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A film made in this spirit reveals the hearts of the crew.
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To be an artist means never to avert one’s eyes.
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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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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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I’ve been able to work for so long because I think next time, I’ll make something good.
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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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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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There is nothing that says more about its creator than the work itself.
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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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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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Human beings are unable to be honest with themselves about themselves. They cannot talk about themselves without embellishing.
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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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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.
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It is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.
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Adding explanation to the descriptive passages of a screenplay is the most dangerous trap you can fall into.
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