If you want to be a great director, be a great screenwriter.
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.
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It is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.
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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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To be an artist means to search, to find and look at these realities. To be an artist means never to look away.
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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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A film made in this spirit reveals the hearts of the crew.
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I end up writing not from my own will, but from theirs-they come alive as I write and make me do things that I couldn’t have planned.
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There is nothing that says more about its creator than the work itself.
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Man is a genius when he is dreaming.
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Human beings share the same common problems. A film can only be understood if it depicts these properly.
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One of techniques of modern art is simplification, and that I must therefore simplify this film.
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I can’t afford to hate anyone. I don’t have that kind of time.
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To be an artist means to search, to find and look at these realities. To be an artist means to never look away.
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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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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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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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