Of all my films, people wrote to me most about this one.
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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It is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.
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I believe you must live honestly and develop your abilities to the full. People who do this are the real heroes.
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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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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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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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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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The role of the artist is to not look away.
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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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Human beings are unable to be honest with themselves about themselves. They cannot talk about themselves without embellishing.
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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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In order to find reality, each must search for his own universe, look for the details that contribute to this reality7 that one feels under the surface of things.
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The great appeal of film is its relatability.
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I suppose all of my films have a common theme. If I think about it, though, the only theme I can think of is really a question: Why can’t people be happier together?
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When I start on a film I always have a number of ideas about my project. Then one of them begins to germinate, to sprout, and it is this, which I take and work with.
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