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.
AKIRA KUROSAWAI believe this is what the medieval Noh playwright and theorist Zeami meant by ‘watching with a detached gaze.’
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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There is nothing that says more about its creator than the work itself.
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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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That is what makes a real movie. The script must be something that has the power to do this.
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Man is a genius when he is dreaming.
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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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It is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.
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He is still my favourite author, and he is the one – I still think – who writes most honestly about human existence.
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Movie directors, or should I say people who create things, are very greedy and they can never be satisfied… That’s why they can keep on working.
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They often reveal much about themselves in a very straightforward way. I am certain that I did. There is nothing that says more about its creator than the work itself.
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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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What nurtures this root and makes it grow into a tree is the script. What makes the tree bear flowers and fruit is the directing.
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The root of any film project for me is this inner need to express something.
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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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If you look at everything straight on, there is nothing to be afraid of.
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The Japanese see self-assertion as immoral and self- sacrifice as the sensible course to take in life.
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