I simply do not like to show my weakness, and I hate to lose, so I am a person who tries hard. That’s all there is to me.
AKIRA KUROSAWAI believe that it is this quality that draws people to come and see a film, and that it is the hope of attaining this quality that inspires the filmmaker to make his film in the first place.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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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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Of all my films, people wrote to me most about this one.
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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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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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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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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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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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To be an artist means never to avert one’s eyes.
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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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I’ve been able to work for so long because I think next time, I’ll make something good.
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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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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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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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The great appeal of film is its relatability.
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I like unformed characters. This may be because, no matter how old I get, I am still unformed myself.
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