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.
AKIRA KUROSAWAIt is to make it nurture and grow that I write my script- it is directing it that makes my tree blossom and bear fruit.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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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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It is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.
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The great appeal of film is its relatability.
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Yet pleasure in the work can’t be achieved unless you know you have put all of your strength into it and have done your best to make it come alive.
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Of all my films, people wrote to me most about this one.
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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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To be an artist means never to avert one’s eyes.
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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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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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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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For truly cinematic expression, the camera and the microphone must be able to cross both fire and water.
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If you want to be a great director, be a great screenwriter.
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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 films an audience really enjoys are the ones that were enjoyable in the making.
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The truth is in the mystery.
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