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.
AKIRA KUROSAWAOne of techniques of modern art is simplification, and that I must therefore simplify this film.
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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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A film made in this spirit reveals the hearts of the crew.
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The great appeal of film is its relatability.
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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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I like unformed characters. This may be because, no matter how old I get, I am still unformed myself.
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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 characters in my films try to live honestly and make the most of the lives they’ve been given.
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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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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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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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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 to make it nurture and grow that I write my script- it is directing it that makes my tree blossom and bear fruit.
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I can’t afford to hate anyone. I don’t have that kind of time.
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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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To be an artist means never to avert one’s eyes.
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