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 KUROSAWAThere is something that might be called cinematic beauty. It can only be expressed in a film, and it must be present for that film to be a moving work.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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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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I like unformed characters. This may be because, no matter how old I get, I am still unformed myself.
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Although human beings are incapable of talking about themselves with total honesty, it is much harder to avoid the truth while pretending to be other people.
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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.
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The great appeal of film is its relatability.
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Page 61: No matter where I go in the world, although I can’t speak any foreign language.
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Adding explanation to the descriptive passages of a screenplay is the most dangerous trap you can fall into.
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There is something that might be called cinematic beauty. It can only be expressed in a film, and it must be present for that film to be a moving work.
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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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It is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.
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If you want to be a great director, be a great screenwriter.
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Of all my films, people wrote to me most about this one.
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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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The Japanese see self-assertion as immoral and self- sacrifice as the sensible course to take in life.
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While the cameras are rolling, I rarely look directly at the actors, but focus my gaze somewhere else.
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