The Japanese see self-assertion as immoral and self- sacrifice as the sensible course to take in life.
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.
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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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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 root of any film project for me is this inner need to express something.
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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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To be an artist means to search, to find and look at these realities. To be an artist means never to look away.
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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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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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When I start on a film I always have a number of ideas about my project. Then one of them begins to germinate, to sprout, and it is this, which I take and work with.
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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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Human beings are unable to be honest with themselves about themselves. They cannot talk about themselves without embellishing.
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There is nothing that says more about its creator than the work itself.
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One of techniques of modern art is simplification, and that I must therefore simplify this film.
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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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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 am not a special person, I am not especially strong; I am not especially gifted.
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