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.
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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To be an artist means never to avert one’s eyes.
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Something that you should take particular notice of is the fact that the best scripts have very few explanatory passages.
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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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The root of any film project for me is this inner need to express something.
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The truth is in the mystery.
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There is nothing that says more about its creator than the work itself.
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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 silent pictures and I always have … I wanted to restore some of this beauty. I thought of it, I remember in this way.
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I can’t afford to hate anyone. I don’t have that kind of time.
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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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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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To be an artist means to search, to find and look at these realities. To be an artist means to never look away.
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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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One of techniques of modern art is simplification, and that I must therefore simplify this film.
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It is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.
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