That is what makes a real movie. The script must be something that has the power to do this.
AKIRA KUROSAWAIt is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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There is nothing that says more about its creator than the work itself.
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It is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.
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Man is a genius when he is dreaming.
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but ignorance is a kind of insanity in the human animal. People who delight in torturing defenseless children or tiny creatures are in reality insane.
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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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For truly cinematic expression, the camera and the microphone must be able to cross both fire and water.
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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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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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If you look at everything straight on, there is nothing to be afraid of.
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The truth is in the mystery.
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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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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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The films an audience really enjoys are the ones that were enjoyable in the making.
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If you want to be a great director, be a great screenwriter.
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Movie directors, or should I say people who create things, are very greedy and they can never be satisfied… That’s why they can keep on working.
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