Man is a genius when he dreams. Dream what you are capable of. The harder you dream it, the sooner it will come true.
AKIRA KUROSAWAIt is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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A truly good movie is enjoyable too. There’s nothing complicated about it.
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There is nothing that says more about its creator than the work itself.
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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 believe you must live honestly and develop your abilities to the full. People who do this are the real heroes.
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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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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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The role of the artist is to not look away.
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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 root of any film project for me is this inner need to express something.
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Human beings share the same common problems. A film can only be understood if it depicts these properly.
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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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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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If you look at everything straight on, there is nothing to be afraid of.
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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 never to avert one’s eyes.
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