A film made in this spirit reveals the hearts of the crew.
AKIRA KUROSAWAA film made in this spirit reveals the hearts of the crew.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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One of techniques of modern art is simplification, and that I must therefore simplify this film.
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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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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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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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Something that you should take particular notice of is the fact that the best scripts have very few explanatory passages.
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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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The root of any film project for me is this inner need to express something.
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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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The Japanese see self-assertion as immoral and self- sacrifice as the sensible course to take in life.
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I have no idea who the characters are, later, their personalities take over anything I might want to do.
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If I were to write anything at all, it would turn out to be nothing but talk about movies. In other words, take ‘myself,’ subtract ‘movies,’ and the result is ‘zero.’
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To be an artist means never to avert one’s eyes.
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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 want to be a great director, be a great screenwriter.
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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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