The characters in my films try to live honestly and make the most of the lives they’ve been given.
AKIRA KUROSAWAThe great appeal of film is its relatability.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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The root of any film project for me is this inner need to express something.
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I’ve been able to work for so long because I think next time, I’ll make something good.
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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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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 am not a special person, I am not especially strong; I am not especially gifted.
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One of techniques of modern art is simplification, and that I must therefore simplify this film.
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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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Yet pleasure in the work can’t be achieved unless you know you have put all of your strength into it and have done your best to make it come alive.
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A truly good movie is enjoyable too. There’s nothing complicated about it.
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I don’t feel out of place. I think of earth as my home. If everyone thought this way, people might notice just how foolish international friction is and the would be put an end to it.
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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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Human beings are unable to be honest with themselves about themselves. They cannot talk about themselves without embellishing.
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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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It is to make it nurture and grow that I write my script- it is directing it that makes my tree blossom and bear fruit.
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