I simply do not like to show my weakness, and I hate to lose, so I am a person who tries hard. That’s all there is to me.
AKIRA KUROSAWAThe great appeal of film is its relatability.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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With a good script a good director can produce a masterpiece; with the same script a mediocre director can make a passable film. But with a bad script even a good director can’t possibly make a good film.
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A truly good movie is enjoyable too. There’s nothing complicated about it.
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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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He is still my favourite author, and he is the one – I still think – who writes most honestly about human existence.
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By doing this I sense instantly when something isn’t right. Watching something does not mean fixing your gaze on it, but being aware of it in a natural way.
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I suppose all of my films have a common theme. If I think about it, though, the only theme I can think of is really a question: Why can’t people be happier together?
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The root of any film project for me is this inner need to express something.
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The terrible thing is that people who are madmen in private may wear a totally bland and innocent expression in public.
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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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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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One of techniques of modern art is simplification, and that I must therefore simplify this film.
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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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In a mad world only the mad are sane.
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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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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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