I believe this is what the medieval Noh playwright and theorist Zeami meant by ‘watching with a detached gaze.’
AKIRA KUROSAWAThe great appeal of film is its relatability.
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The characters in my films try to live honestly and make the most of the lives they’ve been given.
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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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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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I have no idea who the characters are, later, their personalities take over anything I might want to do.
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It’s easy to explain the psychological state of a character at a particular moment, but it’s very difficult to describe it through the delicate nuances of action and dialogue. Yet it is not impossible.
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To be an artist means never to avert one’s eyes.
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That is what makes a real movie. The script must be something that has the power to do this.
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When it is very well expressed, one experiences a particularly deep emotion while watching that film.
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Man is a genius when he is dreaming.
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It is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.
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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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I believe that it is this quality that draws people to come and see a film, and that it is the hope of attaining this quality that inspires the filmmaker to make his film in the first place.
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A film made in this spirit reveals the hearts of the crew.
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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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For me, filmmaking combines everything. That’s the reason I’ve made cinema my life’s work. In films, painting and literature, theatre and music come together. But a film is still a film.
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