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.’
AKIRA KUROSAWAThe characters in my films try to live honestly and make the most of the lives they’ve been given.
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Man is a genius when he dreams. Dream what you are capable of. The harder you dream it, the sooner it will come true.
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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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I end up writing not from my own will, but from theirs-they come alive as I write and make me do things that I couldn’t have planned.
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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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When it is very well expressed, one experiences a particularly deep emotion while watching that film.
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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 great appeal of film is its relatability.
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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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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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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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For truly cinematic expression, the camera and the microphone must be able to cross both fire and water.
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When I start on a film I always have a number of ideas about my project. Then one of them begins to germinate, to sprout, and it is this, which I take and work with.
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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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The characters in my films try to live honestly and make the most of the lives they’ve been given.
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