Take me, subtract movies, and you get 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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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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The great appeal of film is its relatability.
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I like unformed characters. This may be because, no matter how old I get, I am still unformed myself.
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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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The root of any film project for me is this inner need to express something.
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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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A film made in this spirit reveals the hearts of the crew.
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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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but ignorance is a kind of insanity in the human animal. People who delight in torturing defenseless children or tiny creatures are in reality insane.
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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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My films come from my need to say a particular thing at a particular time. The beginning of any film for me is this need to express something.
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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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I am not a special person, I am not especially strong; I am not especially gifted.
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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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