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.
AKIRA KUROSAWAIn a mad world only the mad are sane.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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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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The great appeal of film is its relatability.
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If you look at everything straight on, there is nothing to be afraid of.
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The films an audience really enjoys are the ones that were enjoyable in the making.
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Something that you should take particular notice of is the fact that the best scripts have very few explanatory passages.
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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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The Japanese see self-assertion as immoral and self- sacrifice as the sensible course to take in life.
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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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In order to find reality, each must search for his own universe, look for the details that contribute to this reality7 that one feels under the surface of things.
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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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While the cameras are rolling, I rarely look directly at the actors, but focus my gaze somewhere else.
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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.
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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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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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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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