It is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.
AKIRA KUROSAWAAlthough human beings are incapable of talking about themselves with total honesty, it is much harder to avoid the truth while pretending to be other people.
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A truly good movie is enjoyable too. There’s nothing complicated about it.
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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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Although human beings are incapable of talking about themselves with total honesty, it is much harder to avoid the truth while pretending to be other people.
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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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The characters in my films try to live honestly and make the most of the lives they’ve been given.
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Movie directors, or should I say people who create things, are very greedy and they can never be satisfied… That’s why they can keep on working.
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If you look at everything straight on, there is nothing to be afraid of.
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The role of the artist is to not look away.
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One of techniques of modern art is simplification, and that I must therefore simplify this film.
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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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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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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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I like unformed characters. This may be because, no matter how old I get, I am still unformed myself.
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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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I’ve been able to work for so long because I think next time, I’ll make something good.
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