Adding explanation to the descriptive passages of a screenplay is the most dangerous trap you can fall into.
AKIRA KUROSAWAI’ve been able to work for so long because I think next time, I’ll make something good.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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The films an audience really enjoys are the ones that were enjoyable in the making.
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It is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.
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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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If you look at everything straight on, there is nothing to be afraid of.
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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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The great appeal of film is its relatability.
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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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The role of the artist is to not look away.
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When it is very well expressed, one experiences a particularly deep emotion while watching that film.
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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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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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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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I am not a special person, I am not especially strong; I am not especially gifted.
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Human beings share the same common problems. A film can only be understood if it depicts these properly.
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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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