Yet pleasure in the work can’t be achieved unless you know you have put all of your strength into it and have done your best to make it come alive.
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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When it is very well expressed, one experiences a particularly deep emotion while watching that film.
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I can’t afford to hate anyone. I don’t have that kind of time.
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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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The truth is in the mystery.
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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 terrible thing is that people who are madmen in private may wear a totally bland and innocent expression in public.
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They don’t know it, but they’re losing nature. They don’t see that they’re going to perish. The most important things for human beings are clean air and clean water.
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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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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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There is something that might be called cinematic beauty. It can only be expressed in a film, and it must be present for that film to be a moving work.
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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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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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Human beings are unable to be honest with themselves about themselves. They cannot talk about themselves without embellishing.
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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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To be an artist means never to avert one’s eyes.
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I like silent pictures and I always have … I wanted to restore some of this beauty. I thought of it, I remember in this way.
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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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The films an audience really enjoys are the ones that were enjoyable in the making.
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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 have no idea who the characters are, later, their personalities take over anything I might want to do.
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A truly good movie is enjoyable too. There’s nothing complicated about it.
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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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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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Human beings share the same common problems. A film can only be understood if it depicts these properly.
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I am not a special person, I am not especially strong; I am not especially gifted.
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