The Japanese see self-assertion as immoral and self- sacrifice as the sensible course to take in life.
AKIRA KUROSAWAI 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.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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I am not a special person, I am not especially strong; I am not especially gifted.
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One of techniques of modern art is simplification, and that I must therefore simplify this film.
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It is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.
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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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Human beings share the same common problems. A film can only be understood if it depicts these properly.
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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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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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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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Page 61: No matter where I go in the world, although I can’t speak any foreign language.
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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 terrible thing is that people who are madmen in private may wear a totally bland and innocent expression in public.
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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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They often reveal much about themselves in a very straightforward way. I am certain that I did. There is nothing that says more about its creator than the work itself.
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Adding explanation to the descriptive passages of a screenplay is the most dangerous trap you can fall into.
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I believe this is what the medieval Noh playwright and theorist Zeami meant by ‘watching with a detached gaze.’
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