The root of any film project for me is this inner need to express something.
AKIRA KUROSAWABy 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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When it is very well expressed, one experiences a particularly deep emotion while watching that film.
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The great appeal of film is its relatability.
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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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What nurtures this root and makes it grow into a tree is the script. What makes the tree bear flowers and fruit is the directing.
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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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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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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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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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I am not a special person, I am not especially strong; I am not especially gifted.
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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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If you want to be a great director, be a great screenwriter.
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A film made in this spirit reveals the hearts of the crew.
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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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To be an artist means to search, to find and look at these realities. To be an artist means never to look away.
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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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