but ignorance is a kind of insanity in the human animal. People who delight in torturing defenseless children or tiny creatures are in reality insane.
AKIRA KUROSAWAIf you look at everything straight on, there is nothing to be afraid of.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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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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That is what makes a real movie. The script must be something that has the power to do this.
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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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While the cameras are rolling, I rarely look directly at the actors, but focus my gaze somewhere else.
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I can’t afford to hate anyone. I don’t have that kind of time.
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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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The role of the artist is to not look away.
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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 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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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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I’ve been able to work for so long because I think next time, I’ll make something good.
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A truly good movie is enjoyable too. There’s nothing complicated about it.
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I don’t feel out of place. I think of earth as my home. If everyone thought this way, people might notice just how foolish international friction is and the would be put an end to it.
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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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