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.
AKIRA KUROSAWATake me, subtract movies, and you get zero.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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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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Human beings share the same common problems. A film can only be understood if it depicts these properly.
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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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Take me, subtract movies, and you get zero.
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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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While the cameras are rolling, I rarely look directly at the actors, but focus my gaze somewhere else.
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One of techniques of modern art is simplification, and that I must therefore simplify this film.
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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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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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The role of the artist is to not look away.
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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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Page 61: No matter where I go in the world, although I can’t speak any foreign language.
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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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For truly cinematic expression, the camera and the microphone must be able to cross both fire and water.
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