There is nothing that says more about its creator than the work itself.
AKIRA KUROSAWAThe root of any film project for me is this inner need to express something.
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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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To be an artist means never to avert one’s eyes.
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If you want to be a great director, be a great screenwriter.
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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’ve been able to work for so long because I think next time, I’ll make something good.
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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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The films an audience really enjoys are the ones that were enjoyable in the making.
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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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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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It is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.
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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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A truly good movie is enjoyable too. There’s nothing complicated about it.
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During the shooting of a scene the director’s eye has to catch even the minutest detail. But this does not mean glaring concentratedly at the set.
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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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I believe that it is this quality that draws people to come and see a film, and that it is the hope of attaining this quality that inspires the filmmaker to make his film in the first place.
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