The characters in my films try to live honestly and make the most of the lives they’ve been given.
AKIRA KUROSAWAThe terrible thing is that people who are madmen in private may wear a totally bland and innocent expression in public.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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A film made in this spirit reveals the hearts of the crew.
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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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With a good script a good director can produce a masterpiece; with the same script a mediocre director can make a passable film. But with a bad script even a good director can’t possibly make a good film.
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To be an artist means never to avert one’s eyes.
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The great appeal of film is its relatability.
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One of techniques of modern art is simplification, and that I must therefore simplify this film.
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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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If you look at everything straight on, there is nothing to be afraid of.
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The truth is in the mystery.
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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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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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In a mad world only the mad are sane.
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It is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.
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My films come from my need to say a particular thing at a particular time. The beginning of any film for me is this need to express something.
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