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.
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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There is nothing that says more about its creator than the work itself.
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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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A film made in this spirit reveals the hearts of the crew.
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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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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.
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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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Human beings are unable to be honest with themselves about themselves. They cannot talk about themselves without embellishing.
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To be an artist means never to avert one’s eyes.
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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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I’ve been able to work for so long because I think next time, I’ll make something good.
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It is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.
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Take me, subtract movies, and you get zero.
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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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Adding explanation to the descriptive passages of a screenplay is the most dangerous trap you can fall into.
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I can’t afford to hate anyone. I don’t have that kind of time.
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