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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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It’s easy to explain the psychological state of a character at a particular moment, but it’s very difficult to describe it through the delicate nuances of action and dialogue. Yet it is not impossible.
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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 am not a special person, I am not especially strong; I am not especially gifted.
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Take me, subtract movies, and you get zero.
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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.
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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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I believe you must live honestly and develop your abilities to the full. People who do this are the real heroes.
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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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Something that you should take particular notice of is the fact that the best scripts have very few explanatory passages.
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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 role of the artist is to not look away.
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Although human beings are incapable of talking about themselves with total honesty, it is much harder to avoid the truth while pretending to be other people.
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The root of any film project for me is this inner need to express something.
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They often reveal much about themselves in a very straightforward way. I am certain that I did. There is nothing that says more about its creator than the work itself.
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For me, filmmaking combines everything. That’s the reason I’ve made cinema my life’s work. In films, painting and literature, theatre and music come together. But a film is still a film.
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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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