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.
AKIRA KUROSAWAIn 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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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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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’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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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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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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A film made in this spirit reveals the hearts of the crew.
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The great appeal of film is its relatability.
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The films an audience really enjoys are the ones that were enjoyable in the making.
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There is nothing that says more about its creator than the work itself.
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When it is very well expressed, one experiences a particularly deep emotion while watching that film.
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It is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.
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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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A truly good movie is enjoyable too. There’s nothing complicated about it.
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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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There is something that might be called cinematic beauty. It can only be expressed in a film, and it must be present for that film to be a moving work.
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