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.
AKIRA KUROSAWAI like unformed characters. This may be because, no matter how old I get, I am still unformed myself.
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If you look at everything straight on, there is nothing to be afraid of.
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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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I like unformed characters. This may be because, no matter how old I get, I am still unformed myself.
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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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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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Yet pleasure in the work can’t be achieved unless you know you have put all of your strength into it and have done your best to make it come alive.
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I have no idea who the characters are, later, their personalities take over anything I might want to do.
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Man is a genius when he is dreaming.
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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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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 am not a special person, I am not especially strong; I am not especially gifted.
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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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I can’t afford to hate anyone. I don’t have that kind of time.
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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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A film made in this spirit reveals the hearts of the crew.
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I had wanted to make The Idiot long before Rashomon. Since I was little I’ve liked Russian literature, but I find that I like Dostoevsky the best and had long thought that this book would make a wonderful film.
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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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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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Human beings are unable to be honest with themselves about themselves. They cannot talk about themselves without embellishing.
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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 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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Take me, subtract movies, and you get zero.
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It is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.
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Human beings share the same common problems. A film can only be understood if it depicts these properly.
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