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.
AKIRA KUROSAWAPeople today have forgotten they’re really just a part of nature. Yet, they destroy the nature on which our lives depend. They always think they can make something better…
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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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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The truth is in the mystery.
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If you look at everything straight on, there is nothing to be afraid of.
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The films an audience really enjoys are the ones that were enjoyable in the making.
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Man is a genius when he is dreaming.
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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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Page 61: No matter where I go in the world, although I can’t speak any foreign language.
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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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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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When it is very well expressed, one experiences a particularly deep emotion while watching that film.
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The great appeal of film is its relatability.
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That is what makes a real movie. The script must be something that has the power to do this.
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I end up writing not from my own will, but from theirs-they come alive as I write and make me do things that I couldn’t have planned.
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I am not a special person, I am not especially strong; I am not especially gifted.
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