The characters in my films try to live honestly and make the most of the lives they’ve been given.
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…
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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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The great appeal of film is its relatability.
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If I were to write anything at all, it would turn out to be nothing but talk about movies. In other words, take ‘myself,’ subtract ‘movies,’ and the result is ‘zero.’
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If you want to be a great director, be a great screenwriter.
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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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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 never to look away.
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He is still my favourite author, and he is the one – I still think – who writes most honestly about human existence.
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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 have no idea who the characters are, later, their personalities take over anything I might want to do.
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A film made in this spirit reveals the hearts of the crew.
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The Japanese see self-assertion as immoral and self- sacrifice as the sensible course to take in life.
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I don’t feel out of place. I think of earth as my home. If everyone thought this way, people might notice just how foolish international friction is and the would be put an end to it.
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A truly good movie is enjoyable too. There’s nothing complicated about it.
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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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