I believe that it is this quality that draws people to come and see a film, and that it is the hope of attaining this quality that inspires the filmmaker to make his film in the first place.
AKIRA KUROSAWASomething that you should take particular notice of is the fact that the best scripts have very few explanatory passages.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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To be an artist means never to avert one’s eyes.
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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 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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Human beings share the same common problems. A film can only be understood if it depicts these properly.
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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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When I start on a film I always have a number of ideas about my project. Then one of them begins to germinate, to sprout, and it is this, which I take and work with.
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Movie directors, or should I say people who create things, are very greedy and they can never be satisfied… That’s why they can keep on working.
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The great appeal of film is its relatability.
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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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The role of the artist is to not look away.
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The terrible thing is that people who are madmen in private may wear a totally bland and innocent expression in public.
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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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For truly cinematic expression, the camera and the microphone must be able to cross both fire and water.
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I can’t afford to hate anyone. I don’t have that kind of time.
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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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