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.’
AKIRA KUROSAWAYet 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.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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If you want to be a great director, be a great screenwriter.
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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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The role of the artist is to not look away.
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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.
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A truly good movie is enjoyable too. There’s nothing complicated about it.
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To be an artist means never to avert one’s eyes.
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In a mad world only the mad are sane.
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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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The great appeal of film is its relatability.
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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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They don’t know it, but they’re losing nature. They don’t see that they’re going to perish. The most important things for human beings are clean air and clean water.
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A film made in this spirit reveals the hearts of the crew.
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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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The truth is in the mystery.
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