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.
AKIRA KUROSAWAI believe you must live honestly and develop your abilities to the full. People who do this are the real heroes.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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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’ve been able to work for so long because I think next time, I’ll make something good.
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In a mad world only the mad are sane.
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One of techniques of modern art is simplification, and that I must therefore simplify this film.
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A film made in this spirit reveals the hearts of the crew.
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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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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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Take me, subtract movies, and you get zero.
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If you want to be a great director, be a great screenwriter.
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People 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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I suppose all of my films have a common theme. If I think about it, though, the only theme I can think of is really a question: Why can’t people be happier together?
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Something that you should take particular notice of is the fact that the best scripts have very few explanatory passages.
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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 terrible thing is that people who are madmen in private may wear a totally bland and innocent expression in public.
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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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