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.
AKIRA KUROSAWAThe films an audience really enjoys are the ones that were enjoyable in the making.
More Akira Kurosawa Quotes
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In a mad world only the mad are sane.
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The root of any film project for me is this inner need to express something.
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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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I’ve been able to work for so long because I think next time, I’ll make something good.
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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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I have no idea who the characters are, later, their personalities take over anything I might want to do.
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If you look at everything straight on, there is nothing to be afraid of.
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To be an artist means never to avert one’s eyes.
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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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When it is very well expressed, one experiences a particularly deep emotion while watching that film.
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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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Take me, subtract movies, and you get zero.
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The role of the artist is to not look away.
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If you want to be a great director, be a great screenwriter.
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