He is still my favourite author, and he is the one – I still think – who writes most honestly about human existence. AKIRA KUROSAWA AuthorExistenceFavoriteHonestyHumanOneStillThinkWrite
For truly cinematic expression, the camera and the microphone must be able to cross both fire and water. AKIRA KUROSAWA AbleCameraCinematicCrossExpressionFireMicrophoneTrulyWater
To be an artist means to search, to find and look at these realities. To be an artist means never to look away. AKIRA KUROSAWA ArtistAwayFindLookMeanneverRealitySearch
There is nothing that says more about its creator than the work itself. AKIRA KUROSAWA CreatorItselfMoreNothingWork
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. AKIRA KUROSAWA EarthEndFeelFoolishFrictionHomeInternationalNoticeOutPlace
What nurtures this root and makes it grow into a tree is the script. What makes the tree bear flowers and fruit is the directing. AKIRA KUROSAWA BearDirectFlowerFruitGrowMakeNurtureRootScriptTree
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. AKIRA KUROSAWA AliveComeEndMakeOwnPlanThingWillWriting
The Japanese see self-assertion as immoral and self- sacrifice as the sensible course to take in life. AKIRA KUROSAWA AssertionCountryCourseImmoralLifeSacrificeSelfSensibleTake
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. AKIRA KUROSAWA AnimalChildrenCreatureDefenceDelightHumanIgnoranceInstantPeopleTorturing
Human beings are unable to be honest with themselves about themselves. They cannot talk about themselves without embellishing. AKIRA KUROSAWA BeingHonestHumanThemselvesUnable
