Akira Kurosawa Quotes

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• The role of the artist is to not look away.

  Akira Kurosawa

  Artist, Roles, Looks

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• Man is a genius when he dreams. Dream what you are capable of. The harder you dream it, the sooner it will come true.

  Akira Kurosawa

  Dream, Men, Genius

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• I can't afford to hate anyone. I don't have that kind of time.

  Akira Kurosawa

  Hate, Kind, Lack Of Time

  "Fictional character: Kanji Watanabe". "Ikiru", www.imdb.com. 1952.

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• In a mad world only the mad are sane.

  Akira Kurosawa

  Depression, Crazy, Insane World

  "Fictional character: Kyoami". "Ran", www.imdb.com. 1985.

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• If you look at everything straight on, there is nothing to be afraid of.

  Akira Kurosawa

  Looks, Ifs

  Akira Kurosawa, Bert Cardullo (2008). “Akira Kurosawa: Interviews”, p.184, Univ. Press of Mississippi

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• It is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.

  Akira Kurosawa

  Memories, Giving, Imagination

  Akira Kurosawa (2011). “Something Like An Autobiography”, p.30, Vintage

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• There is nothing that says more about its creator than the work itself.

  Akira Kurosawa

  Creator

  Akira Kurosawa, Bert Cardullo (2008). “Akira Kurosawa: Interviews”, p.181, Univ. Press of Mississippi

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• I am not a special person, I am not especially strong; I am not especially gifted. 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.

  Akira Kurosawa

  Strong, Hate, Special

  Akira Kurosawa (2011). “Something Like An Autobiography”, p.159, Vintage

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• With a good script a good director can produce a masterpiece; with the same script a mediocre director can make a passable film. But with a bad script even a good director can’t possibly make a good film. For truly cinematic expression, the camera and the microphone must be able to cross both fire and water. That is what makes a real movie. The script must be something that has the power to do this.

  Akira Kurosawa

  Real, Fire, Expression

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• Human beings are unable to be honest with themselves about themselves. They cannot talk about themselves without embellishing.

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  Honest, Being Honest, Humans

  Akira Kurosawa, Donald Richie (1987). “Rashomon”, p.116, Rutgers University Press

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• The truth is in the mystery.

  Akira Kurosawa

  Humility, Mystery, Truth Is

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• In order to find reality, each must search for his own universe, look for the details that contribute to this reality7 that one feels under the surface of things. 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

  Mean, Artist, Reality

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• Man is a genius when he is dreaming.

  Akira Kurosawa

  Inspiring, Dream, Men

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• If you want to be a great director, be a great screenwriter.

  Akira Kurosawa

  Directors, Want, Screenwriters

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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... 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.

  Akira Kurosawa

  Thinking, Air, People

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• Take me, subtract movies, and you get zero.

  Akira Kurosawa

  Zero, Take Me

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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.

  Akira Kurosawa

  Mean, Artist, Reality

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• The characters in my films try to live honestly and make the most of the lives they've been given. I believe you must live honestly and develop your abilities to the full. People who do this are the real heroes.

  Akira Kurosawa

  Real, Believe, Hero

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• For me, filmmaking combines everything. That's the reason I've made cinema my life's work. In films, painting and literature, theatre and music come together. But a film is still a film.

  Akira Kurosawa

  Theatre, Together, Cinema

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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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  Character, May, Matter

  Akira Kurosawa (2011). “Something Like An Autobiography”, p.129, Vintage

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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?

  Akira Kurosawa

  Thinking, People, Together

  Akira Kurosawa, Bert Cardullo (2008). “Akira Kurosawa: Interviews”, p.162, Univ. Press of Mississippi

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• The root of any film project for me is this inner need to express something. 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

  Flower, Roots, Tree

  Akira Kurosawa (2011). “Something Like An Autobiography”, p.192, Vintage

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• Although human beings are incapable of talking about themselves with total honesty, it is much harder to avoid the truth while pretending to be other people. They often reveal much about themselves in a very straightforward way. I am certain that I did. There is nothing that says more about its creator than the work itself.

  Akira Kurosawa

  Honesty, Talking, People

  Akira Kurosawa, Donald Richie (1987). “Rashomon”, p.122, Rutgers University Press

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• Human beings share the same common problems. A film can only be understood if it depicts these properly.

  Akira Kurosawa

  Film Directing, Common, Problem

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Something that you should take particular notice of is the fact that the best scripts have very few explanatory passages. Adding explanation to the descriptive passages of a screenplay is the most dangerous trap you can fall into. 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.

  Akira Kurosawa

  Believe, Fall, Character

  "Something Like An Autobiography".

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