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Akira Kurosawa Quotes

Akira Kurosawa quotes

Japanese Director March 23, 1910 – September 6, 1998

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I like silent pictures and I always have ... I wanted to restore some of this beauty. I thought of it, I remember in this way: one of techniques of modern art is simplification, and that I must therefore simplify this film. Akira Kurosawa
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. I've been able to work for so long because I think next time, I'll make something good. Akira Kurosawa
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. Especially scientists. They may be smart, but most don't understand the heart of nature. They only invent things that, in the end, make people unhappy. Yet they're so proud of their inventions. What's worse, most people are, too. They view them as if they were miracles. They worship them. They don't know it, but they're... Akira Kurosawa
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. The terrible thing is that people who are madmen in private may wear a totally bland and innocent expression in public. Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa quote: "I can’t afford to hate anyone. I don’t have that kind of time."
I can’t afford to hate anyone. I don’t have that kind of time. Akira Kurosawa
IT IS QUITE ENOUGH IF A HUMAN BEING HAS BUT ONE FIELD WHERE HE OR SHE IS STRONG. IF A HUMAN BEING WERE STRONG IN EVERY FIELD, IT WOULDN'T BE NICE FOR OTHER PEOPLE, WOULD IT? Akira Kurosawa
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
Akira Kurosawa quote: "Man is a genius when he is dreaming."
Man is a genius when he is dreaming. Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa quote: "To be an artist means never to avert one's eyes."
To be an artist means never to avert one's eyes. Akira Kurosawa
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
Akira Kurosawa quote: "The role of the artist is to not look away."
The role of the artist is to not look away. Akira Kurosawa
Akira Kurosawa quote: "In a mad world, only the mad are sane."
In a mad world, only the mad are sane. Akira Kurosawa

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