I have no idea who the characters are, later, their personalities take over anything I might want to do. 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.
It is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination. - Akira Kurosawa
It is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.
- Akira Kurosawa
The role of the artist is to not look away. - Akira Kurosawa
The role of the artist is to not look away.
In a mad world only the mad are sane. - Akira Kurosawa
In a mad world only the mad are sane.
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 scrip… - Akira Kurosawa
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 scrip…
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… - Akira Kurosawa
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…
There is nothing that says more about its creator than the work itself. - Akira Kurosawa
There is nothing that says more about its creator than the work itself.
I like unformed characters. This may be because, no matter how old I get, I am still unformed myself. - Akira Kurosawa
I like unformed characters. This may be because, no matter how old I get, I am still unformed myself.
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 h… - 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 h…
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. Wha… - Akira Kurosawa
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. Wha…
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