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.
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 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…
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.
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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