More from Akira Kurosawa

  1. I am often asked why I don't pass on to young people what I have accomplished over the years. Actually, I would like very much to do so. Ni…
  2. Perhaps it is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.
  3. If a meaningless person says something is meaningless, that's probably proof that it isn't meaningless; and if a boring person says somethi…
  4. There is nothing that says more about its creator than the work itself.
  5. It is quite enough if a human being has but one thing where he is strong. If a human being were strong in everything it wouldn't be nice fo…
  6. With a good script, a good director can produce a masterpiece. With the same script, a mediocre director can produce a passable film. But w…
  7. Man is a genius when he is dreaming.
  8. In a mad world, only the mad are sane.

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