Akira Kurosawa
Most influential Asian filmmaker
Most quoted
"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."
— from Interview/Statement
"With a good script, a good director can produce a masterpiece. With the same script, a mediocre director can produce a passable film. But with a bad script even a good director can't possibly make a good film."
— from Interview/Statement
"The most important thing is to have a good script. If you have a good script, you can make a good film even with bad actors. But if you have a bad script, you can't make a good film even with good actors."
— from Interview
All quotes by Akira Kurosawa (408)
We are all connected, like threads in a tapestry.
The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.
Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth.
The human spirit is indomitable.
To live is to fight.
The world is full of suffering, but it is also full of the overcoming of it.
The most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched, they must be felt with the heart.
We are all born alone and die alone.
The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.
The true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspires others.
There is no such thing as a good or bad person, only good or bad actions.
Life is a journey, not a destination.
The human mind is a vast and mysterious universe.
Death is a natural part of life, and we should not fear it.
The meaning of life is to give life meaning.
We are all searching for something to believe in.
The world is a mirror, and it reflects back to us what we put out.
Truth is a pathless land.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but it is also in the soul of the artist.
The human heart is a battlefield.
Contemporaries of Akira Kurosawa
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