--- title: "2 Clean air Quotes By Akira Kurosawa" description: "2 Clean air quotes by Akira Kurosawa. Plus more from Akira Kurosawa and more Clean air sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/155/akira-kurosawa-14889_air_people-today-have-forgotten-they-re-real_2212996.png" --- > [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... They don't know it, but they're losing nature. They don't see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akira-kurosawa/people-today-have-forgotten-they-re-really-just-a-part-of-nature-yet/) [Akira Kurosawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akira-kurosawa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/155/akira-kurosawa-14889_air_people-today-have-forgotten-they-re-real_2212996.png) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akira-kurosawa/people-today-have-forgotten-they-re-really-just-a-part-of-nature-yet-2/) [Akira Kurosawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akira-kurosawa/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d81/akira-kurosawa-14889_air_people-today-have-forgotten-they-re-real_2600884.png) ## Other authors on Clean air - [Andrew R. Wheeler 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clean-air/andrew-r-wheeler/) ## More by Akira Kurosawa > [The truth is in the mystery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akira-kurosawa/the-truth-is-in-the-mystery/) [Akira Kurosawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akira-kurosawa/) > [The Japanese see self-assertion as immoral and self- sacrifice as the sensible course to take in life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akira-kurosawa/the-japanese-see-self-assertion-as-immoral-and-self-sacrifice-as-the/) [Akira Kurosawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akira-kurosawa/) > [Take me, subtract movies, and you get zero.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akira-kurosawa/take-me-subtract-movies-and-you-get-zero/) [Akira Kurosawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akira-kurosawa/it-is-quite-enough-if-a-human-being-has-but-one-field-where-he-or-she/) [Akira Kurosawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akira-kurosawa/) > [I like unformed characters. This may be because, no matter how old I get, I am still unformed myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akira-kurosawa/i-like-unformed-characters-this-may-be-because-no-matter-how-old-i/) [Akira Kurosawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akira-kurosawa/) > [Human beings are unable to be honest with themselves about themselves. They cannot talk about themselves without embellishing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akira-kurosawa/human-beings-are-unable-to-be-honest-with-themselves-about-themselves/) [Akira Kurosawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akira-kurosawa/) > [If you look at everything straight on, there is nothing to be afraid of.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akira-kurosawa/if-you-look-at-everything-straight-on-there-is-nothing-to-be-afraid-of/) [Akira Kurosawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akira-kurosawa/) > [It is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akira-kurosawa/it-is-the-power-of-memory-that-gives-rise-to-the-power-of-imagination/) [Akira Kurosawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akira-kurosawa/i-suppose-all-of-my-films-have-a-common-theme-if-i-think-about-it/) [Akira Kurosawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akira-kurosawa/) > [During the shooting of a scene the director’s eye has to catch even the minutest detail. But this does not mean glaring concentratedly at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akira-kurosawa/during-the-shooting-of-a-scene-the-director-s-eye-has-to-catch-even/) [Akira Kurosawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akira-kurosawa/) > [Of all my films, people wrote to me most about this one... ...I had wanted to make The Idiot long before Rashomon. Since I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akira-kurosawa/of-all-my-films-people-wrote-to-me-most-about-this-one-i-had-wanted/) [Akira Kurosawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akira-kurosawa/) > [If you want to be a great director, be a great screenwriter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akira-kurosawa/if-you-want-to-be-a-great-director-be-a-great-screenwriter/) [Akira Kurosawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akira-kurosawa/movie-directors-or-should-i-say-people-who-create-things-are-very/) [Akira Kurosawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akira-kurosawa/) > [A truly good movie is enjoyable too. There’s nothing complicated about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akira-kurosawa/a-truly-good-movie-is-enjoyable-too-there-s-nothing-complicated-about/) [Akira Kurosawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akira-kurosawa/) > [Man is a genius when he is dreaming.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akira-kurosawa/man-is-a-genius-when-he-is-dreaming/) [Akira Kurosawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akira-kurosawa/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clean-air/akira-kurosawa/#itemlist", "name": "2 Clean air Quotes By Akira Kurosawa", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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... They don't know it, but they're losing nature. 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