--- title: "1 Japanese Self Quotes By Akira Kurosawa" description: "1 Japanese Self quotes by Akira Kurosawa. Plus more from Akira Kurosawa and more Japanese Self sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f08/akira-kurosawa-14889_assertion_the-japanese-see-self-assertion-as-immor_97326.png" --- > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f08/akira-kurosawa-14889_assertion_the-japanese-see-self-assertion-as-immor_97326.png) ## 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. 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