Earth Quote by Akira Kurosawa

The truth is in the mystery.

— Akira Kurosawa

The Japanese see self-assertion as immoral and self- sacrifice as the sensible course to take in life.

— Akira Kurosawa

Take me, subtract movies, and you get zero.

— 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…

— Akira Kurosawa

I like unformed characters. This may be because, no matter how old I get, I am still unformed myself.

— Akira Kurosawa

Human beings are unable to be honest with themselves about themselves. They cannot talk about themselves without embellishing.

— Akira Kurosawa

If you look at everything straight on, there is nothing to be afraid of.

— Akira Kurosawa

It is the power of memory that gives rise to the power of imagination.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Akira Kurosawa

If you want to be a great director, be a great screenwriter.

— Akira Kurosawa