Cinema Quote by Duncan Jones

I was in Japan, and my assistant director had worked with Kurosawa. I used quite of number of Kurosawa's crew.

— John Boorman

For many years, my favorite director has been the Japanese giant Akira Kurosawa.

— Henry Rollins

Akira Kurosawa, David Lean and Alfred Hitchcock were the main inspirations for 'Samurai Jack,' along with a lot of '70s cinema.

— Genndy Tartakovsky

I admire Akira Kurosawa. I have a deep admiration for him and I would love to make films like that.

— Takashi Miike

When I met Akira Kurosawa in Japan, one question he asked me was, "How did you actually make the children act the way they…

— Abbas Kiarostami

I'm a huge fan of Akira Kurosawa, a big Hitchcock fan.

— Jennifer Lynch

The term 'giant' is used too often to describe artists. But in the case of Akira Kurosawa, we have one of the rare instances…

— Martin Scorsese

Akira Kurosawa is the pictorial William Shakespeare of our time.

— Steven Spielberg

You call this a script? Give me a couple of 5,000-dollar-a-week writers and I will write it myself.

— Joe Pasternak

Shakespeare has been adapted by Akira Kurosawa. 'Dangerous Liaisons' has been adapted into a Chinese movie. 'Blood Simple', the Coen brothers movie, was adapted…

— Ng Chin Han

I'm in the saddle every day playing a screwball. And then somebody comes along and says, "How would you like to go to Italy…

— Clint Eastwood

There's something very simple and contemplative about 'John Wick' - what is interesting is that it looks like it was based on an Akira…

— Keegan-Michael Key

“Ex ‘Fleet man?” “He was a full Commander, last I heard, sir.” “Interesting.” Falconer commented. “Get me his specs. If I have to take…

— Christina Engela

I woke up one morning to find I was famous. I bought a white Rolls-Royce and drove down Sunset Boulevard, wearing dark specs and…

— Peter O'Toole

I am seeing that Gandhi is looking through these specs that whether we have made India clean or not, what we have done and…

— Narendra Modi