Kurosawa Quote by Steven Spielberg

Kurosawa is the pictorial Shakespeare of our time.

— Steven Spielberg

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

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'm not Akira Kurosawa. He used to write...He used to write a completely new spec script over a couple of nights. I'm not like…

— Duncan Jones

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

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

— Jennifer Lynch

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

— Takashi Miike

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

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've wanted to work with [Kairo aka Pulse director] Kiyoshi Kurosawa, but he has not been making horror movies recently.

— Roy Lee