The characters in my films try to live honestly and make the most of the lives they've been given. I believe you must live honestly and develop your abilities to the full. People who do this are the real heroes.
Akira KurosawaPage 61: No matter where I go in the world, although I can't speak any foreign language, I don't feel out of place. I think of earth as my home. If everyone thought this way, people might notice just how foolish international friction is and the would be put an end to it.
Akira KurosawaI like unformed characters. This may be because, no matter how old I get, I am still unformed myself.
Akira KurosawaI suppose all of my films have a common theme. If I think about it, though, the only theme I can think of is really a question: Why canโt people be happier together?
Akira KurosawaOf all my films, people wrote to me most about this one... ...I had wanted to make The Idiot long before Rashomon. Since I was little I've liked Russian literature, but I find that I like Dostoevsky the best and had long thought that this book would make a wonderful film. He is still my favourite author, and he is the one - I still think - who writes most honestly about human existence.
Akira Kurosawa