The Truth Is In The Mystery.

In Order To Find Reality, Each Must Search For His Own Universe, Look For The Details That Contribute To This Reality7 That One Feels Under The Surface Of Things. To Be An Artist Means To Search, To Find And Look At These Realities. To Be An Artist Means Never To Look Away.

If You Want To Be A Great Director, Be A Great Screenwriter.

The Truth Is In The Mystery.

Page 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.

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 The Set. While The Cameras Are Rolling, I Rarely Look Directly At The Actors, But Focus My Gaze Somewhere Else. By Doing This I Sense Instantly When Something Isn’t Right. Watching Something Does Not Mean Fixing Your Gaze On It, But Being Aware Of It In A Natural Way. I Believe This Is What The Medieval Noh Playwright And Theorist Zeami Meant By ‘watching With A Detached Gaze.’