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Man Is A Genius When He Is Dreaming.

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.’

With A Good Script A Good Director Can Produce A Masterpiece; With The Same Script A Mediocre Director Can Make A Passable Film. But With A Bad Script Even A Good Director Can’t Possibly Make A Good Film. For Truly Cinematic Expression, The Camera And The Microphone Must Be Able To Cross Both Fire And Water. That Is What Makes A Real Movie. The Script Must Be Something That Has The Power To Do This.

To Be An Artist Means Never To Avert One's Eyes.

The Role Of The Artist Is To Not Look Away.