I was 18 when I saw Akira Kurosawa`s Shichinin no samurai (1954). After about 30 seconds, I realized that this was not just a cultural thing, it was universal. Years later, I read Bushido. It talked about many things that I strive for in my own life: loya...
Tom Cruise
Before I go off and direct a movie I always look at 4 films. They tend to be: "Seven Samurai" (Shichinin no samurai (1954)); Lawrence of Arabia (1962); It`s a Wonderful Life (1946) and The Searchers (1956).
Steven Spielberg
Before I go off and direct a movie I always look at 4 films. They tend to be: "Seven Samurai" (Shichinin no samurai (1954)); Lawrence of Arabia (1962); It`s a Wonderful Life (1946) and The Searchers (1956).
Steven Spielberg
(On his role in Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) and how he prepared) "I started reading the Hagekure and other books, including one called The Code of the Samurai, and I watched a lot of films. I tried to find his mindset more than anything. It`s...
Forest Whitaker
(On his role in Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) and how he prepared) "I started reading the Hagekure and other books, including one called The Code of the Samurai, and I watched a lot of films. I tried to find his mindset more than anything. It`s...
Forest Whitaker
I don`t like the term chick flick. I think it denigrates a movie. It has overtones of talking down to women, like they are second best. We don`t call The Last Samurai a guy flick, do we?
Mike Newell
Quentin wanted to create this special world in which everybody walks around with a samurai sword, extras in the airport, a special little place in the airplane to stick your samurai sword.
David Carradine
Quentin wanted to create this special world in which everybody walks around with a samurai sword, extras in the airport, a special little place in the airplane to stick your samurai sword.
David Carradine
I look at the Samurai because they were the artists of their time. What I think struck me when I read Bushido is compassion. `If there`s no one there to help, go out and find someone to help.` That hit me, because I try to lead my life like that.
Tom Cruise
I don`t get over the wonder of it, and `The Last Samurai` was an extreme example of that. Every day when I went to the set, I couldn`t believe what I was seeing.
Tony Goldwyn
I was 18 when I saw Akira Kurosawa`s Shichinin no samurai (1954). After about 30 seconds, I realized that this was not just a cultural thing, it was universal. Years later, I read Bushido. It talked about many things that I strive for in my own life: loya...
Tom Cruise
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