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We have forgotten to observe. Instead of observing, we do things according to patterns.
Andrei Tarkovsky
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Andrei Tarkovsky
Age: 54 †
Born: 1932
Born: April 4
Died: 1986
Died: December 28
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Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky
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Juxtaposing a person with an environment that is boundless, collating him with a countless number of people passing by close to him and far away, relating a person to the whole world, that is the meaning of cinema.
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I am convinced that any attempt to restore harmony in the world can only rest on the renewal of personal responsibility.
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An artist needs knowledge and the power of observation only so that he can tell from what he is abstaining, and to be sure that his abstention will not appear artificial or false.
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Being silent for a while is good. Words can't really express a person's emotions.
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No 'mise en scène' has the right to be repeated, just as no two personalities are ever the same. As soon as a 'mise en scène' turns into a sign, a cliché, a concept however original it may be, then the whole thing - characters, situation, psychology - become schematic and false.
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The film [Stalker] needs to be slower and duller at the start so that the viewers who walked into the wrong theatre have time to leave before the main action starts.
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Poetry is an awareness of the world, a particular way of relating to reality.
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When less than everything has been said about a subject, you can still think on further. The alternative is for the audience to be presented with a final deduction (...) no effort on their part. What can it mean to them when they have not shared with the author the misery and joy of bringing an image into being?
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Never try to convey your idea to the audience - it is a thankless and senseless task. Show them life, and they'll find within themselves the means to assess and appreciate it.
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Objectivity can only be the author's and therefore subjective, even if he is editing a newsreel.
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People who grow bored in their own company seem to me in danger.
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Of course life has no point. If it had, man would not be free.
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What is art? (...) Like a declaration of love: the consciousness of our dependence on each other. A confession. An unconscious act that none the less reflects the true meaning of life—love and sacrifice.
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Unspoken feelings are unforgettable.
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Knowledge is truthful only if it’s based in morality.
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For me the most interesting characters are outwardly static, but inwardly charged by an overriding passion.
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My purpose is to make films that will help people to live, even if they sometimes cause unhappiness.
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Above all, I feel that the sounds of this world are so beautiful in themselves that if only we could listen to them properly, cinema would have no need for music at all.
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The only condition of fighting for the right to create is faith in your own vocation, readiness to serve, and refusal to compromise.
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