Andrei Tarkovsky Quotes

I always feel that my films ought to teach me something about life.

As an artist, I want a reaction.

I think art is good at looking back and looking forward. I don't think art is good at looking head-on. At the end of the day, people are more important than paintings.

I want to make films without a single clear message, and films that are as close as possible to what it feels like to be alive. At least to me.

People always want to feel better and be inspired. Sometimes we need it. I think the conscious rapper will always be able to live and exist.

I tried so hard with movies like Vertigo and Middle of the Night and others. I felt those would show me that it's only a matter of time before I'd find the right one to reach out and touch people.

There's no point in making films unless you intend to show us something special, otherwise just go out and watch a play.

My main focus is to help people through music.

Maybe 'Doonby' will haunt people for awhile and make them wonder, 'What was that really about?' And that excites me as an artist.

My films, I've tried to put a message into them. It's not about the gore; it's not about the horror element that are in them. It's more about the message, for me. That's what it is, and I'm using this platform to be able to show my feelings of what I think.

The best songs/films/collections expose truths about life and make them universally accessible; they progress humanity.

I've been searching for a genre that would be most adequate to my vision of the world to convey how my ear hears and my eyes see life. I tried this and that, and finally, I chose a genre where human voices speak for themselves. But I don't just record a dry history of events and facts; I'm writing a history of human feelings.

I pour my blood, sweat, and tears into a movie. What I always look for is a message and a social consciousness: a relevance to what's happening in our world.

I don't make movies to make a point; I make movies to tell stories about people.

Art is a human act, a generous contribution, something that might not work, and it is intended to change the recipient for the better, often causing a connection to happen.

I want to create films that will speak to different parts of our hearts and brains, stories told from a different angle.

I believe what Wondaland is doing is creating depth.

What I went through in personal life had a big impression on my professional choices.

I need my 'art work' or 'entertainment work' or whatever to have empathy for or connection to the way I experience the world as a person.

My style of cinema is different and I always look at my films as the audience would.

What makes art powerful is a flash of recognition, a frightening encounter with something familiar about the human condition.

I'm a film maker, not a crusader. I know a film will not change the world. If it can make a difference to a few that's good enough.

While I think love is a beautiful emotion, I can't make simple love stories any more. In the time that I have, I would like to make films about things that move and bother me.

I want to be a part of films that have some kind of social comment and that will help people evolve.

You can't make a film for your personal satisfaction. That is why I detest the cinema of people like Mani Kaul.