Author of quotes: Andrey Arsenievich Tarkovsky

In Russia, no, never, in no way to blame. Only way this happens.

A great misfortune of man that he imagined himself to be a closed system. For example, he thinks he doesn't hurt herself when secretly does evil, and believes that thereby undergoes self-destruction.

Life is meaningless unless I know how it ends. We are not created for happiness but there are things more important than happiness.

Life is no sense, of course, has not.

So, it is necessary to remember - November 12, 70th year, I quit Smoking. Frankly, it's time. Something the last weeks I somehow hollow and stupid. Whether from disease, whether because they feel stymied. So starve and do nothing. And how much I want to do...

Now I have nothing to fear - do not give to work I would just sit in the village, breed pigs, geese, follow the garden, and to spit I on them wanted! Gradually bring the house and land in order, and will be the perfect village house. Stone. The people around will be good. Put the hives. Will honey. Even though "jeep" to get it. That's all right then. Now is the time to earn more money to finish the autumn with the house. To be able to live here in the winter. 300 km from Moscow - will not be dragged just.

This night had a dream: if I died, but see, or rather feel what was happening around me. Feel close to Lara, someone from friends. Feel powerless, captive and is only able to be a witness of his death, his corpse. And most importantly - how do you feel this dream has long been forgotten, had not arisen sense - it's not a dream but a reality.

It was not necessary to go to Sochi! He could have remained in my memory a wonderful, happy country, homeland of my childhood... I correctly wrote in the script for the film, which is now removed, that never return to the ruins of...

Now very noisy about Solzhenitsyn. The awarding of the Nobel prize all baffled. He is a good writer. First of all a citizen. Some are angry, which is understandable if you judge him as a person, and that is harder to understand, considering it is first and foremost a writer. The best thing - "Matryona". But his personality is heroic. Noble and stoic. Its existence gives meaning to my life, too.

Something the last weeks I somehow hollow and stupid. Whether from disease, whether because they feel stymied. So starve and do nothing. And how much I want to do...

I have not seen the father. The more I don't see him becoming depressed and worse to come to him. I have a distinct complexes in relation to the parents. I don't feel the adults around them. And they
I don't think the adult me.
Some painful, complicated, unspoken relationship. Somehow it's difficult. I love them, but I never felt relaxed and on an equal footing with them.
I think they're too embarrassed of me, though, and I love.

What will our children? Much depends on us. But from them too. It is necessary that in them lived the desire for freedom. It depends on us. People born in slavery, it's hard to break the habit. On the one hand, I want the next generation has found at least some peace, and the peace is a dangerous thing... the Most important thing is to educate the children dignity and a sense of honor

The artist begins when in his mind or in his tape arises his special imagery, its own system of thoughts about the real world and the Director presents her to the audience, shares it with the spectator as their most cherished dreams. Only if you have your own view of things, the Director becomes the artist, and cinema - art.

Real art doesn't care what impression it will make on the viewer.