Andrei Tarkovsky
Poetic visionary of Solaris, Tarkovsky's meditations quotably probed spirituality and time.
Most quoted
"The allotted function of art is not, as is often assumed, to put across ideas, to propagate thoughts, to serve as example. The function of art is to answer to our thirst for the absolute."
— from Book, 1986
"Art is by nature aristocratic, and even if it sometimes tries to make itself accessible, it always remains a high and lonely thing."
— from Book, 1986
"Art is a prayer. It's a prayer. It's a prayer. If you're a believer, it's a prayer. If you're not a believer, it's a prayer."
— from Interview, 1983
All quotes by Andrei Tarkovsky (101)
The allotted function of art is not to make sense of life but to instill a sense of wonder.
Art is a prayer. It's a prayer. It's a prayer. If you're a believer, it's a prayer. If you're not a believer, it's a prayer.
A book read by a child is a book owned by a child.
The artist has no right to be a genius. He has only the right to be a craftsman.
The image is not a certain meaning, expressed by the director, but an entire world reflected as a drop of water.
The cinema is an art form that is born out of the desire to capture time.
The artist is a servant. He has to serve. He has to serve the people, and he has to serve God.
The film image is a living organism, not a symbol.
The artist is not a creator, but a channel.
The true artistic image is always an expression of the artist's inner world, his spiritual experience.
The film must be like a dream, not a story.
The artist is a kind of antenna, which receives signals from the cosmos and transmits them to mankind.
The cinema is a mosaic of time.
The artist's task is to try to make a spiritual impression on people.
The film should be a spiritual experience.
The artist is not a prophet, but a witness.
The film is a prayer, a meditation.
The artist's mission is to create a spiritual space for people.
The film should be a mirror of life.
The artist is a kind of medium, through whom the spiritual world speaks.
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