Ingmar Bergman
Master of existential cinema
Most quoted
"I have lived in this world, and I have loved in this world. And I have suffered in this world. And I have been happy in this world. And I have been unhappy in this world. And I have been afraid in this world. And I have been brave in this world. And I have been cowardly in this world. And I have been good in this world. And I have been bad in this world. And I have been a human being in this world."
— from The Seventh Seal, 1957
"I don't want to produce a work of art that the public can sit and suck aesthetically... I want to give them a blow in the small of the back, to scorch their indifference, to startle them out of their complacency."
"I want to be a good human being, a good artist, and a good craftsman. I want to be a good husband, a good father, a good friend. I want to be a good citizen. But I don't want to be a good Swede."
— from Interview
All quotes by Ingmar Bergman (370)
The film is a way of understanding ourselves.
I try to make films that are thought-provoking.
The cinema is a form of magic.
I am a very passionate person. I put my heart and soul into my work.
The film is a way of exploring the subconscious.
I believe in the power of imagination.
The cinema is a way of experiencing different perspectives.
I have always been interested in the nature of reality.
The film is a way of confronting our fears.
I try to make films that are emotionally resonant.
The cinema is a form of spiritual exploration.
I am a very curious person. I am always learning.
The film is a way of celebrating life.
I want to be a good human being, a good artist, and a good craftsman. I want to be a good husband, a good father, a good friend. I want to be a good citizen. But I don't want to be a good Swede.
I have made a film about a man who is afraid of death, and who is afraid of life. He is afraid of everything. He is a very Swedish man.
My films are an attempt to understand myself, to understand life, to understand God. And I don't understand any of them.
The older I get, the more I realize that the only thing that matters is love. And the only thing that doesn't matter is everything else.
I believe that the human being is a very complicated machine. And I believe that the human being is a very simple machine. It depends on how you look at it.
I don't believe in God, but I'm afraid of him.
I am a very religious person, but I don't believe in God. I believe in the devil.
Contemporaries of Ingmar Bergman
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