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)
Life is a journey, not a destination.
Every film is a document of a dream.
The older I get, the more I realize that everything is a mystery.
I have always been interested in the human soul.
The artist is a mirror of his time.
We live in a world where everything is relative.
The greatest evil is indifference.
I have always been fascinated by the relationship between art and life.
The human being is a very complex creature.
I believe in the power of the imagination.
The cinema is a language that can express anything.
We are all searching for something, but we don't know what it is.
The most important thing in life is to be true to yourself.
I have always been interested in the relationship between men and women.
The cinema is a window to the soul.
I believe in the power of love.
The artist is a prophet.
We are all connected to each other.
The most beautiful thing in the world is a human face.
I have always been interested in the mystery of death.
Contemporaries of Ingmar Bergman
Other Film & Theaters born within 50 years of Ingmar Bergman (1918–2007).