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)
I think that the most important thing in life is to be able to love and to be loved.
I believe that the artist has a responsibility to tell the truth, even if it's an unpleasant truth.
I think that the most important thing in art is to be able to communicate with the audience.
I have always been interested in the dark side of human nature. I think that it's a very important part of who we are.
I think that the most important thing in life is to be able to find meaning in what you do.
I believe that the artist has a responsibility to challenge conventional wisdom.
I think that the most important thing in art is to be able to create something that is timeless.
I have always been interested in the relationship between men and women. I think that it's a very complex and fascinating relationship.
I think that the most important thing in life is to be able to accept your own mortality.
I believe that the artist has a responsibility to explore the human condition in all its complexity.
I think that the most important thing in art is to be able to create something that is both beautiful and disturbing.
I have always been interested in the idea of faith. I think that it's a very powerful force in human life.
I think that the most important thing in life is to be able to forgive yourself and others.
I believe that the artist has a responsibility to provoke thought and debate.
I think that the most important thing in art is to be able to create something that is both personal and universal.
I have always been interested in the idea of loneliness. I think that it's a very common human experience.
I think that the most important thing in life is to be able to find joy in the small things.
I believe that the artist has a responsibility to challenge the status quo.
I think that the most important thing in art is to be able to create something that is both emotionally resonant and intellectually stimulating.
I have always been interested in the idea of madness. I think that it's a very complex and fascinating aspect of the human mind.
Contemporaries of Ingmar Bergman
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