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 live authentically.
I believe that the artist has a responsibility to explore the boundaries of human experience.
I think that the most important thing in art is to be able to create something that is both deeply personal and universally relatable.
I have always been interested in the idea of silence. I think that it's a very powerful and often overlooked aspect of human communication.
I think that the most important thing in life is to be able to confront your fears.
I believe that the artist has a responsibility to question everything.
I think that the most important thing in art is to be able to create something that is both beautiful and unsettling.
I have always been interested in the idea of memory. I think that it's a very fragile and often unreliable aspect of human consciousness.
I think that the most important thing in life is to be able to embrace uncertainty.
I believe that the artist has a responsibility to reveal the hidden truths of the human soul.
I think that the most important thing in art is to be able to create something that is both deeply moving and intellectually challenging.
I have always been interested in the idea of guilt. I think that it's a very powerful and often destructive human emotion.
I think that the most important thing in life is to be able to find your own path.
I believe that the artist has a responsibility to confront the darkness within humanity.
I think that the most important thing in art is to be able to create something that is both timeless and relevant.
I have always been interested in the idea of dreams. I think that they are a very important window into the human subconscious.
I think that the most important thing in life is to be able to live with integrity.
I believe that the artist has a responsibility to explore the complexities of human relationships.
I think that the most important thing in art is to be able to create something that is both visually stunning and narratively compelling.
I have always been interested in the idea of the absurd. I think that it's a very important aspect of the human condition.
Contemporaries of Ingmar Bergman
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