Andrei Tarkovsky Quotes

Andrei Tarkovsky

Russian Director

Born: Apr 4, 1932

Died: Dec 29, 1986

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An artist never works under ideal conditions. If they existed, his work wouldn't exist, for the artist doesn't live in a vacuum. Some sort of pressure must exist. The artist exists because the world is not perfect. Art would be useless if the world were perfect, as man wouldn't look for harmony but would simply live in it. Andrei Tarkovsky

Work Art Man World Not Perfect Pressure Live Harmony Must Would Would-Be Some Perfect Never Simply Ideal Look Sort Because Were His Exist Existed Conditions Exists Artist Useless Works Vacuum

The director's task is to recreate life, its movement, its contradictions, its dynamic and conflicts. It is his duty to reveal every iota of the truth he has seen, even if not everyone finds that truth acceptable. Andrei Tarkovsky

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