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“Little plots and stories, acted out and screened, can't possibly be called cinema. They have nothing whatever to do with cinema. A cinematographic work is above all a work which would not be possible in any other art form. In other words. it can be created by means of cinema, and cinema alone”
― Andrei Tarkovsky, Journal 1970-1986

“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. Art is born out of an ill-designed world.”
― Andrei Tarkovsky

“Never try to convey your idea to the audience - it is a thankless and senseless task. Show them life, and they’ll find within themselves the means to assess and appreciate it.”
― Andrei Tarkovsky

“What is art? (...) Like a declaration of love: the consciousness of our dependence on each other. A confession. An unconscious act that none the less reflects the true meaning of life—love and sacrifice.”
― Andrei Tarkovsky

“শিল্পীর সামাজিক দায়িত্ব সম্পূর্ণ আছে। সামাজিক দায়িত্ব যারা এড়িয়ে চলে তারাও সামাজিক দায়িত্ব পালন করছে। অর্থাৎ তারা ওপরতলার শুয়োরের বাচ্চাদেরকে সাহায্য করছে। সামাজিক দায়িত্ব প্রত্যেকেই পালন করছে।”
― Ritwik Ghatak, নিজের পায়ে নিজের পথে

“As an artist, I feel that we must try many things - but above all we must dare to fail.”
― John Cassavetes

“I’m very worried about the depiction of women on the screen. It’s gotten worse than ever and it’s related to their being either high- or low-class concubines, and the only question is when or where they will go to bed, with whom, and how many. There’s nothing to do with the dreams of women, or of woman as the dream, nothing to do with the quirky part of her, the wonder of her.”
― John Cassavetes