Andrey Zvyagintsev Quotes

#1. Observing life, living through it. As you experience life some events call upon you to suffer through them and that's what brings inspiration.

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#2. Everything that fed my energy and imagination is something that I'm disinclined to speak about.

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#3. There are things which are without answers, and there is nobody who can explain them. Either we feel them and sense them, or not. Sometimes we just give up and carry on.

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#4. I knew, starting in 10th grade, I wanted to be in theater and an actor. I went to acting school in Siberia, but there was no future there - and I was consumed with ambition.

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#5. When I was shooting the film I did not see the story as an everyday tale or a social one. To a great extent, the film is a mythological look on human life. This is probably what I would like the audience to keep in mind before they enter the screening room.

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#6. Art is not some sort of guideline for understanding. It's a thing unto itself.

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#7. Film entertains with different angles, quick moves, like a commercial. But filmmakers like [Wim] Wenders allow themselves to observe a subject for a long time without changing an angle, and allow you to do that along with them.

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