Do you really believe in these fairy tales? Not in the good ones, but in the terrifying ones, yes.

— Andrei Tarkovsky

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Why do I feel this alone? Basically, because I've always been alone. I've always been alone. And alone I'll be. It's about time I become aware of it and never forget it.

— Andrei Tarkovsky

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On the set of Stalker; dir. by Andrei Tarkovsky in 1979

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Collect moments; not things.

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The main thing is, you must believe.

― Andrei Tarkovsky

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Voyage in Time; dir. by Tonino Guerra, 1983

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Some say that art helps man to know the world like any other intellectual activity. I don't believe in this possibility of knowing, I am almost an agnostic. Knowledge distracts us from our main purpose in life. The more we know, getting deeper our horizon becomes narrower. Art enriches man's own spiritual capabilities, and he can then rise above himself.

― Andrei Tarkovsky

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