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Andrei Tarkovsky Quotes

The only condition of fighting for the right to create is faith in your own vocation, readiness to serve, and refusal to compromise.

Andrei Tarkovsky

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: director
Nationality: russian
Birth: April 4, 1932 - December 29, 1986

Topics

Faith Compromise Fighting Create Own

Anonymity is a wonderful thing if you can hang on to it. I live in Pasadena where we try to keep the movie people out. We discourage them from moving in our neighborhood and if they do we burn effigies on their lawns.

Live People Moving You Burn Try

Selling wine is all about sizing people up, and it takes a certain amount of chutzpah. The tableside bottle sell is a very funny thing - you take a look at the guy's blazer, what kind of shoes he's wearing, what kind of broad he's with. Is he trying to be a hero?

Funny Shoes Hero People Wine Look

Until 1954, I'd only ever thought of being a painter, but I earned my money when and where I could. You could say I drifted into writing.

Money Writing Thought You Say Where

I've screwed up and I've overcommitted and it's typical of me.

Robert Metcalfe

Me Up Screwed Typical

I should like to think how we write as theologians would reflect our confidence in the One who makes that writing possible. That is one of the reasons, moreover, that the scriptures remain paradigmatic for how we are to write.

Stanley Hauerwas

Confidence Writing Think Possible

I think that 'Degrassi' really challenged its actors. I was on it for seven years, and it was one of my first jobs. I can't even watch the early episodes - they're so embarrassing! But I really do think I grew as an actor and learned a lot over the seven years.

Think Early Actor First Over Years

My toes are all squished. During an operation, they had to take nerves out.

Out Take Toes Nerves Operation Had

Most of the arguments to which I am party fall somewhat short of being impressive, owing to the fact that neither I nor my opponent knows what we are talking about.

Robert Benchley

I Am Short Talking Fall Party Being

How many things we held yesterday as articles of faith which today we tell as fables.

Michel de Montaigne

Faith Today Yesterday Tell Things

I have a great job writing for 'The Office,' but, really, all television writers do is dream of one day writing movies. I'll put it this way: At the Oscars the most famous person in the room is, like, Angelina Jolie. At the Emmys the huge exciting celebrity is Bethenny Frankel. You get what I mean.

Great Day Job Writing You Dream

I have to try different things to see what works best. Other people get impatient with that.

Lucinda Williams

Best People Try See Things Get

You have to be enough of a parent - you have to be there. If I'm feeling bad, I really do just have to get on with it and try and channel it back into my work somehow, do something positive with it.

Positive Work Parent Enough You Bad

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