When an actor comes to you and starts working with the script, the image of his character that you had in your mind gets substituted with an image of that particular actor. And this is the right way to go. An actor has to be absolutely truthful - this is the only thing required of him, apart from talent of course. It's very easy to understand: you need to absolutely believe in what you see.
Some actors come to casting and ask me, "Didn't you see my previous roles?" We do not work with actors like this. Their previous roles do not matter;… - Andrey Zvyagintsev
Some actors come to casting and ask me, "Didn't you see my previous roles?" We do not work with actors like this. Their previous roles do not matter;…
- Andrey Zvyagintsev
What I know is that I am honest about my films, and my films are honest about reality. The stories themselves dictate the way that they should be tol… - Andrey Zvyagintsev
What I know is that I am honest about my films, and my films are honest about reality. The stories themselves dictate the way that they should be tol…
Everything that fed my energy and imagination is something that I'm disinclined to speak about. - Andrey Zvyagintsev
Everything that fed my energy and imagination is something that I'm disinclined to speak about.
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… - Andrey Zvyagintsev
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…
Film entertains with different angles, quick moves, like a commercial. But filmmakers like [Wim] Wenders allow themselves to observe a subject for a … - Andrey Zvyagintsev
Film entertains with different angles, quick moves, like a commercial. But filmmakers like [Wim] Wenders allow themselves to observe a subject for a …
I wouldn't say I'm fixated on describing any kind of relationship whether it is a father and a son, or a family. I don't like it when people say that… - Andrey Zvyagintsev
I wouldn't say I'm fixated on describing any kind of relationship whether it is a father and a son, or a family. I don't like it when people say that…
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 g… - Andrey Zvyagintsev
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 g…
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… - Andrey Zvyagintsev
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…
Art is not some sort of guideline for understanding. It's a thing unto itself. - Andrey Zvyagintsev
Art is not some sort of guideline for understanding. It's a thing unto itself.
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