"Instead of attempting to capture these nuances, most unpretentious 'true-to-life' films not only ignore them but make a point of using sharp, overstated images which at best can only make the picture seem far-fetched. And I am all for cinema being as close as possible to life - even if on occasion we have failed to see how beautiful life really is."
"My purpose is to make films that will help people to live, even if they sometimes cause unhappiness."
Andrei Tarkovsky