An artist needs knowledge and the power of observation only so that he can tell from what he is abstaining, and to be sure that his abstention will not appear artificial or false.


Journal entry, 7 July 1980; Time Within Time: The Diaries 1970-1986 (pub. 1989)

Andrei Tarkovsky Quotes

An artist needs knowledge and the power of observation only so that he can tell from what he is abstaining, and to be sure that his abstention will...

An artist needs knowledge and the power of observation only so that he can tell from what he is abstaining, and to be sure that his abstention will...

An artist needs knowledge and the power of observation only so that he can tell from what he is abstaining, and to be sure that his abstention will...

An artist needs knowledge and the power of observation only so that he can tell from what he is abstaining, and to be sure that his abstention will...