“I myself often feel that I have a tail in my pants. And I can see that many people do it as well, I am sure some of them simply wrap it around themselves.” PeopleFeelsWellsI CanPantsTailsWraps Author:Ivan Tverdovsky
“For me cinema is not primarily entertainment. I don't watch fun blockbusters myself.” FunWatchesEntertainmentCinemaBlockbuster Author:Ivan Tverdovsky
“Cinema for me is an area of philosophy and artistic statement.” PhilosophyAreasStatementsArtisticCinema Author:Ivan Tverdovsky
“Since I come from documentary background and my father is a documentary filmmaker, for me the core essence of cinema is it's social statement. It is somewhat similar to the work of a journalist, just on a different level. This is the kind of cinema I enjoy.” KindDifferentFatherSocialEnjoyLevelsEssenceCoreBackgroundsStatementsJournalistCinemaFilmmakerDocumentariesDifferent Levels Author:Ivan Tverdovsky
“I think the line between "inspiration" and "plagiarism" is often so thin, that you risk falling into the latter one.” ThinkingInspirationFallLinesRiskLatterPlagiarism Author:Ivan Tverdovsky
“I am very grateful that the Russian budget has a yearly budget for film. And usually this budget goes to "auteur" cinema, which actually needs this support and which indeed contributes to creating "national culture".” NeedsFilmCultureSupportCreatingGratefulBudgetsCinemaAuteursNational Culture Author:Ivan Tverdovsky
