Writing is boring, very boring, and it takes so much patience. Ingmar Bergman borepatiencetake Change image and share on social
In 'The Serpent's Egg,' I created a Berlin which no one recognized, not even I. Ingmar Bergman berlincreateegg Change image and share on social
Now I want to make it plain that 'The Virgin Spring' must be regarded as an aberration. It's touristic, a lousy imitation of Kurosawa. Ingmar Bergman aberrationimitationkurosawa Change image and share on social
For me, the human face is the most important subject of the cinema. Ingmar Bergman cinemafacehuman Change image and share on social
There hasn't been anyone with whom I can discuss my scripts. Even when the film is done, there is no one I can show it to who gives his sincere opinion. There is silence. Ingmar Bergman discussfilmopinion Change image and share on social
Everything is worth precisely as much as a belch, the difference being that a belch is more satisfying. Ingmar Bergman belchdifferenceprecisely Change image and share on social
We didn't know that Mother had gone through a passionate love affair or that Father suffered from severe depression. Mother was preparing to break out of her marriage, Father threatening to take his own life. Ingmar Bergman affairbreakdepression share on social
Aging is not uncomplicated. Creativity is an extraordinary help against destructive demons. Ingmar Bergman agingcreativitydemon Change image and share on social
The individualists stare into each other's eyes and yet deny each other's existence. We walk in circles, so limited by our own anxieties that we can no longer distinguish between true and false, between the gangster's whim and the purest ideal. Ingmar Bergman anxietycircledeny share on social
The only thing I consider appalling would be to suddenly become a vegetable and a burden on other people. A soul slowly dying out, trapped in a body in which the insides gradually sabotage me - that, I think, would be terrifying. Ingmar Bergman appallbodyburden share on social