I don't watch my own films very often. I become so jittery and ready to cry... and miserable. I think it's awful.
Ingmar BergmanRead
I feel very strongly that I’m surrounded by other realities.
Interpretation
The quote reflects a belief in the existence of multiple perspectives or dimensions of reality.
Ingmar Bergman's quote suggests a deep awareness of the complexities of existence, hinting that there are various layers and interpretations of reality that coexist. It implies that our understanding of the world is limited and that different 'realities' can be experienced and perceived, influencing how we interact with life and art.
In practice
In a discussion about the nature of reality during a philosophy class.
I don't watch my own films very often. I become so jittery and ready to cry... and miserable. I think it's awful.
To shoot a film is to organize an entire universe.
I'd prostitute my talents if it would further my cause, steal if there was no way out, killing my friends or anyone else if it would help my art.
I want to confess as best I can, but my heart is void. The void is a mirror. I see my face and feel loathing and horror. My indifference to men has shut me out. I live now in a world of ghosts, a prisoner in my dreams.
To humiliate and be humiliated, I think, is a crucial element in our whole social structure. It's not only the artist I'm sorry for. It's just that I know exactly where he feels most humiliated.
Only someone who is well prepared has the opportunity to improvise.
A developed country is one that allows all its citizens to enjoy a free and healthy life in a safe environment
You can't measure time by days, the way you measure money by dollars and cents, because dollars are all the same while every day is different and maybe every hour as well.
Irony has only emergency use. Carried over time it is the voice of the trapped who have come to enjoy their cage.
There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.
God is very merciful to those whom He sees struggling heart and soul for spiritual realization. But remain idle, without any struggle, and you will see that His grace will never come.
The most moral activity of all is the creation of space for life to move around.
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