“Art is not anything else but reality. We should be concerned with thinking about the things that are there, and not with the things that are not.”
-Pedro Costa

“We gradually learn that our looking and listening are coded by our own prejudices, that we interpret what we see through our own particular experiences, and we learn that we need to confront our prejudices and learn to see and hear more clearly.”
-James Benning

“This is probably the only thing that’s still genuine–time itself: the years, days, hours, minutes and seconds.”
-Bela Tarr

“With my films you’re aware of every second passing through your body.”
-Chantal Akerman

“Never try to convey your idea to the audience—it is a thankless and senseless task. Show them life, and they’ll find within themselves the means to assess and appreciate it.”
-Andrei Tarkovsky