If a writer, despite his natural gifts, gives up writing be… - Andrei Tarkovsky

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If a writer, despite his natural gifts, gives up writing because no one will publish him, then he is no writer. The artist is distinguished by his urge to create, which by very definition is a concomitant of talent.

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Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky (Russian: Андрей Арсеньевич Тарковский) (4 April 1932 – 29 December 1986) was a Soviet and Russian filmmaker, writer, film editor, film theorist and opera director.

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Birth Name: Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky

Native Name: Андрей Арсеньевич Тарковский

Alternative Names: Andrej Tarkovskij • Andrei Tarkovski • Andrej Tarkovszkij • And. Arsenʹevich Tarkovskiĭ • Andrey Arsenyevich Tarkovsky • Andreĭ Arsenʹevich Tarkovskĭi • Andrei Tarkovskij • Andreĭ Arsenévich Tarkovskiĭ • Andrey Tarkovsky • Andreĭ Arsen'evich Tarkovskiĭ • Andrej Tarkowskij • Andreiĭ Arsen'evich Tarkovskiĭ • Andrei Arsen'evich Tarkovskii

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