For me cinema is not primarily entertainment. I don't watch fun blockbusters myself.

I think the line between "inspiration" and "plagiarism" is often so thin, that you risk falling into the latter one.

Cinema for me is an area of philosophy and artistic statement.

Age is merely a suit, and not a new dress.

For me cinema is not primarily entertainment. I don't watch fun blockbusters myself.

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".

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.