"I'm not an artist"
“ I want television less and more, I want life more and more .” The phrase was heard unexpectedly on ORT. The audience did not understand whether it was written in the script or whether it was a cry from the presenter’s soul. The young man was in an endless search for himself. Soon the work of the TV presenter was over.
Having played several roles, Sergei renounces the title of artist:
«An artist is something completely different. These are different people, a different constitution. A role for me is not a profession. It's an act you do ».
These words cannot be called anything other than genius. This is what people with great talent and truly dedicated to their work say. How important it was to hear these words from the young actor in the dashing 90s! There are people on the screen who are not chasing fame and money, but live in real life.
Sergei’s most famous work was the role of Danila Bagrov:
“ I don’t know who influenced whom more - me on him or him on me. There seem to be some mystical relationships here .” From this description of the relationship with the character, it is clear how meticulously the actor performed the work, seriously experiencing the role of the fictional character.
In 2001, Bodrov Jr. directed the film “Sisters”. The picture causes a flurry of positive reviews. This gives the actor impetus to further action. It is in this area that he wants to give his all and develop.
Sergei goes to the shooting of “Svyaznoy” with a positive attitude:
“ I’m like coffee in a bag: three in one - the author of the script, the director and I play the main role .” However, the director's career was not destined to come true. The plans were disrupted by a glacier descending on the filming site. One person survived.
Eternity and inevitability
Bodrov’s public statements show modesty:
“ Every person thinks about death, just as every person thinks about God. I’m just not sure if I should talk about this on camera .” He dared to open the doors to his soul only in correspondence with his wife. Sergei raised questions that tormented him in his letters. But I tried to answer them myself:
«I don't know how people die. We see this, but we ourselves do not die, and when we die, someone else sees it. There are things that you don't need to know, that you don't need to think about. Nobody knows anything about them... »
The desire for self-knowledge and knowledge of human essence, the meaning of existence - this is what lurked in the soul of a man. The script for “Svyaznoy” collected Sergei’s philosophical thoughts, which have come down to us only in the form of text.
«Time was invented by Satan, but eternity belongs to God..."
And let these words run counter to religious views. If you let go of your worldview for a moment and look at the expression regardless of your own opinion, you can imagine the full depth of this thought.
About the important
What worried the man, besides the eternal questions?
“Still, love is more important. Regardless of whether life itself is even more important than death. Why? This is the only thing that can compete with it in terms of finality. »
Family and love were the highest values for the actor. Contrasting love with the inevitable and comparing feelings with eternal life. Even after a person's death, those who love him remain.
Having made a dizzying career, the actor left at a young age. He is loved and remembered by his wife, two children, as well as millions of fans. Sergei left many expressions that claim to be eternal. Bodrov's body has not yet been found.
About other
Of the many quotes from Sergei Bodrov, one statement stands out, having millions of analogues:
“ Let's be strong, let's be fair. We will love our Motherland only because it is ours. “Anyone could have said that. But when the words were spoken by Sergei from the Olimpiysky stage, they caused an outburst of applause, unusual for the actors.
«It seems to me that a person is always free and the amount of freedom in a person is always the same. Just like the amount of good and evil in the world is always the same. It is independent of the era. »
Sergei was characterized by optimism and love of life. Here is the most vivid expression about the freedom of a person before making a choice. People drive themselves into slavery of addictions and psychological trauma. The main slave owner is the dark side of man:
«There is a small and a large “jihad” - an external and internal enemy. The main thing is to cope with the internal enemy - with yourself... All views - civil, political, any - fit into two simple words: do not bend... »
— “From the instinct of life to true freedom is exactly a step, as long as a thought.”
- “Probably the worst thing is to lose what you are made of..”
— “Childhood is the most important and amazing thing in a person’s life. And I try not to forget about who I was, what I wanted...”
“What you become happens in the first sixteen years of your life.”
“The love of loneliness is, in my opinion, a natural thing for any person. Yes, I love being alone.."
- “Loneliness is an addiction. From myself. And this is stronger than any other addiction...”
“You have to pay for everything, for success - with the loss of freedom. But the successes are doubtful and not absolute. They don’t fill your life with content, but you suddenly become dependent on unnecessary people and phone calls. And freedom is the most important thing a person has...”
“You know, this whole so-called hectic life is like a mobile phone: wherever you go, it’s buzzing, buzzing, buzzing. Well, don’t worry so much - if someone really needs you, they will find you, why are you hanging on a hook all the time...”
“I don’t allow anyone to take me by the throat, including life. Although I am a fatalist. But it is not life that is fatal, but fate. There is a point where you are obligated...”
“I agree to an adventure easily, because it’s cool and bright. Everything else is just that... Not worth the effort..”
- “We must, both in the cinema and everywhere else, not to think long and fruitlessly, but to have a blast...”
“Reading a smart book is great, but hanging out in a restaurant is also great. If you like to eat heartily, this does not mean that you cannot read...”
— “There is a small and a large “jihad” - an external and internal enemy. The main thing is to cope with the internal enemy - with yourself... All views - civil, political, any - fit into two simple words: do not bend..”
“I’m afraid of statements like “our time has come.” Whose time is it?”
- “Actually, I’m optimistic about myself precisely because I’m interested in different people...”
“The main thing is not to assume that we don’t know anything, don’t understand, but the people... In this feeling of guilt, in fact, there is snobbery: we, they say, are refined natures, more and more in art, but the people know life. Don’t say “they” and “we”, but simply “we”. Admit your guilt as much as you like, but say “we”...
— “People choose their own course of behavior. Yielding to temptation, a person may act ugly, but he always has the opportunity to prove himself with dignity. Everyone always has the right to choose.”
- “There is no sense of contrast. My attitude towards Titian is no different from the attitude towards the hero I play. You just need to open the doors wide, run and dive. If you look from afar, you won’t find anything for yourself. You have to believe that you will get through the wall. And pass. Because if you think about the obstacle, you’ll hurt your forehead.”
- “The only recipe for any business is to be sincere. When you are passionate and do something sincerely, then everything works out.”
“I understand that people, like me, want to believe, they want to hope for a beautiful end to an ugly life.”
“During my student years, I had one teacher, a professor, who instilled in me one simple truth for the rest of my life. He said that a real man can be determined by two things: his attitude towards the book and his attitude towards a woman. He himself always went to wash his hands before picking up a book. And it became a lifelong rule for me to treat books and, of course, women with reverence and respect.”
“As a child, I tried a dozen sports—wrestling, swimming, running—and never stayed long. I thought that this was due to a lack of perseverance and strength of character, but then I realized that I didn’t really need all this. I always finish what’s really important.”
“I have become much more boring, I notice it myself. But I don’t consider myself one of the geniuses with cracked glasses, which, by the way, are also very cute. I might like to achieve such enlightenment that I can forget about everything, but it’s not very possible. I want to drive a normal car and everything else. But I have never been able to do something that in its pure form would lead to material benefits. There are different ideas and projects. And you think: let me get busy. It's not interesting, but there's a lot of money. And this “but” becomes such a heavy burden. I could be more practical, but it breaks me. It’s impossible to eat fish and ride a boat.”
“As long as I can remember, I have always been attracted to mystical themes. While still a teenager and in school, I told fortunes on the eves of Orthodox holidays for my school girlfriends. Well, invoking spirits in our circle of boys was something of a cult. Yes, it seems to me that many people used to get carried away with this: they drew magic circles, letters in a clockwise direction, lit a candle, placed it in the center of the circle and watched what answer to the question the shadow of the flame would indicate. This is normal, I can say in all seriousness that I believe in such otherworldly things.”
“I’ve never had crazy money in my life - it’s enough for cigarettes, gas, or food. For a normal life...”
“It used to get to the point of paranoia. For example, before leaving the house I noticed a two-kopeck coin on the table and then returned halfway because I suddenly decided: what if I need to make an urgent call on which my fate depends, and there is no coin? Then they called for two kopecks...”
- “Time was invented by Satan, and eternity belongs to God..”
- “You stop on the corner of a busy street and imagine that you are not there. Or rather, you don't exist at all. Pedestrians walk, cars honk, shop doors open, passengers change at the bus stop. That is, in principle, the world continues to live without you. This is painful to understand. But it's important..
- “All my spectacular formulations are nonsense...”
- “The generation that chose an idol cannot be free...”
“There is a law of conservation of energy: nothing disappears without a trace and nothing comes out of nowhere. But it is possible to understand how great the losses and gains are only after time.”
“I always and everywhere say: “I am not an artist, I am not an artist, I am not an artist.” And to me: “No, you are an artist!” " And I: “An artist is completely different. These are different people, a different constitution. A role for me is not a profession. It's an act you do."
“I’m afraid of being included in a corporation, I’m afraid of losing my memory and sense of proportion. Also a waste of time."
“When there is too much intimacy, it becomes very bad. And, on the contrary, when this is not enough, people are ready to do any feat. Everything that has ever happened in world literature - no matter whether between relatives or not - was connected with the fact that someone wanted to be together. Or break this closeness. That's all. The inner feeling of the world is important here, because human nature is dual: on the one hand, he must be with someone, on the other, he still must be alone. It’s rare that anyone manages to be together and at the same time preserve themselves.”
“There are truths, but there is one - unconditional for everyone. If your truth is truly the truth, then it will never be “different”, but will be part of that common one. Of course, if we mean the truth, and not interests.”
“I am very sensitive to some main values, maybe this is wrong. But I don’t think that the norm is when a person is good. Who said that people should be good, honest, sincere, why should they rejoice and smile at us? Normally, this is when people deceive, dissemble, and look for some benefits for themselves. And then everything else that goes beyond this norm, when a person said “thank you”, did not lie, supported you, did something good, although he might not have done it, provided that you do not depend on him, and he - from you, causes great joy, rejoicing and generally makes the world beautiful.”
- “The soul grows stronger through trials.”
- “Every piece of life matters. It is important to be able to extract meaning. If you perceive what is around you with interest and love. Then everything will line up in a certain structure. You may not yet know what it will be like, what kind of pipe it will have and the trim on the windows. But we must understand that this is a kind of integral building.”
- “The amount of good and evil in the world is always the same. And if evil is now embodied in the form of Huns with black beards, then so it should be. We can fight this evil, but its quantity in the world will not change.”
“Of course, it’s a dream to do what you love and also get paid for it. Rarely does anyone succeed in this, both in the West and here. Most people in the world spend 8 hours a day at a job they don't like. 8 hours is a third of your life! Then they sleep for 8 hours - another third of their life. And they still have a little time left to go shopping, watch TV and build a “goat” for the kids. That's what life is all about."
- “Love a book and a woman and don’t touch them with dirty hands.”
- “We all hope for a beautiful end to this ugly life...”
“We are not free from memories, old plans and fears. That is, we are not free from the past, nor from the future, nor from what we do. That's how it should be. But what we do must be new."
“The most interesting experience is always the last one. At best - upcoming. If this is not the case, then most likely you are moving along the wrong path.”
- “Do what you love and love what you do. This is true happiness..."
“When I was a student, I had one teacher, a professor, who instilled in me one simple truth. He said that a real man can be determined by two things: by his attitude towards the book and towards a woman. He himself always went to wash his hands before picking up a book. And it became a lifelong rule for me to treat books and, of course, women with reverence and respect.”
- “Some are tired of the lack of freedom, others are tired of its excess.”
- “The surest path is to remain yourself. So I caught myself, like a handrail on a tram...”
— “Survival is how strong you are internally, how much you are able to preserve yourself, your humanity in inhuman conditions.”
- “Each of us, over the years, throughout our entire lives, creates himself, creates his own face, creates the order of his life and the way he wants to be perceived... And some stupidity like a handful of rice... it can destroy everything.. »
