In a 1962 interview, Tarkovsky argued: "All art, of course, is intellectual, but for me, all the arts, and cinema even more so, must above all be emotional and act upon the heart."
ɪn ɐ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː ˈɪntɚvjˌuː, tɑːɹkˈɑːvski ˈɑːɹɡjuːd: "ˈɔːl ˈɑːɹt, ʌv kˈoːɹs, ɪz ˌɪntəlˈɛktʃuːəl, bˌʌt fɔːɹ mˌiː, ˈɔːl ðɪ ˈɑːɹts, ænd sˈɪnəmə ˈiːvən mˈoːɹ sˈoʊ, mˈʌst əbˌʌv ˈɔːl biː ɪmˈoʊʃənəl ænd ˈækt əpˌɑːn ðə hˈɑːɹt."