Yes, in the 3 rd, the latest version of the film he was ... Read his interview:
http://www.quo.ru/index.php?option=c...=426&Itemid=49
"We know that Andrei Tarkovsky was a complicated man. What were your impressions from the undisputed master of cinema?
- I was sorry for Tarkovsky, because two of the film's Stalker died, but he stubbornly went to his goal and decided to shoot it a third time. I worked with him just on the last version of the picture. Andrei Tarkovsky was very talented. He shot a remarkable, truly artistic films. But working with him was extremely difficult. Most unlucky actors. He could shoot 17 doubles, actors torment and curse the abstract: "All wrong!". I offered to show him exactly what he wants from people. And he answered: "I do not know."
Interviewed by Julia Chernova