Art is science in the flesh.
JEAN COCTEAUArt is science in the flesh.
JEAN COCTEAUFrench people are Italian people in a bad mood.
JEAN COCTEAUMy method is simple: not to bother about poetry. It must come of its own accord. Merely whispering its name drives it away.
JEAN COCTEAUThere’s no such thing as love; only proof of love.
JEAN COCTEAUThe joy of the young is to disobey.
JEAN COCTEAUMirrors should reflect a little before throwing back images.
JEAN COCTEAUA film is a petrified fountain of thought.
JEAN COCTEAUHere I am trying to live, or rather, I am trying to teach the death within me how to live.
JEAN COCTEAUA true photographer is as rare as a true poet or a true painter.
JEAN COCTEAUThe ability to laugh heartily is the sign of a healthy soul.
JEAN COCTEAUWe must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don’t like?
JEAN COCTEAUNothing ever gets anywhere. The earth keeps turning round and gets nowhere. The moment is the only thing that counts.
JEAN COCTEAUThe artist is a kind of prison from which the works of art escape.
JEAN COCTEAUWhatever the world condemns you for, make it your own. It is yourself.
JEAN COCTEAUYou have comfort. You don’t have luxury. And don’t tell me that money plays a part. The luxury I advocate has nothing to do with money. It cannot be bought. It is the reward of those who have NO Fear or Discomfort.
JEAN COCTEAUI have seafoam in my veins, I understand the language of waves.
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