A film is a petrified fountain of thought.
JEAN COCTEAUWhatever the world condemns you for, make it your own. It is yourself.
More Jean Cocteau Quotes
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One must not mistake majority for truth.
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Appreciation of art is a moral erection, otherwise mere dilettantism.
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The joy of the young is to disobey.
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The public is never pleased with what we do, wanting always a copy of what we have done.
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You 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.
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May the devil himself splatter you with dung.
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Art is not a pastime but a priesthood.
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The speed of a runaway horse counts for nothing.
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Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper.
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When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time that is behind the work.
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Everything one does in life, even love, occurs in an express train racing toward death. To smoke opium is to get out of the train while it is still moving. It is to concern oneself with something other than life or death.
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I have seafoam in my veins, I understand the language of waves.
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Beauty cannot be recognized with a cursory glance.
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I know that poetry is indispensable, but to what I could not say.
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Every day in the mirror I watch death at work.
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