Elegance ceases to exist when it is noticed.
JEAN COCTEAUI love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.
More Jean Cocteau Quotes
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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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An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture.
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Man seeks to escape himself in myth, and does so by any means at his disposal. Drugs, alcohol, or lies. Unable to withdraw into himself, he disguises himself. Lies and inaccuracy give him a few moments of comfort.
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I feel myself inhabited by a force or being — very little known to me. It gives the orders; I follow.
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Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper.
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All good music resembles something. Good music stirs by its mysterious resemblance to the objects and feelings which motivated it.
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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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I’ve always preferred mythology to history. History is truth that becomes an illusion. Mythology is an illusion that becomes reality.
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Beauty cannot be recognized with a cursory glance.
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When I write, I disturb. When I show a film, I disturb. When I exhibit my painting, I disturb, and I disturb if I don’t. I have a knack for disturbing.
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Nothing ever gets anywhere. The earth keeps turning round and gets nowhere. The moment is the only thing that counts.
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Continue reading Proust. His magnificent intelligence is particularly fond of describing stupidity. Which is ultimately exhausting.
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I only fear the death of others. For me, true death is that of the people I love.
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My method is simple: not to bother about poetry. It must come of its own accord. Merely whispering its name drives it away.
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If a poet has a dream, it is not of becoming famous, but of being believed.
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