Style is a simple way of saying complicated things.
JEAN COCTEAUNot only should you not accept a prize. You should not try to deserve one either.
More Jean Cocteau Quotes
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Art is not a pastime but a priesthood.
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Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper.
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We shelter an angel within us. We must be the guardians of that angel.
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Since these mysteries exceed my grasp, I shall pretend to have organized them.
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Elegance ceases to exist when it is noticed.
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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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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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Fight any instinct to be humorless, for humorlessness is the worst of all absurdities.
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Lying is the only art form that the public sanctions and instinctively prefers to reality.
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Tact in audacity is knowing how far you can go without going too far.
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It is not I who become addicted, it is my body.
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The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.
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What the public criticizes in you, cultivate. It is you.
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Mirrors should think longer before they reflect.
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Every day in the mirror I watch death at work.
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