A film is a petrified fountain of thought.
JEAN COCTEAUMan 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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The job of the poet (a job which can’t be learned) consists of placing those objects of the visible world which have become invisible due to the glue of habit, in an unusual position which strikes the soul and gives them a tragic force.
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Poetry is indispensable – if I only knew what for.
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Elegance ceases to exist when it is noticed.
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Living is a horizontal fall.
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The speed of a runaway horse counts for nothing.
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A true photographer is as rare as a true poet or a true painter.
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Youth is certain what it rejects before it knows what it will accept.
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I know that poetry is indispensable, but to what I could not say.
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After you have written a thing and you reread it, there is always the temptation to fix it up, to improve it, to remove its poison, blunt its sting.
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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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Youth can only assert itself through the conviction that its ventures surpass all others and resemble nothing.
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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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I have not looked at a newspaper in twenty years; if one is brought into the room, I flee. This is not because I am indifferent but because one cannot follow every road.
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Art is science in the flesh.
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The ability to laugh heartily is the sign of a healthy soul.
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