Poetry, being elegance itself, cannot hope to achieve visibility… It insists on living its own life.
JEAN COCTEAUPoetry is a religion with no hope.
More Jean Cocteau Quotes
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The artist is a kind of prison from which the works of art escape.
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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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An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture.
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A true photographer is as rare as a true poet or a true painter.
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We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don’t like?
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Every day in the mirror I watch death at work.
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Whatever the world condemns you for, make it your own. It is yourself.
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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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The ability to laugh heartily is the sign of a healthy soul.
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The reward of art is not fame or success but intoxication: that is why so many bad artists are unable to give it up.
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The only way to kill death is through photography.
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Poetry is indispensable – if I only knew what for.
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It is excruciating to be an unbeliever with a spirit that is deeply religious.
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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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Mirrors should reflect a little before throwing back images.
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