The artist is a kind of prison from which the works of art escape.
JEAN COCTEAUIt is not I who become addicted, it is my body.
More Jean Cocteau Quotes
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There’s no such thing as love; only proof of love.
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A film is a petrified fountain of thought.
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Cultivate everything the critics hated in your first work – that’s what makes you unique.
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Poetry is a religion with no hope.
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I know that poetry is indispensable, but to what I could not say.
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The ability to laugh heartily is the sign of a healthy soul.
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Mirrors should think longer before they reflect.
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We are in a period of such individualism that one no longer speaks of disciples; one speaks of thieves.
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Silence moves faster when it’s going backward.
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French people are Italian people in a bad mood.
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Tact in audacity is knowing how far you can go without going too far.
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I have a piece of great and sad news to tell you: I am dead.
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Appreciation of art is a moral erection, otherwise mere dilettantism.
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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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Wealth is an inborn attitude of mind, like poverty. The pauper who has made his pile may flaunt his spoils, but cannot wear them plausibly.
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