Jean Cocteau

Quotes

• “Every poem is a coat of arms. It must be deciphered. How much blood, how many tears in exchange for these axes, these mu...”
• “Art produces ugly things which frequently become more beautiful with time. Fashion, on the other hand, produces beautifu...”
• “I have lost my seven best friends, which is to say God has had mercy on me seven times without realizing it. He lent a f...”
• “Emotion resulting from a work of art is only of value when it is not obtained by sentimental blackmail.”
• “The day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying.”
• “Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper.”
• “An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original.”
• “An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture.”
• “I believe in luck: how else can you explain the success of those you dislike?”
• “Art is a marriage of the conscious and the unconscious.”
• “Mirrors should think longer before they reflect.”
• “The poet doesn't invent. He listens.”
• “Life is a horizontal fall.”