Jean Cocteau

I only fear the death of others. For me, true death is that of the people I love ↗

— Jean Cocteau

#death

Emotion resulting from a work of art is only of value when it is not obtained by sentimental blackmail. ↗

— Jean Cocteau

#emotion #obtained #only #resulting #sentimental

Les expériences dangereuses, le monde les accepte dans le domaine de l’art parce qu’il ne prend pas l’art au sérieux, mais il les condamne dans la vie. ↗

— Jean Cocteau

#common-sense #life #opinions #art

Tact in audacity is knowing how far you can go without going too far. ↗

— Jean Cocteau

#far #go #going #how #how far

Style is a simple way of saying complicated things. ↗

— Jean Cocteau

#complicated things #saying #simple #simple way #style

I have a piece of great and sad news to tell you: I am dead. ↗

— Jean Cocteau

#dead #great #i #i am #news

Art is not a pastime but a priesthood. ↗

— Jean Cocteau

#pastime #priesthood

A film is a petrified fountain of thought. ↗

— Jean Cocteau

#film #fountain #petrified #thought

It is not I who become addicted, it is my body. ↗

— Jean Cocteau

#become #body #i #who

Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper. ↗

— Jean Cocteau

#became #film #inexpensive #materials #only