French - Director | July 5, 1889 - October 11, 1963
Since the day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying.
Jean Cocteau
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The extreme limit of wisdom, that's what the public calls madness.
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The Louvre is a morgue; you go there to identify your friends.
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The greatest masterpiece in literature is only a dictionary out of order.
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There are truths which one can only say after having won the right to say them.
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Art is not a pastime but a priesthood.
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Asking an artist to talk about his work is like asking a plant to discuss horticulture.
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The day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying.
I have a piece of great and sad news to tell you: I am dead.
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