Jean Cocteau Quotes

Man seeks to escape himself in myth, and does so by any means at his disposal. Drugs, alcohol, or lies. Unable to withdraw into himself, he disguises himself. Lies and inaccuracy give him a few moments of comfort.

Jean Cocteau

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: director
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: July 5, 1889 - October 11, 1963

Topics

ManAlcoholMomentsComfortEscape

They actually bought me for Daredevil 2, but they have to exercise the option.

Joe Pantoliano

MeExerciseDaredevilActually

We think it is complicated to change the world. Change comes little by little. Nothing worthwhile can happen in one generation.

Andrew Young

ChangeChange The WorldWorldThink

When it rains, it pours - figuratively and literally.

John Cornyn

RainsLiterallyFiguratively

I walk away from writing what I consider to be a good song - with a good character, a good story in it - with all I'm gonna really get out of that song. My greatest pleasure is to create it, not to record it, not to hear anyone else play it, though that can be nice too.

Robert Hunter

GoodCharacterWalkWritingSong

The most obvious thing you can't do with a guitar synthesizer is to really sound like a guitar.

Andy Summers

GuitarYouSoundObviousLikeMost

You're put on this platform where you see beauty every day, and you kinda get numb to it. So then it's like, 'What else do you have? You really can't hold a conversation? Next'.

Rotimi

BeautyDayYouEvery DaySeeHold

As I grew into my body, high jump chose me.

Derek Drouin

MeBodyJumpHighChoseGrew

In 10th grade, I was kicking it with the seniors. I introduced myself, and they were like, 'Yeah, Demetrius is cool, but we're gonna call you Pac.' That was it! It could be worse!

Demetrius Shipp, Jr.

MyselfCoolYouSeniorsCallWorse

My instincts are always against people who want to fasten some sort of hegemony onto things.

Clifford Geertz

PeopleWantAlwaysThingsAgainst

Many openly show discontentment with their looks, but few with their intelligence. I, however, assure you there are many more plain minds than faces.

Bryant H. McGill

IntelligenceYouLooksMindsMore

I can see now a vision emerging how Canada is going to profit in the future from our Arctic resources without destroying the environment on which it is all based.

Brian Mulroney

FutureVisionEnvironmentCanadaNow

Nobody ever recognizes me from 'Mad Men,' because they darken my hair a little bit.

Anne Dudek

MenMeHairMadNobodyLittle

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