Cinema is the most beautiful fraud in the world.

Quote by Jean-Luc Godard

Topics: Cinema Quotes, Fraud Quotes

Beauty is composed of an eternal, invariable element whose quantity is extremely difficult to determine,...

Beauty is composed of an eternal, invariable element whose quantity is extremely difficult to determine,...

One of the most striking signs of the decay of art is when we see...

One of the most striking signs of the decay of art is when we see...

To be or not to be. That's not really a question.

To be or not to be. That's not really a question.

The truth is that there is no terror untempered by some great moral idea.

The truth is that there is no terror untempered by some great moral idea.

All you need for a movie is a gun and a girl.

All you need for a movie is a gun and a girl.

Photography is truth.

Photography is truth.

I don't think you should feel about a film. You should feel about a woman,...

I don't think you should feel about a film. You should feel about a woman,...

To me style is just the outside of content, and content the inside of style,...

To me style is just the outside of content, and content the inside of style,...

Photography is truth. And cinema is truth twenty-four times a second.

Photography is truth. And cinema is truth twenty-four times a second.

A story should have a beginning, a middle, and an end... but not necessarily in...

A story should have a beginning, a middle, and an end... but not necessarily in...

I pity the French Cinema because it has no money. I pity the American Cinema...

I pity the French Cinema because it has no money. I pity the American Cinema...

I don't think you should feel about a film. You should feel about a woman,...

I don't think you should feel about a film. You should feel about a woman,...

Cinema is the most beautiful fraud in the world.

Cinema is the most beautiful fraud in the world.

Photography is truth. The cinema is truth twenty-four times per second.

Photography is truth. The cinema is truth twenty-four times per second.

I'd rather do theater and British films than move to LA in hopes of getting...

I'd rather do theater and British films than move to LA in hopes of getting...

I wouldn't say when you've seen one Western you've seen the lot; but when you've...

I wouldn't say when you've seen one Western you've seen the lot; but when you've...

Sheer animated fantasy is still my first and deepest production impulse. The fable is the...

Sheer animated fantasy is still my first and deepest production impulse. The fable is the...

Forget the grand plan. Forget the master scheme. Forget control. That is the bleak but...

Forget the grand plan. Forget the master scheme. Forget control. That is the bleak but...

That was my one big Hollywood hit, but, in a way, it hurt my picture...

That was my one big Hollywood hit, but, in a way, it hurt my picture...

The appeal of cinema lies in the fear of death.

The appeal of cinema lies in the fear of death.

Perhaps that suspicion of fraud enhances the flavor.

Perhaps that suspicion of fraud enhances the flavor.