Style is a simple way of saying complicated things

Quote by Jean Cocteau

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Emotion resulting from a work of art is only of value when it is not...

Emotion resulting from a work of art is only of value when it is not...

All good music resembles something. Good music stirs by its mysterious resemblance to the objects...

All good music resembles something. Good music stirs by its mysterious resemblance to the objects...

Take a commonplace, clean it and polish it, light it so that it produces the...

Take a commonplace, clean it and polish it, light it so that it produces the...

The greatest masterpiece in literature is only a dictionary out of order.

The greatest masterpiece in literature is only a dictionary out of order.

Silence moves faster when it's going backward.

Silence moves faster when it's going backward.

There is always a period when a man with a beard shaves it off. This...

There is always a period when a man with a beard shaves it off. This...

Art is not a pastime but a priesthood.

Art is not a pastime but a priesthood.

If it has to choose who is to be crucified, the crowd will always save...

If it has to choose who is to be crucified, the crowd will always save...

When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time...

When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time...

After the writer's death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter.

After the writer's death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter.

After the writer's death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter.

After the writer's death, reading his journal is like receiving a long letter.

I have lost my seven best friends, which is to say God has had mercy...

I have lost my seven best friends, which is to say God has had mercy...

Commissions suit me. They set limits. Jean Marais dared me to write play in which...

Commissions suit me. They set limits. Jean Marais dared me to write play in which...

Wealth is an inborn attitude of mind, like poverty. The pauper who has made his...

Wealth is an inborn attitude of mind, like poverty. The pauper who has made his...

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

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

Emotion resulting from a work of art is only of value when it is not...

Emotion resulting from a work of art is only of value when it is not...

Whatever the public blames you for, cultivate it; it is yourself

Whatever the public blames you for, cultivate it; it is yourself

Nobody can imitate me. You can always see impersonations of Katharine Hepburn and Marylin Monroe....

Nobody can imitate me. You can always see impersonations of Katharine Hepburn and Marylin Monroe....

My self confidence goes down every time I see a girl that's prettier than me.

My self confidence goes down every time I see a girl that's prettier than me.

You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to...

You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to...