More quotes by Jean Cocteau

"Emotion resulting from a work of art is only of value when it is not obtained by sentimental blackmail."
"Every poem is a coat of arms. It must be deciphered. How much blood, how many tears in exchange for these axes, these muzzles, these unicorns, these torches, these towers, these martlets, these seedlings of stars and these fields of blue!"
"Mirrors should think longer before they reflect."
"Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper."
"An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture."