More quotes by Jean Cocteau

"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."
"The day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying."
"I believe in luck: how else can you explain the success of those you dislike?"
"I have lost my seven best friends, which is to say God has had mercy on me seven times without realizing it. He lent a friendship, took it from me, sent me another."