Is it possible to succeed without any act of betrayal?

- Jean Renoir

All technical refinements discourage me. Perfect photography, larger screens, hi-fi sound, all make it possible for mediocrities slavishly to reprodu…

- Jean Renoir

The saving grace of the cinema is that with patience, and a little love, we may arrive at that wonderfully complex creature which is called man.

- Jean Renoir

The foundation of all civilization is loitering.

- Jean Renoir

I believe that perfection handicaps cinema.

- Jean Renoir

A film director is not a creator, but a midwife. His business is to deliver the actor of a child that he did not know he had inside him.

- Jean Renoir

A Director Makes Only One Movie in His Life. Then He Breaks It Into Pieces and Makes It Again.

- Jean Renoir

The awful thing about life is this: everyone has their reasons.

- Jean Renoir

When a friend speaks to me, whatever he says is interesting.

- Jean Renoir