To the question, ‘Is the cinema an art?’ my answer is, ‘what does it matter?’... You can make films or you can cultivate a garden. Both have as much claim to being called an art as a poem by Verlaine or a painting by Delacroix… Art is ‘making.’ The art of poetry is the art of making poetry. The art of love is the art of making love... My father never talked to me about art. He could not bear the word.
Is it possible to succeed without any act of betrayal? - Jean Renoir
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
All technical refinements discourage me. Perfect photography, larger screens, hi-fi sound, all make it possible for mediocrities slavishly to reprodu…
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 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.
The foundation of all civilization is loitering. - Jean Renoir
The foundation of all civilization is loitering.
I believe that perfection handicaps cinema. - Jean Renoir
I believe that perfection handicaps cinema.
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 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.
A Director Makes Only One Movie in His Life. Then He Breaks It Into Pieces and Makes It Again. - Jean Renoir
A Director Makes Only One Movie in His Life. Then He Breaks It Into Pieces and Makes It Again.
The awful thing about life is this: everyone has their reasons. - Jean Renoir
The awful thing about life is this: everyone has their reasons.
When a friend speaks to me, whatever he says is interesting. - Jean Renoir
When a friend speaks to me, whatever he says is interesting.
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