More From Jean Cocteau
- "The actual tragedies of life bear no relation to one’s preconceived ideas. In the event, one is always bewildered by their simplicity, their grandeur of design, and by that element of the bizarre which seems inherent in them."
- "A film is a petrified fountain of thought."
- "A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses."
More In Art
- "Does art have a future? Performance genres like opera, theater, music and dance are thriving all over the world, but the visual arts have been in slow decline for nearly 40 years. No major figure of profound influence has emerged in painting or sculpture since the waning of Pop Art and the birth of Minimalism in the early 1970s."― Camille Paglia
- "The art gods cooked up something special for James Ensor."― Jerry Saltz
- "If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him."― John F. Kennedy