The reward of art is not fame or success but intoxication: that is why so many bad artists are unable to give it up.
Jean Cocteau
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- Art produces ugly things which frequently become more beautiful with time. Fashion, on the other hand, produces beautiful things which always become ugly with time.
- An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture.
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- Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper.
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