What did Jean Cocteau mean by: An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original. Jean Cocteau Artist · France Copy
+ The poet doesn’t invent. He listens. Author, October 8, 2023January 2, 2025, Jean Cocteau, Creativity, Inspiration, Perception, 0 Jean Cocteau Artist · France
+ I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul. Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jean Cocteau, Companionship, Home, Love, 0 Jean Cocteau Artist · France
+ A picture is not a window…an abstract refers to no reality but its own. Read explanation Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jean Cocteau, Abstraction, Perception, Reality, 0 Jean Cocteau Artist · France
+ Stupidity is always astounding, no matter how often one encounters it. Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jean Cocteau, Common, Ignorance, Surprising, 0 Jean Cocteau Artist · France
+ Expect neither reward nor beatitude. Return noble waves for ignoble. Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jean Cocteau, Dignity, Expectation, Virtue, 0 Jean Cocteau Artist · France
+ A film is a petrified fountain of thought. Author, November 4, 2023January 2, 2025, Jean Cocteau, Creativity, Imagination, Reflection, 0 Jean Cocteau Artist · France
+ When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time that is behind the work. Author, January 18, 2024January 9, 2025, Jean Cocteau, Innovation, Perception, Progress, 0 Jean Cocteau Artist · France
+ Silence moves faster when it’s going backward. Author, September 27, 2023January 2, 2025, Jean Cocteau, Movement, Perception, Time, 0 Jean Cocteau Artist · France
Make copies, young man, many copies. You can only become a good artist by copying the masters. Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Painter · France
When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time that is behind the work. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
This art, born of genius and good taste, can become beautiful and varied to an infinite degree. Jean-Georges Noverre Choreographer · France
The greatest masterpiece in literature is only a dictionary out of order. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
