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Francois Truffaut Quotes

Francois Truffaut quotes

French Director February 6, 1932 – October 21, 1984

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But the cinephile is … a neurotic! (That’s not a pejorative term.) The Bronte sisters were neurotic, and it’s because they were neurotic that they read all those books and became writers. The famous French advertising slogan that says, “When you love life, you go to the movies,” it’s false! It’s exactly the opposite: when you don’t love life, or when life doesn’t give you satisfaction, you go to the movies. Francois Truffaut
I love the way she projects two facets: a visible persona and a subterranean one. She keeps her thoughts to herself; she seems to suggest that her secret, inner life is at least as significant as the appearance she gives. Francois Truffaut
Francois Truffaut quote: "Hitchcock loves to be misunderstood, because he has based his..."
Hitchcock loves to be misunderstood, because he has based his whole life around misunderstandings. Francois Truffaut
Francois Truffaut quote: "In love, women are professionals, men are amateurs."
In love, women are professionals, men are amateurs. Francois Truffaut
Francois Truffaut quote: "The film of tomorrow will be an act of love."
The film of tomorrow will be an act of love. Francois Truffaut
Francois Truffaut quote: "I have always preferred the reflection of the life to life..."
I have always preferred the reflection of the life to life itself. Francois Truffaut
Francois Truffaut quote: "Life has more imagination than we do."
Life has more imagination than we do. Francois Truffaut
Francois Truffaut quote: "Is the cinema more important than life?"
Is the cinema more important than life? Francois Truffaut
I am the happiest man in the world and here's why: I walk down a street and I see a woman, not tall but well-proportioned, very dark-haired, very neat in her dress, wearing a dark skirt with deep pleats that swing with the rhythm of her rather quick steps; her stockings, of dark color, are carefully, impeccably smooth; her face is not smiling, this woman walks down the street without trying to please, as if she were unconscious of what she represented: a good carnal image of woman, a physical... Francois Truffaut
When humor can be made to alternate with melancholy, one has a success, but when the same things are funny and melancholic at the same time, it's just wonderful. Francois Truffaut
The film of tomorrow will resemble the person who made it, and the number of spectators will be proportional to the number of friends the director has. Francois Truffaut
Francois Truffaut quote: "An actor is never so great as when he reminds you of an animal..."
An actor is never so great as when he reminds you of an animal - falling like a cat, lying like a dog, moving like a fox. Francois Truffaut
Francois Truffaut quote: "I've always had the impression that real militants are like..."
I've always had the impression that real militants are like cleaning women, doing a thankless, daily but necessary job. Francois Truffaut
The film of tomorrow will not be directed by civil servants of the camera, but by artists for whom shooting a film constitutes a wonderful and thrilling adventure. Francois Truffaut
The film of tomorrow appears to me as even more personal than an individual and autobiographical novel, like a confession, or a diary. Francois Truffaut

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