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Robert Bresson quotes

French Director September 25, 1907 – December 18, 1999

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Two types of films: those that employ the resources of the theater (actors, direction, etc...) and use the camera in order to reproduce; those that employ the resources of cinematography and use the camera to create Robert Bresson
Robert Bresson quote: "An old thing becomes new if you detach it from what usually..."
An old thing becomes new if you detach it from what usually surrounds it. Robert Bresson
Robert Bresson quote: "Films can only be made by by-passing the will of those who..."
Films can only be made by by-passing the will of those who appear in them, using not what they do, but what they are. Robert Bresson
Robert Bresson quote: "Empty the pond to get the fish."
Empty the pond to get the fish. Robert Bresson
Robert Bresson quote: "Bring together things that have not yet been brought together..."
Bring together things that have not yet been brought together and did not seem predisposed to be so. Robert Bresson
Robert Bresson quote: "Make visible what, without you, might perhaps never have been..."
Make visible what, without you, might perhaps never have been seen. Robert Bresson
Robert Bresson quote: "Practice the precept: find without seeking"
Practice the precept: find without seeking Robert Bresson
The thing that matters is not what they show me but what they hide from me and, above all, what they do not suspect is in them. Robert Bresson
Robert Bresson quote: "Unbalance so as to re-balance."
Unbalance so as to re-balance. Robert Bresson
Robert Bresson quote: "Be the first to see what you see as you see it."
Be the first to see what you see as you see it. Robert Bresson

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