Jean-Luc Godard quotes - page 2

Jean-Luc Godard was a French-Swiss film director and screenwriter, regarded as a pioneer of the French New Wave cinema movement. His innovative storytelling, visual style, and unconventional film techniques transformed world cinema. He inspired generations of filmmakers and remains an icon of cinematic experimentation. Here are 44 of his quotes:

Sometime reality is too complex. Stories give it form. (Jean-Luc Godard)
Objects exist and if one pays more attention to them than to people, it is precisely because they exist more than the people. Dead objects are still alive. Living people are often already dead. View quote
Jean-Luc Godard
People come to Cannes just to advertise their films, not with a particular message. But the advantage is that if you go to the festival, you get so much press coverage in three days that it advertises the film for the rest of the year. View quote
Jean-Luc Godard
When we talked, I talked about me, you talked about you, when we should have talked about each other. View quote
Jean-Luc Godard
There is no such thing as intellectual property. View quote
Jean-Luc Godard
I am a painter with letters. I want to restore everything, mix everything up and say everything. View quote
Jean-Luc Godard
To be immortal and then die. View quote
Jean-Luc Godard
Mirrors should reflect before sending an image. View quote
Jean-Luc Godard
Why must one talk? Often one shouldn't talk, but live in silence. The more one talks, the less the words mean. (Nana Kleinfrankenheim, Vivre Sa Vie) View quote
Jean-Luc Godard
It's not where you take things from - it's where you take them to. View quote
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Cinema is not a series of abstract ideas, but rather the phrasing of moments. (Jean-Luc Godard)
One can enjoy existence, not life. View quote
Jean-Luc Godard
I don't think you should feel about a film. You should feel about a woman, not a movie. You can't kiss a movie. View quote
Jean-Luc Godard
You don't make a movie, the movie makes you. View quote
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I make film to make time pass. View quote
Jean-Luc Godard
We once believed we were auteurs, but we weren't. We had no idea, really. Film is over. It's sad nobody is really exploring it. But what to do? And anyway, with mobile phones and everything, everyone is now an auteur. View quote
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I had the feeling that Sarajevo was the perfect place to shoot the film I wanted to shoot. It is the perfect illustration of purgatory. View quote
Jean-Luc Godard
One of the most striking signs of the decay of art is when we see its separate forms jumbled together. View quote
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Through most of my career I've made a decent living making movies no one wants to see. View quote
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Jean-Luc Godard

Jean-Luc Godard - Image
Photo: Gary Stevens, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: French Director
Born: December 3, 1930
Died: September 13, 2022
Quotes count: 44
Wikipedia: Jean-Luc Godard

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