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 More Quotes by Francois Truffaut More Quotes From Francois Truffaut We often forgive those who bore us, but never those whom we bore. Francois Truffaut human-condition bores forgiving I've always had the impression that real militants are like cleaning women, doing a thankless, daily but necessary job. Francois Truffaut cleaning real jobs There's no such thing as an anti-war film. Francois Truffaut anti-war film war I'd skip school regularly to see movies - even in the morning, in the small Parisian theaters that opened early. Francois Truffaut theater morning school 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 friends numbers directors All film directors, whether famous or obscure, regard themselves as misunderstood or underrated. Because of that, they all lie. They're obliged to overstate their own importance. Francois Truffaut misunderstood directors lying During the war, I saw many films that made me fall in love with the cinema. Francois Truffaut falling-in-love cinema war Although men flatter themselves with their great actions, they are not so often the result of a great design as of chance. Francois Truffaut design humility men At first, I wasn't sure whether I'd be a critic or a filmmaker, but I knew it would be something like that. Francois Truffaut filmmaker would-be firsts Purely cinematic film ... actually the purest expression of a cinematic idea. Francois Truffaut film expression ideas What switched me to films was the flood of American pictures into Paris after the Liberation. Francois Truffaut liberation paris film A film is a boat which is always on the point of sinking-it always tends to break up as you go along and drag you under with it. Francois Truffaut boat movie film I prefer to be busy all day long, and when you work for someone else, you're not busy enough. Francois Truffaut enough busy long I warmly recommend to you the films of poets. Francois Truffaut film poet Airing one's dirty linen never makes for a masterpiece. Francois Truffaut masterpiece linen dirty I had thought of writing, actually, and that later on I'd be a novelist. Francois Truffaut novelists writing 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 diary personal me tomorrow I want my audience to be constantly captivated, bewitched, so that it leaves the theatre dazed, stunned to be back on the pavement. Francois Truffaut back audience theatre want I may find myself changing my notions about what I want to do right in the middle of a film. And on days when I'm feeling merry, I shoot merry scenes, and on gloomy days, I shoot gloomy ones. Francois Truffaut find feeling myself want The film of tomorrow will be an act of love. Francois Truffaut act will tomorrow love
