Jean Renoir

“I believe that the only way to be universal is to be truly local.”

“A director makes only one movie in his life. Then he breaks it up and makes it again.”

“The only things that are important in life are the things you remember.”

“Reality is always magic.”

“The foundation of all civilization is loitering.”

“You can film a table and make it a work of art.”

“The art of the cinema consists in creating a reality with which we are familiar.”

“I have a great weakness for disobedience.”

“What is the use of a good plot if it is not carried out by good actors?”

“An artist must be a reactionary. He has to stand out against the tenor of the age and not go flopping along.”

“A filmmaker has almost the same freedom as a novelist, thanks to the progress of technique.”

“If I have to choose between a 'nice' person and a 'truthful' one, I'll take the truthful one every time.”

“The world is a stage, but the play is badly cast.”

“The terrible thing about this world is that everyone has their reasons.”