Quote of Jean Cocteau - Take a commonplace, clean it and...
Biography - Jean Cocteau:
French writer, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker.
Born: 1889 - Died: 1963
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: France
Born: 1889 - Died: 1963
Period:
20th century
19th century
Place of birth: France
Take a commonplace, clean it and polish it, light it so that it produces the same effect of youth and freshness and originality and spontaneity as it did originally, and you have done a poet’s job. The rest is literature.
Translation
(French)
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Quotes for: Poet
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