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> [At birth man is offered only one choice --the choice of his death. But if this choice is governed by distaste for his own existence, his life will never have been more than meaningless.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-pierre-melville/at-birth-man-is-offered-only-one-choice-the-choice-of-his-death-but/)

[Jean-Pierre Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-pierre-melville/)

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## More by Jean-Pierre Melville

> [It's the honest point of view of an artist: You have to please.I'd like viewers to come away from my films unsure whether they've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-pierre-melville/it-s-the-honest-point-of-view-of-an-artist-you-have-to-please-i-d/)

[Jean-Pierre Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-pierre-melville/)

> [“There is no solitude greater than the samurai's, unless perhaps it be that of a tiger in the jungle.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-pierre-melville/there-is-no-solitude-greater-than-the-samurai-s-unless-perhaps-it-be/)

[Jean-Pierre Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-pierre-melville/)

> [“There is no greater solitude than that of the samurai unless it is that of the tiger in the jungle... Perhaps...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-pierre-melville/there-is-no-greater-solitude-than-that-of-the-samurai-unless-it-is/)

[Jean-Pierre Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-pierre-melville/)

> [“I like to take risks. My films never follow the current trend.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-pierre-melville/i-like-to-take-risks-my-films-never-follow-the-current-trend/)

[Jean-Pierre Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-pierre-melville/)

> [I move from realism to fantasy without the spectator ever noticing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-pierre-melville/i-move-from-realism-to-fantasy-without-the-spectator-ever-noticing/)

[Jean-Pierre Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-pierre-melville/)

> [“All my films hinge on the fantastic. I'm not a documentarian; a film is first and foremost a dream, and it's absurd to copy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-pierre-melville/all-my-films-hinge-on-the-fantastic-i-m-not-a-documentarian-a-film-is/)

[Jean-Pierre Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-pierre-melville/)

> [At birth man is offered only one choice --the choice of his death. But if this choice is governed by distaste for his own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-pierre-melville/at-birth-man-is-offered-only-one-choice-the-choice-of-his-death-but/)

[Jean-Pierre Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-pierre-melville/)

> [“I don’t know what will be left of me fifty years from now. I suspect that all films will have aged terribly and that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-pierre-melville/i-don-t-know-what-will-be-left-of-me-fifty-years-from-now-i-suspect/)

[Jean-Pierre Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-pierre-melville/)

> [“My love for cinema began with the talkies, around 1929 or '30. The first time I heard a word coming from a screen was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-pierre-melville/my-love-for-cinema-began-with-the-talkies-around-1929-or-30-the-first/)

[Jean-Pierre Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-pierre-melville/)

> [I believe that you must be madly in love with cinema to create films. You also need a huge cinematic baggage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-pierre-melville/i-believe-that-you-must-be-madly-in-love-with-cinema-to-create-films/)

[Jean-Pierre Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-pierre-melville/)

> [“It was difficult, but I managed. When I had money, I'd buy film and we'd shoot. I think your first film should be made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-pierre-melville/it-was-difficult-but-i-managed-when-i-had-money-i-d-buy-film-and-we-d/)

[Jean-Pierre Melville](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-pierre-melville/)

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