“Among seekers of truth, painters perhaps come closest to discovering the secret of the balance of forces of the universe, and hence of man's fulfillment.” — Jean Renoir Copy Share Image
“His nudes and his roses declared to men of this century, already deep in their task of destruction, the stability of the eternal balance of nature.” — Jean Renoir Copy Share Image
There is no realism in American films. No realism, but something much better, great truth. — Jean Renoir Copy Share Image
“A director makes only one movie in his life. Then he breaks it up and makes it again.” — Jean Renoir Copy Share Image
A Director Makes Only One Movie in His Life. Then He Breaks It Into Pieces and Makes It Again. — Jean Renoir Copy Share Image
The saving grace of the cinema is that with patience, and a little love, we may arrive at that wonderfully complex creature which is… — Jean Renoir Copy Share Image
“Among seekers of truth, painters perhaps come closest to discovering the secret of the balance of forces of the universe, and hence of man's… — Jean Renoir Copy Share Image
The only things that are important in life are the things you remember. — Jean Renoir Copy Share Image
To the question, ‘Is the cinema an art?’ my answer is, ‘what does it matter?’... You can make films or you can cultivate a garden. Both have as much claim to being called an art as a poem by Verlaine or a painting by Delacroix… Art is ‘making.’ The art of poetry is the art of making poetry. The art… — Jean Renoir Copy Share
Goodbye Mr. Zanuck: it certainly has been a pleasure working at 16th Century Fox. — Jean Renoir Copy Share Image
A film director is not a creator, but a midwife. His business is to deliver the actor of a child that he did not… — Jean Renoir Copy Share Image
I am against great themes and great subjects... You can't film an idea. The camera is an instrument for recording physical impact. — Jean Renoir Copy Share Image
