A film is born in my head and I kill it on paper. It is brought back to life by the actors and then killed in the camera. It is then resurrected into a third and final life in the… — Robert Bresson Copy Share Image
Two types of films: those that employ the resources of the theater (actors, direction, etc...) and use the camera in order to reproduce; those that employ the resources of cinematography and use the camera to create — Robert Bresson Copy Share Image
A too-expected image (cliché) will never seem right, even if it is. — Robert Bresson Copy Share Image
Nothing more inelegant and ineffective than an art conceived in another art's form. — Robert Bresson Copy Share Image
My movie is born first in my head, dies on paper; is resuscitated by the living persons and real objects I use, which are… — Robert Bresson Copy Share Image
“The thing that matters is not what they show me but what they hide from me and, above all, what they do not suspect… — Robert Bresson Copy Share Image
