The ear is profound, whereas the eye is frivolous, too easily satisfied. The ear is active, imaginative, whereas the eye is passive. When you hear a noise at night, instantly you imagine its cause. The sound of a train whistle… — 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
