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I have always preferred the reflection of the life to life itself.

~Francois Truffaut

Topics: Always Itself Life Preferred Reflection

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What switched me to films was the flood of American pictures into Paris after the Liberation.

~Francois Truffaut

Topics: After American Films Flood Liberation Me Paris Pictures Switched

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The film of tomorrow appears to me as even more personal than an individual and autobiographical novel, like a confession, or a diary.

~Francois Truffaut

Topics: Appears Autobiographical Confession Diary Even Film Individual Like Me More Novel Personal Than Tomorrow

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The film of tomorrow will not be directed by civil servants of the camera, but by artists for whom shooting a film constitutes a wonderful and thrilling adventure.

~Francois Truffaut

Topics: Adventure Artists Camera Civil Civil Servants Directed Film Servants Shooting Thrilling Tomorrow Whom Will Wonderful

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The film of tomorrow will be an act of love.

~Francois Truffaut

Topics: Act Film Love Tomorrow Will

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I want my audience to be constantly captivated, bewitched, so that it leaves the theatre dazed, stunned to be back on the pavement.

~Francois Truffaut

Topics: Audience Back Bewitched Captivated Constantly Leaves Pavement Stunned Theatre Want

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Taste is a result of a thousand distastes.

~Francois Truffaut

Topics: Result Taste Thousand

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An actor is never so great as when he reminds you of an animal - falling like a cat, lying like a dog, moving like a fox.

~Francois Truffaut

Topics: Actor Animal Cat Dog Falling Fox Great He Like Lying Moving Never Reminds You

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Film lovers are sick people.

~Francois Truffaut

Topics: Film Lovers People Sick

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Hitchcock loves to be misunderstood, because he has based his whole life around misunderstandings.

~Francois Truffaut

Topics: Around Based Because He His Hitchcock Life Loves Misunderstandings Misunderstood Whole

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Director

Born: February 6th, 1932

Died: October 21st, 1984

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