Francois Truffaut Quotes

Film is a collective experience, as you know.

I love to just go to the movies, watch movies, listen to the scores and all that 'cause that's, like, the next step for me.

Since the time I was a kid, I used to love big films.

For me, cinema is very important. I grew up with television; then, as a teenager, you discover cinema.

One of the things I love about cinema is the range.

If cinema is a woman then certainly there are many shores.

I've always been in love with the movies. They're the dreams of the 20th Century.

In my teens, I fell in love with the movies.

If you love movies, then you love America.

So you see, movies are really another dimension.

Used properly, cinema is the coolest thing in the world.

Movies are immortal art - the first new art since Greek drama.

I love the kind of movies I watched when I was a kid. But, I also love telling great stories.

Of course, like all film-makers I've been mesmerised by cinema since I was a child.

I became a director just for the love of movies, because of the power of cinema.

Personally, I don't know what I'd do without films.

Well, I don't think Hollywood's a dirty word at all, I love a lot of Hollywood films.

When I was 16, I discovered this island called cinema and I thought: 'Oh, how wonderful; I'm ready.'

Cinema is much more than heroes and villains.

As a kid, a little kid, I loved going to the movies, and now I love making movies.

I want cinema to be a part of my life. It's natural for me.

I have been a film buff all my life and believe that the finest cinema is fully the equal of the best novels.

For me, cinema is happiness.

I wouldn't have had the life I've had without movies.

What is film-making about if not romance?