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Quote by Louise Brooks
The great art of films does not consist of descriptive movement of

The great art of films does not consist of descriptive movement of face and body but in the movements of thought and soul transmitted in a kind of intense isolation. – Louise Brooks

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An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture. – Jean Cocteau

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