My movie is born first in my head, dies on paper; is resuscitated by the living persons and real objects I use, which are killed on film but, placed in a certain order and projected on to a screen, come to life again like flowers in water.
Source: Notes on the Cinematographer, 1950-1958: On Looks, 1975.
-- Robert Bresson, (Sep 25 1907-1999), French film director; His motion pictures are intense psychological probings executed in a pristine, formal photographic style.