Catch instants. Spontaneity, ...

Catch instants. Spontaneity, freshness.
 Robert Bresson

Quotes from the same author

Ten properties of an object, according to Leonardo: light and dark, color and substance, form and position, distance and nearness, movement and stillness.
 Robert Bresson
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.
 Robert Bresson
The most ordinary word, when put into place, suddenly acquires brilliance. That is the brilliance with which your images must shine.
 Robert Bresson
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 conjures up the whole station. The eye can perceive only what is presented to it.
 Robert Bresson