Jean Cocteau

Someone asked Cocteau what he would take if his house were on fire and he could remove only one thing, "I would take the fire," replied Cocteau.

 

Cocteau was once asked if he believed in luck. "Of course," he replied. "How else do you explain the success of those you don't like?"

 

When the subject of heaven and hell was broached in conversation one day, Cocteau politely declined to offer any opinion. "Excuse me for not answering," he said. "I have friends in both places."