I think we're always responsible for our actions. We're free. I raise my hand - I'm responsible. I turn my head to the right - I'm responsible. I'm unhappy - I'm responsible. I smoke a cigarette - I'm responsible. I shut my eyes - I'm responsible. I forget that I'm responsible, but I am.

I told you escape is a pipe dream. After all, everything is beautiful. You only have to take an interest in things, see their beauty. It's true. After all, things are just what they are. A face is a face. Plates are plates. Men are men. And life, is life.

— Vivre sa vie: Film en douze tableaux

Jean-Luc Godard chose to end life through assisted d...

Jean-Luc Godard Will Be Modern Forever"He was so modern in 1959 that he will be modern forever, youth found not in a jar but in a film can. It’s we who grow old around him."