My kind of director is an actor-director who writes.
ORSON WELLESAsk not what you can do for your country. Ask what’s for lunch.
More Orson Welles Quotes
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A writer needs a pen, an artist needs a brush, but a filmmaker needs an army.
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They teach anything in universities today. You can major in mud pies.
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Criminals are never very amusing. It’s because they’re failures. Those who make real money aren’t counted as criminals. This is a class distinction, not an ethical problem.
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Criticism is the essence of creation.
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Living in the lap of luxury isn’t bad except that you never know when luxury is going to stand up.
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Old age is the only disease you dont want to be cured of.
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I have an unfortunate personality.
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I hate Woody Allen physically, I dislike that kind of man.
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People are losing the capacity to listen to words or follow ideas.
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I love informality. I hate dressing up. I hate to be conventional – and I hate every kind of snob.
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Friendship creates only the illusion of not being alone.
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The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.
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Nobody gets justice. People only get good luck or bad luck.
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I look back on my life and it’s 95% running around trying to raise money to make movies and 5% actually making them. It’s no way to live.
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In my opinion, there are two things that can absolutely not be carried to the screen: the realistic presentation of the sexual act and praying to God.
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