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Orson Welles87 quotes“Don’t give them what you think they want. Give them what they never thought was possible.”
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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.
Orson WellesOrson Welles A good artist should be isolated. If he isn’t isolated, something is wrong.
Orson WellesOrson Welles The cinema has no boundary; it is a ribbon of dream.
Orson WellesOrson Welles The trouble with a movie is that it’s old before it’s released. It’s no accident that it comes in a can.
Orson WellesOrson Welles I hate Woody Allen physically, I dislike that kind of man.
Orson WellesOrson Welles Human nature is eternal; therefore one who follows his nature keeps his original nature, in the end.
Orson WellesOrson Welles Working is part of life, I don’t know how to distinguish between the two. Work is an expression of life.
Orson WellesOrson Welles There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror.
Orson WellesOrson Welles Ignorance sheer ignorance. There is no confidence to equal it. It’s only when you know something about a profession that you are timid or careful.
Orson WellesOrson Welles My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people.
Orson WellesOrson Welles I’m never certain of a performance – my own or the other actors’ – or the script or anything. But to me it seems there’s only one place in the world the camera can be, and the decision usually comes immediately.
Orson WellesOrson Welles Future shock is a sickness which comes from too much change in too short a time. It’s the feeling that nothing is permanent anymore.
Orson WellesOrson Welles I’ve spent most of my mature life trying to prove that I’m not irresponsible.
Orson WellesOrson Welles The Godfather’ was the glorification of a bunch of bums who never existed.
Orson WellesOrson Welles If I ever own a restaurant, I will never allow the waiters to ask if the diners like their dishes. Particularly when they’re talking.
Orson WellesOrson Welles My kind of director is an actor-director who writes.
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