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I prefer people who rock the boat to people who jump out.

Orson Welles

An artist is always out of step with the time. He has to be.
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Artist Himself Time
The cinema has no boundary; it is a ribbon of dream.
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Boundary Dreams Movie Perspective
At twenty-one, so many things appear solid, permanent, untenable.
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Age Appearance Permanent
The camera is much more than a recording apparatus, it is a medium via which messages reach us from another world.
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Camera Record World
A bad word from a colleague can darken a whole day. We need encouragement a lot more than we admit, even to ourselves.
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Bad Darkness Day Encouragement Need Ourselves Word
There are three intolerable things in life – cold coffee, lukewarm champagne, and overexcited women.
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Drink Excitement Life Tolerance Woman
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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Amazing Crime Failure Money Problem Reality
I have an unfortunate personality.
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One Liner Personality Unfortunate
Our songs will all be silenced, but what of it? Go on singing.
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Ourselves Silence Sing Song
A movie in production is the greatest train set a boy could ever have.
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Man Movie Production Train
A director is someone who presides over a series of accidents.
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Accident Director Job Series
Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what’s for lunch.
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Country Food Yourself
A man is not from where he is born, but where he chooses to die.
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Born Choice Death Himself Man Philosophy
I have made an art form of the interview. The French are the best interviewers, despite their addiction to the triad, like all Cartesians.
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Art Best Interview Myself
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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Bad Exception Live Luxury Stand Yourself
The Godfather’ was the glorification of a bunch of bums who never existed.
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Existence Father Glory God

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