An artist is always out of step with the time. He has to be.
ORSON WELLESCrooks aren’t the worst people, just the stupidest. The fleas of the world.
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My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people.
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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.
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There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror.
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People are losing the capacity to listen to words or follow ideas.
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They teach anything in universities today. You can major in mud pies.
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Paris is the playwright’s delight. New York is the home of directors. London, however, is the actor’s city, the only one in the world. In London, actors are given their head.
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When people accept breaking the law as normal, something happens to the whole society.
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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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The director is simply the audience. His job is to preside over accidents.
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When you are down and out something always turns up – and it is usually the noses of your friends.
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I don’t pray really, because I don’t want to bore God.
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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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Our songs will all be silenced, but what of it? Go on singing.
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Old age is the only disease you dont want to be cured of.
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Hollywood is Hollywood. There’s nothing you can say about it that isn’t true, good or bad. And if you get into it, you have no right to be bitter — you’re the one who sat down, and joined the game.
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