I’ve never understood the cult of Hitchcock. Particularly the late American movies. Egotism and laziness. And they’re all lit like television shows.
ORSON WELLESNobody gets justice. People only get good luck or bad luck.
More Orson Welles Quotes
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The most personal thing I’ve put in [Touch of Evil] is my hatred of the abuse of police power. It’s better to see a murderer go free than for a policeman to abuse his power.
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Criticism is the essence of creation.
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Old age is the only disease you dont want to be cured of.
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Every true artist must, in his own way, be a magician, a charlatan.
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There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror.
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I started at the top and worked my way down.
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I have always been more interested in experiment, than in accomplishment.
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See, I believe that it is not true that different races and nations are alike. I’m profoundly convinced that that’s a total lie. I think people are different. Sardinians, for example, have stubby little fingers. Bosnians have short necks.
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If there hadn’t been women we’d still be squatting in a cave eating raw meat, because we made civilization in order to impress our girlfriends.
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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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The director is simply the audience. His job is to preside over accidents.
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Race hate isn’t human nature; race hate is the abandonment of human nature.
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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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I’ve spent most of my mature life trying to prove that I’m not irresponsible.
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Nobody gets justice. People only get good luck or bad luck.
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