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Every true artist must, in his own way, be a magician, a charlatan.

Orson Welles

My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people.
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Doctor Food Funny Myself People Stop
Only in a police state is the job of a policeman easy.
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Easy Job Police
The cinema has no boundary; it is a ribbon of dream.
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Boundary Dreams Movie Perspective
I’m one of those fellows so frightened of driving that I go 80 miles an hour – and the more frightened I get, the faster I go.
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Drive Fast Myself Scare
I passionately hate the idea of being with it; I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time.
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Artist Hate Himself Ideas Myself Passion Thinking Time
Crooks aren’t the worst people, just the stupidest. The fleas of the world.
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People Stupidity World Worst
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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Act Carry God Opinion Pray Sex
Popularity should be no scale for the election of politicians. If it would depend on popularity, Donald Duck and The Muppets would take seats in senate.
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Dependent Election Fame Politics Popular
Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what’s for lunch.
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Country Food Yourself
Nobody who takes on anything big and tough can afford to be modest.
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Big Modesty Tough
The director is simply the audience. His job is to preside over accidents.
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Audience Director Himself Job Simplicity
I want to give the audience a hint of a scene. No more than that. Give them too much and they won’t contribute anything themselves. Give them just a suggestion and you get them working with you. That’s what gives the theater meaning: when it becomes a social act.
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Act Audience Meaning Myself Work
What’s happening now is what happened before, and often what’s going to happen again sometime or other.
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History Philosophy Science Time
Friendship creates only the illusion of not being alone.
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Alone Creation Friendship Illusion
A movie in production is the greatest train set a boy could ever have.
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Man Movie Production Train
I don’t say we all ought to misbehave, but we ought to look as if we could.
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Appearance Attitude Audacity Behavior

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