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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 Welles

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.
ORSON WELLES

Abuse Better Evil Freedom Hate Murder Personal Police Power See
I hate Woody Allen physically, I dislike that kind of man.
ORSON WELLES

Hate Kind Man Myself
I look back on my life and it’s 95% running around trying to raise money to make movies and 5% actually making them. It’s no way to live.
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Life Live Money Myself Run Try
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.
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Change Feeling Future Permanent Sick Time
Only in a police state is the job of a policeman easy.
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Easy Job Police
Create your own visual style. Let it be unique for yourself and yet identifiable for others.
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Creation Identity Style Unique Visual Yourself
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.
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Food Myself Restaurant Talk Wait
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 WELLES

Accident Movie Old Trouble
The cinema has no boundary; it is a ribbon of dream.
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Boundary Dreams Movie Perspective
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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Bad Game Goodness Hollywood Right True Yourself
Our songs will all be silenced, but what of it? Go on singing.
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Ourselves Silence Sing Song
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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Actor Director Home Movie Play Respect World Worth
I have always been more interested in experiment, than in accomplishment.
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Accomplishment Achievement Experiment Myself
Old age is the only disease you dont want to be cured of.
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Age Old Sick Yourself
They teach anything in universities today. You can major in mud pies.
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Education Funny Teaching University Wasted Time 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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