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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

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
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
The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.
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Absence Art Enemy Limitation
There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror.
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Boredom Emotion Terrorism
I hate Woody Allen physically, I dislike that kind of man.
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Hate Kind Man Myself
The classy gangster is a Hollywood invention.
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Hollywood Invention
We’re born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we’re not alone.
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Alive Alone Born Creation Death Friendship Illusion Live Love Moments
Nobody gets justice. People only get good luck or bad luck.
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Bad Goodness Justice Luck
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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Civilization Eat Impression Ourselves Relationship Woman
Our songs will all be silenced, but what of it? Go on singing.
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Ourselves Silence Sing Song
Working is part of life, I don’t know how to distinguish between the two. Work is an expression of life.
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Expression Life Myself Philosophy Work
I hate women, hate them generally, not in particular but in an abstract way. I hate them because one never really learns anything about them. They are inscrutable.
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Hate Learning Myself Woman
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
They teach anything in universities today. You can major in mud pies.
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Education Funny Teaching University Wasted Time Yourself
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
A good artist should be isolated. If he isn’t isolated, something is wrong.
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Artist Goodness Himself Wrong

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