The Godfather’ was the glorification of a bunch of bums who never existed.
ORSON WELLESA good artist should be isolated. If he isn’t isolated, something is wrong.
More Orson Welles Quotes
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Hollywood is a gold-plated suburb suitable for golfers, gardeners, assorted middlemen, and contented movies stars. I am none of these things.
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Nobody who takes on anything big and tough can afford to be modest.
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Friendship creates only the illusion of not being alone.
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The cinema has no boundary; it is a ribbon of dream.
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Human nature is eternal; therefore one who follows his nature keeps his original nature, in the end.
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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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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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Criticism is the essence of creation.
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There are three intolerable things in life – cold coffee, lukewarm champagne, and overexcited women.
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I’ve spent most of my mature life trying to prove that I’m not irresponsible.
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Don’t give them what you think they want. Give them what they never thought was possible.
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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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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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If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.
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People are losing the capacity to listen to words or follow ideas.
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