I hate Woody Allen physically, I dislike that kind of man.
ORSON WELLESThey teach anything in universities today. You can major in mud pies.
More Orson Welles Quotes
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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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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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There are three intolerable things in life – cold coffee, lukewarm champagne, and overexcited women.
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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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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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I prefer people who rock the boat to people who jump out.
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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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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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I have an unfortunate personality.
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I hate Woody Allen physically, I dislike that kind of man.
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If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.
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They teach anything in universities today. You can major in mud pies.
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Nobody who takes on anything big and tough can afford to be modest.
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A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet.
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I’m not basically a happy person, but I have all kinds of joy.
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