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A bad word from a colleague can darken a whole day. We need encouragement a lot more than we admit, even to ourselves.

Orson Welles

The Godfather’ was the glorification of a bunch of bums who never existed.
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Existence Father Glory God
An artist is always out of step with the time. He has to be.
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Artist Himself Time
A director is someone who presides over a series of accidents.
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Accident Director Job Series
I hate Woody Allen physically, I dislike that kind of man.
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Hate Kind Man Myself
Only in a police state is the job of a policeman easy.
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Easy Job Police
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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Gardener Gold Hollywood Movie Myself Stardom
Race hate isn’t human nature; race hate is the abandonment of human nature.
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Abandonment Deep Hate Human Nature Race Wisdom
The director is the most overrated artist in the world. He is the only artist who, with no talent whatsoever, can be a success for 50 years without his lack of talent ever being discovered.
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Artist Director Discover Success Talent World
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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Appearance Believe Different Lie Myself Nation People Race Thinking True
I have always been more interested in experiment, than in accomplishment.
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Accomplishment Achievement Experiment Myself
Crooks aren’t the worst people, just the stupidest. The fleas of the world.
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People Stupidity World Worst
A writer needs a pen, an artist needs a brush, but a filmmaker needs an army.
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Army Artist Movie Need Pen Writing
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
I’ve never understood the cult of Hitchcock. Particularly the late American movies. Egotism and laziness. And they’re all lit like television shows.
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Ego Movie Myself Understand
I started at the top and worked my way down.
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Myself Start Way Work
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

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