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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.

Orson Welles

The Godfather’ was the glorification of a bunch of bums who never existed.
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Existence Father Glory God
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
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
What’s happening now is what happened before, and often what’s going to happen again sometime or other.
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History Philosophy Science Time
Every true artist must, in his own way, be a magician, a charlatan.
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Artist Himself Magic True
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
There are three intolerable things in life – cold coffee, lukewarm champagne, and overexcited women.
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Drink Excitement Life Tolerance Woman
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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Care Confidence Equality Ignorance Professional Yourself
Never expect justice in this world. That is not part of God’s plan. Everybody thinks that if they don’t get it, they’re some kind of odd man out. And it’s not true. Nobody gets justice – people just get good luck or bad luck.
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Bad Expectation God Goodness Justice Kind People World
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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Drive Fast Myself Scare
Only in a police state is the job of a policeman easy.
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Easy Job Police
I have a great love and respect for religion, great love and respect for atheism. What I hate is agnosticism, people who do not choose.
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Choice Greatness Hate Love Myself People Respect
They teach anything in universities today. You can major in mud pies.
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Education Funny Teaching University Wasted Time Yourself
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
I love informality. I hate dressing up. I hate to be conventional – and I hate every kind of snob.
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Appearance Fashion Hate Kind Love Myself Relationship
I hate Woody Allen physically, I dislike that kind of man.
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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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