Criticism is the essence of creation.
ORSON WELLESOur songs will all be silenced, but what of it? Go on singing.
More Orson Welles Quotes
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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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Nobody who takes on anything big and tough can afford to be modest.
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A good artist should be isolated. If he isn’t isolated, something is wrong.
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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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I hate Woody Allen physically, I dislike that kind of man.
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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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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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There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror.
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I started at the top and worked my way down.
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At twenty-one, so many things appear solid, permanent, untenable.
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What’s happening now is what happened before, and often what’s going to happen again sometime or other.
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They teach anything in universities today. You can major in mud pies.
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Nobody gets justice. People only get good luck or bad luck.
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I love informality. I hate dressing up. I hate to be conventional – and I hate every kind of snob.
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A writer needs a pen, an artist needs a brush, but a filmmaker needs an army.
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