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.
ORSON WELLESAsk not what you can do for your country. Ask what’s for lunch.
More Orson Welles Quotes
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I don’t pray really, because I don’t want to bore God.
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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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The Godfather’ was the glorification of a bunch of bums who never existed.
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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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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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Now I’m an old Christmas tree, the roots of which have died. They just come along and while the little needles fall off me replace them with medallions.
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Friendship creates only the illusion of not being alone.
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A good artist should be isolated. If he isn’t isolated, something is wrong.
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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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Don’t give them what you think they want. Give them what they never thought was possible.
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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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Crooks aren’t the worst people, just the stupidest. The fleas of the world.
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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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Create your own visual style. Let it be unique for yourself and yet identifiable for others.
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The director is simply the audience. His job is to preside over accidents.
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