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.
ORSON WELLESI’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.
ORSON WELLESNever 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.
ORSON WELLESA man is not from where he is born, but where he chooses to die.
ORSON WELLESFriendship creates only the illusion of not being alone.
ORSON WELLESMy kind of director is an actor-director who writes.
ORSON WELLESWe’re born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we’re not alone.
ORSON WELLESWhen people accept breaking the law as normal, something happens to the whole society.
ORSON WELLESI don’t say we all ought to misbehave, but we ought to look as if we could.
ORSON WELLESIgnorance 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.
ORSON WELLESParis 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.
ORSON WELLESI’ve spent most of my mature life trying to prove that I’m not irresponsible.
ORSON WELLESI’m not basically a happy person, but I have all kinds of joy.
ORSON WELLESPeople are losing the capacity to listen to words or follow ideas.
ORSON WELLESFuture shock is a sickness which comes from too much change in too short a time. It’s the feeling that nothing is permanent anymore.
ORSON WELLESI’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.
ORSON WELLESWhen you are down and out something always turns up – and it is usually the noses of your friends.
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