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A man is not from where he is born, but where he chooses to die.

Orson Welles

A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet.
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Camera Eyes Goodness Movie Poet
Don’t give them what you think they want. Give them what they never thought was possible.
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Inspirational Motivational Possible Thinking
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
A movie in production is the greatest train set a boy could ever have.
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Man Movie Production Train
Every true artist must, in his own way, be a magician, a charlatan.
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Artist Himself Magic True
There are three intolerable things in life – cold coffee, lukewarm champagne, and overexcited women.
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Drink Excitement Life Tolerance Woman
We’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.
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Alive Alone Born Creation Death Friendship Illusion Live Love Moments
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
I’m never certain of a performance – my own or the other actors’ – or the script or anything. But to me it seems there’s only one place in the world the camera can be, and the decision usually comes immediately.
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Actor Camera Decision Myself Performance Place Script World
I have made an art form of the interview. The French are the best interviewers, despite their addiction to the triad, like all Cartesians.
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Art Best Interview Myself
A director is someone who presides over a series of accidents.
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Accident Director Job Series
Old age is the only disease you dont want to be cured of.
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Age Old Sick Yourself
Human nature is eternal; therefore one who follows his nature keeps his original nature, in the end.
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End Forever Human Nature Original
People are losing the capacity to listen to words or follow ideas.
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Capacity Ideas Listening Lose People
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
When people accept breaking the law as normal, something happens to the whole society.
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Acceptance Break Law Normal People Society

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