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.
ORSON WELLESAn artist is always out of step with the time. He has to be.
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A man is not from where he is born, but where he chooses to die.
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There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror.
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Old age is the only disease you dont want to be cured of.
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I don’t pray really, because I don’t want to bore God.
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The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.
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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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I started at the top and worked my way down.
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Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what’s for lunch.
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Our songs will all be silenced, but what of it? Go on singing.
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An artist is always out of step with the time. He has to be.
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I do not suppose I shall be remembered for anything. But I don’t think about my work in those terms. It is just as vulgar to work for the sake of posterity as to work for the sake of money.
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People are losing the capacity to listen to words or follow ideas.
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A good artist should be isolated. If he isn’t isolated, something is wrong.
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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.
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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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