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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.

Orson Welles

The Godfather’ was the glorification of a bunch of bums who never existed.
ORSON WELLES

Existence Father Glory God
The cinema has no boundary; it is a ribbon of dream.
ORSON WELLES

Boundary Dreams Movie Perspective
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 WELLES

Drive Fast Myself Scare
My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people.
ORSON WELLES

Doctor Food Funny Myself People Stop
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.
ORSON WELLES

Appearance Believe Different Lie Myself Nation People Race Thinking True
At twenty-one, so many things appear solid, permanent, untenable.
ORSON WELLES

Age Appearance Permanent
I want to give the audience a hint of a scene. No more than that. Give them too much and they won’t contribute anything themselves. Give them just a suggestion and you get them working with you. That’s what gives the theater meaning: when it becomes a social act.
ORSON WELLES

Act Audience Meaning Myself Work
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.
ORSON WELLES

Bad Expectation God Goodness Justice Kind People World
Friendship creates only the illusion of not being alone.
ORSON WELLES

Alone Creation Friendship Illusion
Living in the lap of luxury isn’t bad except that you never know when luxury is going to stand up.
ORSON WELLES

Bad Exception Live Luxury Stand Yourself
There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror.
ORSON WELLES

Boredom Emotion Terrorism
The classy gangster is a Hollywood invention.
ORSON WELLES

Hollywood Invention
Nobody gets justice. People only get good luck or bad luck.
ORSON WELLES

Bad Goodness Justice Luck
Old age is the only disease you dont want to be cured of.
ORSON WELLES

Age Old Sick Yourself
Only in a police state is the job of a policeman easy.
ORSON WELLES

Easy Job Police
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.
ORSON WELLES

Change Feeling Future Permanent Sick Time

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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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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