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A movie in production is the greatest train set a boy could ever have.

Orson Welles

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

Existence Father Glory God
Hollywood is Hollywood. There’s nothing you can say about it that isn’t true, good or bad. And if you get into it, you have no right to be bitter — you’re the one who sat down, and joined the game.
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Bad Game Goodness Hollywood Right True Yourself
I’ve spent most of my mature life trying to prove that I’m not irresponsible.
ORSON WELLES

Evidence Life Maturity Myself Responsibility
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
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.
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Act Audience Meaning Myself Work
My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people.
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Doctor Food Funny Myself People Stop
Every true artist must, in his own way, be a magician, a charlatan.
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Artist Himself Magic True
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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Act Carry God Opinion Pray Sex
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
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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Bad Exception Live Luxury Stand Yourself
A director is someone who presides over a series of accidents.
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Accident Director Job Series
People are losing the capacity to listen to words or follow ideas.
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Capacity Ideas Listening Lose People
Human nature is eternal; therefore one who follows his nature keeps his original nature, in the end.
ORSON WELLES

End Forever Human Nature Original
When people accept breaking the law as normal, something happens to the whole society.
ORSON WELLES

Acceptance Break Law Normal People Society
Our songs will all be silenced, but what of it? Go on singing.
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Ourselves Silence Sing Song
Criticism is the essence of creation.
ORSON WELLES

Creation Criticism One Liner

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