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I don’t say we all ought to misbehave, but we ought to look as if we could.

Orson Welles

At twenty-one, so many things appear solid, permanent, untenable.
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Age Appearance Permanent
A good artist should be isolated. If he isn’t isolated, something is wrong.
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Artist Goodness Himself Wrong
People are losing the capacity to listen to words or follow ideas.
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Capacity Ideas Listening Lose People
I passionately hate the idea of being with it; I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time.
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Artist Hate Himself Ideas Myself Passion Thinking Time
Criminals are never very amusing. It’s because they’re failures. Those who make real money aren’t counted as criminals. This is a class distinction, not an ethical problem.
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Amazing Crime Failure Money Problem Reality
I love informality. I hate dressing up. I hate to be conventional – and I hate every kind of snob.
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Appearance Fashion Hate Kind Love Myself Relationship
Nobody gets justice. People only get good luck or bad luck.
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Bad Goodness Justice Luck
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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Money Myself Remember Thinking Work
I hate women, hate them generally, not in particular but in an abstract way. I hate them because one never really learns anything about them. They are inscrutable.
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Hate Learning Myself Woman
An artist is always out of step with the time. He has to be.
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Artist Himself Time
The director is simply the audience. His job is to preside over accidents.
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Audience Director Himself Job Simplicity
Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what’s for lunch.
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Country Food Yourself
There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror.
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Boredom Emotion Terrorism
Nobody who takes on anything big and tough can afford to be modest.
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Big Modesty Tough
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.
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Drive Fast Myself Scare
When you are down and out something always turns up – and it is usually the noses of your friends.
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Friendship Hard Time Talk Yourself

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