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

Orson Welles

I hate Woody Allen physically, I dislike that kind of man.
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Hate Kind Man Myself
Crooks aren’t the worst people, just the stupidest. The fleas of the world.
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People Stupidity World Worst
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
I can think of nothing that an audience won’t understand. The only problem is to interest them; once they are interested, they understand anything in the world.
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Audience Myself Thinking Understand World
Nobody who takes on anything big and tough can afford to be modest.
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Big Modesty Tough
An artist is always out of step with the time. He has to be.
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Artist Himself Time
If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.
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Choice End Happiness Stop Story Yourself
I’ve spent most of my mature life trying to prove that I’m not irresponsible.
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Evidence Life Maturity Myself Responsibility
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
Race hate isn’t human nature; race hate is the abandonment of human nature.
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Abandonment Deep Hate Human Nature Race Wisdom
I prefer people who rock the boat to people who jump out.
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Choice Myself People
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
Only in a police state is the job of a policeman easy.
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Easy Job Police
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
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
The cinema has no boundary; it is a ribbon of dream.
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Boundary Dreams Movie Perspective

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