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

Orson Welles

The most personal thing I’ve put in [Touch of Evil] is my hatred of the abuse of police power. It’s better to see a murderer go free than for a policeman to abuse his power.
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Abuse Better Evil Freedom Hate Murder Personal Police Power See
I look back on my life and it’s 95% running around trying to raise money to make movies and 5% actually making them. It’s no way to live.
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Life Live Money Myself Run Try
Criticism is the essence of creation.
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Creation Criticism One Liner
Only in a police state is the job of a policeman easy.
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Easy Job Police
Paris is the playwright’s delight. New York is the home of directors. London, however, is the actor’s city, the only one in the world. In London, actors are given their head.
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Actor Director Home Movie Play Respect World Worth
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
Old age is the only disease you dont want to be cured of.
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Age Old Sick Yourself
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 have an unfortunate personality.
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One Liner Personality Unfortunate
People are losing the capacity to listen to words or follow ideas.
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Capacity Ideas Listening Lose People
I prefer people who rock the boat to people who jump out.
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Choice Myself People
The classy gangster is a Hollywood invention.
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Hollywood Invention
A bad word from a colleague can darken a whole day. We need encouragement a lot more than we admit, even to ourselves.
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Bad Darkness Day Encouragement Need Ourselves Word
Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what’s for lunch.
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Country Food 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
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.
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Alive Alone Born Creation Death Friendship Illusion Live Love Moments

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