black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

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.

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.
ORSON WELLES

Abuse Better Evil Freedom Hate Murder Personal Police Power See
Nobody who takes on anything big and tough can afford to be modest.
ORSON WELLES

Big Modesty Tough
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
Working is part of life, I don’t know how to distinguish between the two. Work is an expression of life.
ORSON WELLES

Expression Life Myself Philosophy Work
A writer needs a pen, an artist needs a brush, but a filmmaker needs an army.
ORSON WELLES

Army Artist Movie Need Pen Writing
Ignorance sheer ignorance. There is no confidence to equal it. It’s only when you know something about a profession that you are timid or careful.
ORSON WELLES

Care Confidence Equality Ignorance Professional Yourself
If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.
ORSON WELLES

Choice End Happiness Stop Story Yourself
Old age is the only disease you dont want to be cured of.
ORSON WELLES

Age Old Sick Yourself
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.
ORSON WELLES

Alive Alone Born Creation Death Friendship Illusion Live Love Moments
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
Crooks aren’t the worst people, just the stupidest. The fleas of the world.
ORSON WELLES

People Stupidity World Worst
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.
ORSON WELLES

Audience Myself Thinking Understand World
They teach anything in universities today. You can major in mud pies.
ORSON WELLES

Education Funny Teaching University Wasted Time Yourself
Criticism is the essence of creation.
ORSON WELLES

Creation Criticism One Liner
Hollywood is a gold-plated suburb suitable for golfers, gardeners, assorted middlemen, and contented movies stars. I am none of these things.
ORSON WELLES

Gardener Gold Hollywood Movie Myself Stardom
Popularity should be no scale for the election of politicians. If it would depend on popularity, Donald Duck and The Muppets would take seats in senate.
ORSON WELLES

Dependent Election Fame Politics Popular

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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

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.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Orson Welles Quotes