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At twenty-one, so many things appear solid, permanent, untenable.

Orson Welles

The director is simply the audience. His job is to preside over accidents.
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Audience Director Himself Job Simplicity
A good artist should be isolated. If he isn’t isolated, something is wrong.
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Artist Goodness Himself Wrong
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
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.
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Bad Expectation God Goodness Justice Kind People World
A man is not from where he is born, but where he chooses to die.
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Born Choice Death Himself Man Philosophy
A movie in production is the greatest train set a boy could ever have.
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Man Movie Production Train
An artist is always out of step with the time. He has to be.
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Artist Himself Time
Friendship creates only the illusion of not being alone.
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Alone Creation Friendship Illusion
If there hadn’t been women we’d still be squatting in a cave eating raw meat, because we made civilization in order to impress our girlfriends.
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Civilization Eat Impression Ourselves Relationship Woman
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
Now I’m an old Christmas tree, the roots of which have died. They just come along and while the little needles fall off me replace them with medallions.
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Death Myself Replacement Time Tree
Don’t give them what you think they want. Give them what they never thought was possible.
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Inspirational Motivational Possible Thinking
Every true artist must, in his own way, be a magician, a charlatan.
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Artist Himself Magic True
A director is someone who presides over a series of accidents.
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Accident Director Job Series
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
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

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