A writer needs a pen, an artist needs a brush, but a filmmaker needs an army.
ORSON WELLESCreate your own visual style. Let it be unique for yourself and yet identifiable for others.
More Orson Welles Quotes
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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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A movie in production is the greatest train set a boy could ever have.
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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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The trouble with a movie is that it’s old before it’s released. It’s no accident that it comes in a can.
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The classy gangster is a Hollywood invention.
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An artist is always out of step with the time. He has to be.
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I prefer people who rock the boat to people who jump out.
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Nobody who takes on anything big and tough can afford to be modest.
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A man is not from where he is born, but where he chooses to die.
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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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The Godfather’ was the glorification of a bunch of bums who never existed.
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If I ever own a restaurant, I will never allow the waiters to ask if the diners like their dishes. Particularly when they’re talking.
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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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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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I have an unfortunate personality.
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