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I’m not basically a happy person, but I have all kinds of joy.

Orson Welles

A writer needs a pen, an artist needs a brush, but a filmmaker needs an army.
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Army Artist Movie Need Pen Writing
Only in a police state is the job of a policeman easy.
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Easy Job Police
My kind of director is an actor-director who writes.
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Director Kind Myself Writing
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
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.
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Hate Learning Myself Woman
The director is the most overrated artist in the world. He is the only artist who, with no talent whatsoever, can be a success for 50 years without his lack of talent ever being discovered.
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Artist Director Discover Success Talent World
Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what’s for lunch.
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Country Food Yourself
Friendship creates only the illusion of not being alone.
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Alone Creation Friendship Illusion
I seem to have no dress sense at all. I’m always being listed in New York among one of the ten worst dressed men of the year. Someone once described me as “looking like an unmade bed.” He was right!
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Fashion Funny Man Myself Right Worst
I have an unfortunate personality.
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One Liner Personality Unfortunate
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
Working is part of life, I don’t know how to distinguish between the two. Work is an expression of life.
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Expression Life Myself Philosophy Work
When people accept breaking the law as normal, something happens to the whole society.
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Acceptance Break Law Normal People Society
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
Criminals are never very amusing. It’s because they’re failures. Those who make real money aren’t counted as criminals. This is a class distinction, not an ethical problem.
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Amazing Crime Failure Money Problem Reality
The Godfather’ was the glorification of a bunch of bums who never existed.
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Existence Father Glory God

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