I hate Woody Allen physically, I dislike that kind of man.
ORSON WELLESI hate Woody Allen physically, I dislike that kind of man.
ORSON WELLESLiving in the lap of luxury isn’t bad except that you never know when luxury is going to stand up.
ORSON WELLESEvery true artist must, in his own way, be a magician, a charlatan.
ORSON WELLESWorking is part of life, I don’t know how to distinguish between the two. Work is an expression of life.
ORSON WELLESNobody gets justice. People only get good luck or bad luck.
ORSON WELLESI love informality. I hate dressing up. I hate to be conventional – and I hate every kind of snob.
ORSON WELLESIf 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.
ORSON WELLESPopularity 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 WELLESI 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 WELLESCriticism is the essence of creation.
ORSON WELLESNever 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 WELLESA movie in production is the greatest train set a boy could ever have.
ORSON WELLESPersonally, I don’t like a girlfriend to have a husband. If she’ll fool her husband, I figure she’ll fool me.
ORSON WELLESFriendship creates only the illusion of not being alone.
ORSON WELLESI do not suppose I shall be remembered for anything. But I don’t think about my work in those terms. It is just as vulgar to work for the sake of posterity as to work for the sake of money.
ORSON WELLESAn artist is always out of step with the time. He has to be.
ORSON WELLES