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Living in the lap of luxury isn’t bad except that you never know when luxury is going to stand up.

Orson Welles

I’ve never understood the cult of Hitchcock. Particularly the late American movies. Egotism and laziness. And they’re all lit like television shows.
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Ego Movie Myself Understand
Nobody gets justice. People only get good luck or bad luck.
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Bad Goodness Justice Luck
I don’t pray really, because I don’t want to bore God.
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Boredom God Prayer
I started at the top and worked my way down.
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Myself Start Way Work
I have an unfortunate personality.
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One Liner Personality Unfortunate
Crooks aren’t the worst people, just the stupidest. The fleas of the world.
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People Stupidity World Worst
Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what’s for lunch.
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Country Food Yourself
My kind of director is an actor-director who writes.
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Director Kind Myself Writing
I’m one of those fellows so frightened of driving that I go 80 miles an hour – and the more frightened I get, the faster I go.
ORSON WELLES

Drive Fast Myself Scare
I have made an art form of the interview. The French are the best interviewers, despite their addiction to the triad, like all Cartesians.
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Art Best Interview Myself
Nobody who takes on anything big and tough can afford to be modest.
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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.
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Bad Expectation God Goodness Justice Kind People World
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
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
Future shock is a sickness which comes from too much change in too short a time. It’s the feeling that nothing is permanent anymore.
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Change Feeling Future Permanent Sick Time
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

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