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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

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
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
The Godfather’ was the glorification of a bunch of bums who never existed.
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Existence Father Glory God
A good artist should be isolated. If he isn’t isolated, something is wrong.
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Artist Goodness Himself Wrong
Only in a police state is the job of a policeman easy.
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Easy Job Police
A director is someone who presides over a series of accidents.
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Accident Director Job Series
The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.
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Absence Art Enemy Limitation
I look back on my life and it’s 95% running around trying to raise money to make movies and 5% actually making them. It’s no way to live.
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Life Live Money Myself Run Try
The director is simply the audience. His job is to preside over accidents.
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Audience Director Himself Job Simplicity
I don’t pray really, because I don’t want to bore God.
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Boredom God Prayer
When you are down and out something always turns up – and it is usually the noses of your friends.
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Friendship Hard Time Talk Yourself
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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Food Myself Restaurant Talk Wait
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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Act Carry God Opinion Pray Sex
I’m not basically a happy person, but I have all kinds of joy.
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Happiness Joy Kind Myself Person
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.
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Drive Fast Myself Scare
Old age is the only disease you dont want to be cured of.
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Age Old Sick Yourself

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.

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