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I hate Woody Allen physically, I dislike that kind of man.

Orson Welles

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.
ORSON WELLES

Act Audience Meaning Myself Work
I have a great love and respect for religion, great love and respect for atheism. What I hate is agnosticism, people who do not choose.
ORSON WELLES

Choice Greatness Hate Love Myself People Respect
I don’t say we all ought to misbehave, but we ought to look as if we could.
ORSON WELLES

Appearance Attitude Audacity Behavior
I started at the top and worked my way down.
ORSON WELLES

Myself Start Way Work
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.
ORSON WELLES

Abuse Better Evil Freedom Hate Murder Personal Police Power See
Hollywood is a gold-plated suburb suitable for golfers, gardeners, assorted middlemen, and contented movies stars. I am none of these things.
ORSON WELLES

Gardener Gold Hollywood Movie Myself Stardom
Living in the lap of luxury isn’t bad except that you never know when luxury is going to stand up.
ORSON WELLES

Bad Exception Live Luxury Stand Yourself
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.
ORSON WELLES

Life Live Money Myself Run Try
Our songs will all be silenced, but what of it? Go on singing.
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Ourselves Silence Sing Song
A director is someone who presides over a series of accidents.
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Accident Director Job Series
The director is simply the audience. His job is to preside over accidents.
ORSON WELLES

Audience Director Himself Job Simplicity
I 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 WELLES

Money Myself Remember Thinking Work
I’m not basically a happy person, but I have all kinds of joy.
ORSON WELLES

Happiness Joy Kind Myself Person
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.
ORSON WELLES

Change Feeling Future Permanent Sick Time
I prefer people who rock the boat to people who jump out.
ORSON WELLES

Choice Myself People
A good artist should be isolated. If he isn’t isolated, something is wrong.
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Artist Goodness Himself Wrong

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