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Nobody who takes on anything big and tough can afford to be modest.

Orson Welles

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 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
I love informality. I hate dressing up. I hate to be conventional – and I hate every kind of snob.
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Appearance Fashion Hate Kind Love Myself Relationship
Paris is the playwright’s delight. New York is the home of directors. London, however, is the actor’s city, the only one in the world. In London, actors are given their head.
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Actor Director Home Movie Play Respect World Worth
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
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
An artist is always out of step with the time. He has to be.
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Artist Himself Time
I started at the top and worked my way down.
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I have an unfortunate personality.
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One Liner Personality Unfortunate
I don’t say we all ought to misbehave, but we ought to look as if we could.
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The Godfather’ was the glorification of a bunch of bums who never existed.
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Existence Father Glory God
I don’t pray really, because I don’t want to bore God.
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Boredom God Prayer
I’m not basically a happy person, but I have all kinds of joy.
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Happiness Joy Kind Myself Person
I have always been more interested in experiment, than in accomplishment.
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Accomplishment Achievement Experiment Myself
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
A bad word from a colleague can darken a whole day. We need encouragement a lot more than we admit, even to ourselves.
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Bad Darkness Day Encouragement Need Ourselves Word

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