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The Godfather’ was the glorification of a bunch of bums who never existed.

Orson Welles

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
I passionately hate the idea of being with it; I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time.
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Artist Hate Himself Ideas Myself Passion Thinking Time
A movie in production is the greatest train set a boy could ever have.
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Man Movie Production Train
Every true artist must, in his own way, be a magician, a charlatan.
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Artist Himself Magic True
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
Criticism is the essence of creation.
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Creation Criticism One Liner
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
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
Crooks aren’t the worst people, just the stupidest. The fleas of the world.
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People Stupidity World Worst
I’m not basically a happy person, but I have all kinds of joy.
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Happiness Joy Kind Myself Person
Create your own visual style. Let it be unique for yourself and yet identifiable for others.
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Creation Identity Style Unique Visual Yourself
I hate Woody Allen physically, I dislike that kind of man.
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Hate Kind Man Myself
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
Now I’m an old Christmas tree, the roots of which have died. They just come along and while the little needles fall off me replace them with medallions.
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Death Myself Replacement Time Tree
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
A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet.
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Camera Eyes Goodness Movie Poet

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