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.
ORSON WELLESThe Godfather’ was the glorification of a bunch of bums who never existed.
More Orson Welles Quotes
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At twenty-one, so many things appear solid, permanent, untenable.
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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.
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The cinema has no boundary; it is a ribbon of dream.
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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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If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.
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Human nature is eternal; therefore one who follows his nature keeps his original nature, in the end.
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The director is the most overrated artist in the world. He is the only artist who, with no talent whatsoever, can be a success for 50 years without his lack of talent ever being discovered.
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I prefer people who rock the boat to people who jump out.
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I don’t pray really, because I don’t want to bore God.
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Personally, I don’t like a girlfriend to have a husband. If she’ll fool her husband, I figure she’ll fool me.
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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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A director is someone who presides over a series of accidents.
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Our songs will all be silenced, but what of it? Go on singing.
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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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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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