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I’ve spent most of my mature life trying to prove that I’m not irresponsible.

Orson Welles

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
Race hate isn’t human nature; race hate is the abandonment of human nature.
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Abandonment Deep Hate Human Nature Race Wisdom
I’ve never understood the cult of Hitchcock. Particularly the late American movies. Egotism and laziness. And they’re all lit like television shows.
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Ego Movie Myself Understand
I’m never certain of a performance – my own or the other actors’ – or the script or anything. But to me it seems there’s only one place in the world the camera can be, and the decision usually comes immediately.
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Actor Camera Decision Myself Performance Place Script World
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
Every true artist must, in his own way, be a magician, a charlatan.
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Artist Himself Magic True
Human nature is eternal; therefore one who follows his nature keeps his original nature, in the end.
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End Forever Human Nature Original
Living in the lap of luxury isn’t bad except that you never know when luxury is going to stand up.
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Bad Exception Live Luxury Stand Yourself
Working is part of life, I don’t know how to distinguish between the two. Work is an expression of life.
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Expression Life Myself Philosophy Work
My kind of director is an actor-director who writes.
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Director Kind Myself Writing
I hate Woody Allen physically, I dislike that kind of man.
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Hate Kind Man Myself
Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what’s for lunch.
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Country Food Yourself
I prefer people who rock the boat to people who jump out.
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Choice Myself People
Criticism is the essence of creation.
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Creation Criticism One Liner
Nobody who takes on anything big and tough can afford to be modest.
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Big Modesty Tough
I hate Woody Allen physically, I dislike that kind of man.
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Hate Kind Man Myself

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