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Human nature is eternal; therefore one who follows his nature keeps his original nature, in the end.

Orson Welles

The classy gangster is a Hollywood invention.
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Hollywood Invention
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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Artist Director Discover Success Talent World
Our songs will all be silenced, but what of it? Go on singing.
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Ourselves Silence Sing Song
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
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
Every true artist must, in his own way, be a magician, a charlatan.
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Artist Himself Magic True
I don’t pray really, because I don’t want to bore God.
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Boredom God Prayer
Only in a police state is the job of a policeman easy.
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Easy Job Police
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
There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror.
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Boredom Emotion Terrorism
There are three intolerable things in life – cold coffee, lukewarm champagne, and overexcited women.
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Drink Excitement Life Tolerance Woman
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
A writer needs a pen, an artist needs a brush, but a filmmaker needs an army.
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Army Artist Movie Need Pen Writing
We’re born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we’re not alone.
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Alive Alone Born Creation Death Friendship Illusion Live Love Moments
People are losing the capacity to listen to words or follow ideas.
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Capacity Ideas Listening Lose People
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

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