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The trouble with a movie is that it’s old before it’s released. It’s no accident that it comes in a can.

Orson Welles

What’s happening now is what happened before, and often what’s going to happen again sometime or other.
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History Philosophy Science Time
Ignorance sheer ignorance. There is no confidence to equal it. It’s only when you know something about a profession that you are timid or careful.
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Care Confidence Equality Ignorance Professional Yourself
I don’t say we all ought to misbehave, but we ought to look as if we could.
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Appearance Attitude Audacity Behavior
A good artist should be isolated. If he isn’t isolated, something is wrong.
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Artist Goodness Himself Wrong
When people accept breaking the law as normal, something happens to the whole society.
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Acceptance Break Law Normal People Society
I do not suppose I shall be remembered for anything. But I don’t think about my work in those terms. It is just as vulgar to work for the sake of posterity as to work for the sake of money.
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Money Myself Remember Thinking Work
I don’t pray really, because I don’t want to bore God.
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Boredom God Prayer
My kind of director is an actor-director who writes.
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Director Kind Myself Writing
Never expect justice in this world. That is not part of God’s plan. Everybody thinks that if they don’t get it, they’re some kind of odd man out. And it’s not true. Nobody gets justice – people just get good luck or bad luck.
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Bad Expectation God Goodness Justice Kind People World
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
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
Our songs will all be silenced, but what of it? Go on singing.
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Ourselves Silence Sing Song
I prefer people who rock the boat to people who jump out.
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Choice Myself People
There are three intolerable things in life – cold coffee, lukewarm champagne, and overexcited women.
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Drink Excitement Life Tolerance Woman
I’ve spent most of my mature life trying to prove that I’m not irresponsible.
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Evidence Life Maturity Myself Responsibility
Future shock is a sickness which comes from too much change in too short a time. It’s the feeling that nothing is permanent anymore.
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Change Feeling Future Permanent Sick Time

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