I have made an art form of the interview. The French are the best interviewers, despite their addiction to the triad, like all Cartesians.
ORSON WELLESA good artist should be isolated. If he isn’t isolated, something is wrong.
More Orson Welles Quotes
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I started at the top and worked my way down.
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Criticism is the essence of creation.
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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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I have an unfortunate personality.
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Don’t give them what you think they want. Give them what they never thought was possible.
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I dont believe in learning from other peoples pictures. I think you should learn from your own interior vision of things and discover, as I say, Innocently, as though there had never been anybody.
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I prefer people who rock the boat to people who jump out.
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Nobody gets justice. People only get good luck or bad luck.
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The director is simply the audience. His job is to preside over accidents.
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The cinema has no boundary; it is a ribbon of dream.
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The Godfather’ was the glorification of a bunch of bums who never existed.
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I have always been more interested in experiment, than in accomplishment.
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Criminals are never very amusing. It’s because they’re failures. Those who make real money aren’t counted as criminals. This is a class distinction, not an ethical problem.
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An artist is always out of step with the time. He has to be.
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A director is someone who presides over a series of accidents.
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