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Orson Welles Quotes

A movie studio is the best toy a boy ever had Picture Quote #1

A poet needs a pen, a painter a brush, and a director an army Picture Quote #1

The cinema has no boundary; it is a ribbon of dream Picture Quote #1

Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason Picture Quote #1

The essential is to excite the spectators. If that means playing Hamlet on a flying trapeze or in an aquarium, you do it Picture Quote #1

[Response when asked which film directors he most admired:] I like the old masters, by which I mean John Ford, John Ford, and John Ford Picture Quote #1

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The director is simply the audience. So the terrible burden of the director is to take the place of that yawning vacuum, to be the audience and to select from what happens during the day which movement shall be a disaster and which a gala night. His job is to preside over accidents Picture Quote #1

I think we're a kind of desperation. We're sort of a maddening luxury. The basic and essential human is the woman, and all that we're doing is trying to brighten up the place. That's why all the birds who belong to our sex have prettier feathers - because males have got to try and justify their existence Picture Quote #1

I don't pray because I don't want to bore God Picture Quote #1

I don't take art as seriously as politics Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

What's happening now is what happened before, and often what's going to happen again sometime or other Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

It's about two percent movie-making and ninety-eight percent hustling. It's no way to spend a life Picture Quote #1

The enemy of society is middle class and the enemy of life is middle age Picture Quote #1

Nobody gets justice. People only get good luck or bad luck Picture Quote #1

I want to give the audience a hint of a scene. No more than that. Give them too much and they won't contribute anything themselves. Give them just a suggestion and you get them working with you. That's what gives the theater meaning: when it becomes a social act Picture Quote #1

A good artist should be isolated. If he isn't isolated, something is wrong Picture Quote #1

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I don't regard my career as something so precious that it comes before my convictions Picture Quote #1

One should make movies innocently - the way Adam and Eve named the animals, their first day in the garden…Learn from your own interior vision of things, as if there had never been a D. W. Griffith, or a Eisenstein, or a Ford, or a Renoir, or anybody Picture Quote #1

Create your own visual style... Let it be unique for yourself and yet identifiable for others Picture Quote #1

Every actor in his heart believes everything bad that's printed about him Picture Quote #1

I would rather be on the set than doing anything Picture Quote #1

I never said I was a genius Picture Quote #1

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Working is part of life, I don’t know how to distinguish between the two... Work is an expression of life Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

The trouble with a movie is that it’s old before it’s released. It’s no accident that it comes in a can Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I’ve spent most of my mature life trying to prove that I’m not irresponsible Picture Quote #1

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A movie studio is the best toy a boy ever had (Orson Welles Quotes) A poet needs a pen, a painter a brush, and a director an army (Orson Welles Quotes) The cinema has no boundary; it is a ribbon of dream (Orson Welles Quotes) Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason (Orson Welles Quotes) The essential is to excite the spectators. If that means playing Hamlet on a flying trapeze or in an aquarium, you do it (Orson Welles Quotes) [Response when asked which film directors he most admired:] I like the old masters, by which I mean John Ford, John Ford, and John Ford (Orson Welles Quotes) The director is simply the audience. So the terrible burden of the director is to take the place of that yawning vacuum, to be the audience and to select from what happens during the day which movement shall be a disaster and which a gala night. His job is to preside over accidents (Orson Welles Quotes) I think we're a kind of desperation. We're sort of a maddening luxury. The basic and essential human is the woman, and all that we're doing is trying to brighten up the place. That's why all the birds who belong to our sex have prettier feathers - because males have got to try and justify their existence (Orson Welles Quotes) I don't pray because I don't want to bore God (Orson Welles Quotes) I don't take art as seriously as politics (Orson Welles Quotes) 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 (Orson Welles Quotes) What's happening now is what happened before, and often what's going to happen again sometime or other (Orson Welles Quotes) 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 (Orson Welles Quotes) It's about two percent movie-making and ninety-eight percent hustling. It's no way to spend a life (Orson Welles Quotes) The enemy of society is middle class and the enemy of life is middle age (Orson Welles Quotes) Nobody gets justice. People only get good luck or bad luck (Orson Welles Quotes) I want to give the audience a hint of a scene. No more than that. Give them too much and they won't contribute anything themselves. Give them just a suggestion and you get them working with you. That's what gives the theater meaning: when it becomes a social act (Orson Welles Quotes) A good artist should be isolated. If he isn't isolated, something is wrong (Orson Welles Quotes) I don't regard my career as something so precious that it comes before my convictions (Orson Welles Quotes) One should make movies innocently - the way Adam and Eve named the animals, their first day in the garden…Learn from your own interior vision of things, as if there had never been a D. W. Griffith, or a Eisenstein, or a Ford, or a Renoir, or anybody (Orson Welles Quotes) Create your own visual style... Let it be unique for yourself and yet identifiable for others (Orson Welles Quotes) Every actor in his heart believes everything bad that's printed about him (Orson Welles Quotes) I would rather be on the set than doing anything (Orson Welles Quotes) I never said I was a genius (Orson Welles Quotes) Working is part of life, I don’t know how to distinguish between the two... Work is an expression of life (Orson Welles Quotes) 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 (Orson Welles Quotes) 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 (Orson Welles Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 (Orson Welles Quotes) I’ve spent most of my mature life trying to prove that I’m not irresponsible (Orson Welles Quotes)

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