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.

The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.

Only very intelligent people don't wish they were in politics, and I'm dumb enough to want to be in there.

When people accept breaking the law as normal, som... -Orson Welles

When people accept breaking the law as normal, something happens to the whole society.

The best thing commercially, which is the worst ar... -Orson Welles

The best thing commercially, which is the worst artistically, by and large, is the most successful.

If there hadn't been women we'd still be squatting in a cave eating raw meat, because we made civilization in order to impress our girlfriends.

The enemy of society is middle class and the enemy... -Orson Welles

The enemy of society is middle class and the enemy of life is middle age.

I'm a provincial. I live very much like a hermit: reading, listening to music, working in the cutting room, writing, commercial work - which doesn't take up that much time.

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.

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.

Personally, I don't like a girlfriend to have a husband. If she'll fool her husband, I figure she'll fool me.

I've never understood the cult of Hitchcock. Particularly the late American movies... Egotism and laziness. And they're all lit like television shows.

Nobody gets justice. People only get good luck or ... -Orson Welles

Nobody gets justice. People only get good luck or bad luck.

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This quote presents a cynical perspective on the concept of justice. It suggests that true justice is elusive and that individual outcomes are primarily determined by luck or chance rather than a fair and impartial system. It implies that the notion of justice is subjective and that favorable or unfavorable outcomes are often attributed to fortune or misfortune rather than a just dispensation of rewards or consequences.

My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners ... -Orson Welles

My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people.

If you want a happy ending, that depends, of cours... -Orson Welles

If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.

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This quote reflects the idea that the resolution and interpretation of a story determine whether it ends happily or not, suggesting that the storyteller has control over when and how the narrative concludes.

Did you ever stop to think why cops are always famous for being dumb? Simple. Because they don't have to be anything else.

I have an unfortunate personality.

A film is never really good unless the camera is a... -Orson Welles

A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet.

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This quote metaphorically emphasizes the importance of a skilled cinematographer or filmmaker who possesses a poetic sensibility and an artistic vision in capturing compelling and evocative visuals.

Orson Welles Quotes

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