Quotes by Orson Welles

About Orson Welles:

George Orson Welles is best remembered for his innovative work in all three: in theatre, most notably Caesar (1937), a Broadway adaptation of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar; in radio, the 1938 broadcast "The War of the Worlds", one of the most famous in the history of radio; and in film, Citizen Kane (1941), consistently ranked as one of the all-time greatest films.
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I don't pray because I don't want to bore God.

Orson Welles

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

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

Orson Welles

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.

Orson Welles

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

Orson Welles

I have a great love and respect for religion, great love and respect for atheism. What I hate is agnosticism, people who do not choose.

Orson Welles

I have no great message to the world.

Orson Welles

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

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

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

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Good evening, ladies and gentleman. My name is Orson Welles. I am an actor. I am a writer. I am a producer. I am a director. I am a magician. I appear onstage and on the radio. Why are there so many of me and so few of you?

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Each multiplex has screens allocated to each studio. The screens need filling. Studios have to create product to fill their screen, and the amount of good product is limited.

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

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I have an unfortunate personality.

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Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn.

Orson Welles

I have wasted the greater part of my life looking for money and trying to get along, trying to make my work from this terribly expensive paintbox, which is a movie. And I've spent too much energy on things that have nothing to do with making a movie....

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I've spent most of my mature life trying to prove that I'm not irresponsible.

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I passionately hate the idea of being with it; I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time.

Orson Welles

I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time.

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I am essentially a hack, a commercial person. If I had a hobby, I would immediately make money on it or abandon it.

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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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Author Bio

  • NameOrson Welles
  • DescriptionAmerican actor, director, writer and producer
  • BornMay 6, 1915
  • DiedOctober 10, 1985
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionFilm Actor; Theatre Director; Film Director; Actor; Magician; Film Producer; Film Editor; Screenwriter; Writer; Librettist
  • AwardsAcademy Award For Best Writing (Original Screenplay)