Crooks aren't the worst people, just the stupidest. The fleas of the world. Orson Welles More Quotes by Orson Welles More Quotes From Orson Welles I have always been more interested in experiment, than in accomplishment. Orson Welles experiments accomplishment See, I believe that it is not true that different races and nations are alike. I'm profoundly convinced that that's a total lie. I think people are different. Sardinians, for example, have stubby little fingers. Bosnians have short necks. Orson Welles believe lying thinking The ideal American type is perfectly expressed by the Protestant, individualist, anti-conformist, and this is the type that is in the process of disappearing. In reality there are few left. Orson Welles disappear reality america I don't say we all ought to misbehave, but we ought to look as if we could. Orson Welles misbehaving behavior looks A good artist should be isolated. If he isn't isolated, something is wrong. Orson Welles isolated artist should A bad word from a colleague can darken a whole day. We need encouragement a lot more than we admit, even to ourselves. Orson Welles colleagues encouragement needs 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 hate artist time Every true artist must, in his own way, be a magician, a charlatan. Orson Welles very-true artist way I'm not basically a happy person, but I have all kinds of joy. Orson Welles happy-person kind joy The most personal thing I've put in [Touch of Evil] is my hatred of the abuse of police power. It's better to see a murderer go free than for a policeman to abuse his power. Orson Welles police hatred evil Nobody gets justice. People only get good luck or bad luck. Orson Welles gambling good-luck people A man is not from where he is born, but where he chooses to die. Orson Welles born dies men 'The Godfather' was the glorification of a bunch of bums who never existed. Orson Welles glorification bunch There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror. Orson Welles emotional journey travel I've spent most of my mature life trying to prove that I'm not irresponsible. Orson Welles prove mature trying 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. It's about two percent moviemaking and ninety-eight percent hustling. It's no way to spend a life. Orson Welles hustle eight two 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. Orson Welles sickness too-much feelings I hate Woody Allen physically, I dislike that kind of man. Orson Welles hate kind men [I have a] fondness for telling stories, like the Arab storytellers on the marketplace. ... I will never grow tired of [telling] stories [and] I make the mistake of thinking that everyone has the same enthusiasm! Orson Welles tired mistake thinking People are losing the capacity to listen to words or follow ideas. Orson Welles losing people ideas
