[The movies] make the sort of comment only a novel can make, an allusion to the world in which people live, the psychological and economic motivations, the influences of the period in which they lived. 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 experimentsaccomplishment 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 believelyingthinking 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 disappearrealityamerica I don't say we all ought to misbehave, but we ought to look as if we could. Orson Welles misbehavingbehaviorlooks A good artist should be isolated. If he isn't isolated, something is wrong. Orson Welles isolatedartistshould 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 colleaguesencouragementneeds 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 hateartisttime Every true artist must, in his own way, be a magician, a charlatan. Orson Welles very-trueartistway I'm not basically a happy person, but I have all kinds of joy. Orson Welles happy-personkindjoy 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 policehatredevil Nobody gets justice. People only get good luck or bad luck. Orson Welles gamblinggood-luckpeople A man is not from where he is born, but where he chooses to die. Orson Welles borndiesmen 'The Godfather' was the glorification of a bunch of bums who never existed. Orson Welles glorificationbunch There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror. Orson Welles emotionaljourneytravel I've spent most of my mature life trying to prove that I'm not irresponsible. Orson Welles provematuretrying 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 hustleeighttwo 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 sicknesstoo-muchfeelings I hate Woody Allen physically, I dislike that kind of man. Orson Welles hatekindmen [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 tiredmistakethinking People are losing the capacity to listen to words or follow ideas. Orson Welles losingpeopleideas
