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Orson Welles Quotes

Orson Welles quotes

American Actor May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985

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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. Orson Welles
Orson Welles quote: "Every actor in his heart believes everything bad that's..."
Every actor in his heart believes everything bad that's printed about him. Orson Welles
Orson Welles quote: "The enemy of art is the absence of limitations."
The enemy of art is the absence of limitations. Orson Welles
Orson Welles quote: "The absence of limitations is the enemy of art."
The absence of limitations is the enemy of art. Orson Welles
Orson Welles quote: "I feel I have to protect myself against things. So I'm pretty..."
I feel I have to protect myself against things. So I'm pretty careful to lose most of them. Orson Welles
Orson Welles quote: "Only very intelligent people don't wish they were in politics,..."
Only very intelligent people don't wish they were in politics, and I'm dumb enough to want to be in there. Orson Welles
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
Orson Welles quote: "I started at the top and worked my way down."
I started at the top and worked my way down. Orson Welles
Orson Welles quote: "Movie directing is a perfect refuge for the mediocre."
Movie directing is a perfect refuge for the mediocre. Orson Welles
Orson Welles quote: "Create your own visual style... let it be unique for yourself..."
Create your own visual style... let it be unique for yourself and yet identifiable for others. Orson Welles
I can think of nothing that an audience won't understand. The only problem is to interest them; once they are interested, they understand anything in the world. Orson Welles
Orson Welles quote: "I have an unfortunate personality."
I have an unfortunate personality. Orson Welles
Orson Welles quote: "My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four...."
My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people. Orson Welles
Orson Welles quote: "The essential is to excite the spectators. If that means..."
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
Orson Welles quote: "They teach anything in universities today. You can major in..."
They teach anything in universities today. You can major in mud pies. Orson Welles

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