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

Quote by Orson Welles

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

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

I started at the top and worked my way down.

I started at the top and worked my way down.

I have a great love and respect for religion, great love and respect for atheism....

I have a great love and respect for religion, great love and respect for atheism....

If there hadn't been women we'd still be squatting in a cave eating raw meat,...

If there hadn't been women we'd still be squatting in a cave eating raw meat,...

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

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

The essential is to excite the spectators. If that means playing Hamlet on a flying...

The essential is to excite the spectators. If that means playing Hamlet on a flying...

Movie directing is a perfect refuge for the mediocre.

Movie directing is a perfect refuge for the mediocre.

I want to give the audience a hint of a scene. No more than that....

I want to give the audience a hint of a scene. No more than that....

Everybody denies I am a genius - but nobody ever called me one!

Everybody denies I am a genius - but nobody ever called me one!

We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship...

We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship...

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

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

Criminals are never very amusing. It's because they're failures. Those who make real money aren't...

Criminals are never very amusing. It's because they're failures. Those who make real money aren't...

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

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

Gluttony is not a secret vice.

Gluttony is not a secret vice.

Now I'm an old Christmas tree, the roots of which have died. They just come...

Now I'm an old Christmas tree, the roots of which have died. They just come...

I haven't seen you in a while, yet I often imagine all your expressions. I...

I haven't seen you in a while, yet I often imagine all your expressions. I...

Ecstasy is not really part of the scene we can do on celluloid.

Ecstasy is not really part of the scene we can do on celluloid.

Race hate isn't human nature; race hate is the abandonment of human nature.

Race hate isn't human nature; race hate is the abandonment of human nature.

Did you ever stop to think why cops are always famous for being dumb? Simple....

Did you ever stop to think why cops are always famous for being dumb? Simple....

Fake is as old as the Eden tree.

Fake is as old as the Eden tree.