At twenty-one, so many things appear solid, permanent, untenable.

Quote by Orson Welles

Topics: Orson Welles Quotes

I started at the top and worked my way down.

I started at the top and worked my way down.

Now we sit through Shakespeare in order to recognize the quotations.

Now we sit through Shakespeare in order to recognize the quotations.

The laws and the stage, both are a form of exhibitionism.

The laws and the stage, both are a form of exhibitionism.

I don't pray because I don't want to bore God.

I don't pray because I don't want to bore God.

I have an unfortunate personality. I have the terrible feeling that, because I am wearing...

I have an unfortunate personality. I have the terrible feeling that, because I am wearing...

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

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

I don't pray because I don't want to bore God.

I don't pray because I don't want to bore God.

The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.

The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.

Create your own visual style... let it be unique for yourself and yet identifiable for...

Create your own visual style... let it be unique for yourself and yet identifiable for...

Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act...

Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act...

I hate television. I hate it as much as peanuts. But I can't stop eating...

I hate television. I hate it as much as peanuts. But I can't stop eating...

Gluttony is not a secret vice.

Gluttony is not a secret vice.

Hollywood died on me as soon as I got there.

Hollywood died on me as soon as I got there.

Movie directing is a perfect refuge for the mediocre.

Movie directing is a perfect refuge for the mediocre.

I drag my myth around with me

I drag my myth around with me

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...

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.

They teach anything in universities today. You can major in mud pies.

They teach anything in universities today. You can major in mud pies.

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....

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

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