Criminals are never very amusing. It's because they're failures. Those who make real money aren't counted as criminals. This is a class distinction, not an ethical problem.

Quote by Orson Welles

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She's a perfect person, I hate the bitch.

She's a perfect person, I hate the bitch.

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...

The word genius was whispered into my ear, the first thing I ever heard, while...

The word genius was whispered into my ear, the first thing I ever heard, while...

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

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

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....

I'm not bitter about Hollywood's treatment of me, but of its treatment of Griffith, von...

I'm not bitter about Hollywood's treatment of me, but of its treatment of Griffith, von...

Hollywood is the only industry, even taking in soup companies, which does not have laboratories...

Hollywood is the only industry, even taking in soup companies, which does not have laboratories...

The best thing commercially, which is the worst artistically, by and large, is the most...

The best thing commercially, which is the worst artistically, by and large, is the most...

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....

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.

The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.

The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.

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.

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....

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 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...

I passionately hate the idea of being with it; I think an artist has always...

I passionately hate the idea of being with it; I think an artist has always...

If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your...

If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your...

Movie directing is a perfect refuge for the mediocre.

Movie directing is a perfect refuge for the mediocre.

No matter how fast you run, Michael Myers will walk faster.

No matter how fast you run, Michael Myers will walk faster.

In the X-Men the women are so strong and sexy! We really kick some male...

In the X-Men the women are so strong and sexy! We really kick some male...