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

Quote by Orson Welles

Topics: Orson Welles Quotes

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

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

Gluttony is not a secret vice.

Gluttony is not a secret vice.

I do not suppose I shall be remembered for anything. But I don't think about...

I do not suppose I shall be remembered for anything. But I don't think about...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The basic and essential human is the woman

The basic and essential human is the woman

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...

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...

Movie directing is a perfect refuge for the mediocre.

Movie directing is a perfect refuge for the mediocre.

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...

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.

Nobody gets justice. People only get good luck or bad luck.

Nobody gets justice. People only get good luck or bad luck.

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...

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

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

You can always tell a real friend: When you make a fool of yourself, he...

You can always tell a real friend: When you make a fool of yourself, he...

Consider what you have in the smallest chosen library: a company of the wisest and...

Consider what you have in the smallest chosen library: a company of the wisest and...

One's age should be tranquil, as childhood should be playful. Hard work at either extremity...

One's age should be tranquil, as childhood should be playful. Hard work at either extremity...

There was good reason for the silence of the Holy Spirit as to how,when, in...

There was good reason for the silence of the Holy Spirit as to how,when, in...