I feel I have to protect myself against things. So I'm pretty careful to lose most of them.

Quote by Orson Welles

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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....

The basic and essential human is the woman

The basic and essential human is the woman

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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.

Gluttony is not a secret vice.

Gluttony is not a secret vice.

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...

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...

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...

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 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....

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...

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

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

I drag my myth around with me

I drag my myth around with me

I've always found it very sanitary to be broke.

I've always found it very sanitary to be broke.

Nobody who takes on anything big and tough can afford to be modest.

Nobody who takes on anything big and tough can afford to be modest.

Popularity should be no scale for the election of politicians. If it would depend on...

Popularity should be no scale for the election of politicians. If it would depend on...