I passionately hate the idea of being with it; I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time.

Quote by Orson Welles

Topics: Actors And Acting Quotes, Art Quotes, Hate Quotes

The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.

The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.

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...

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....

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...

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

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

I started at the top and worked my way down.

I started at the top and worked my way down.

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

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

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...

I don't say we all ought to misbehave, but we ought to look as if...

I don't say we all ought to misbehave, but we ought to look as if...

I think we're a kind of desperation. We're sort of a maddening luxury. The basic...

I think we're a kind of desperation. We're sort of a maddening luxury. The basic...

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...

When you are down and out something always turns up - and it is usually...

When you are down and out something always turns up - and it is usually...

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.

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 basic and essential human is the woman

The basic and essential human is the woman

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,...

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...

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...

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.