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

Quote by Orson Welles

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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 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...

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...

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...

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

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

I started at the top and worked my way down.

I started at the top and worked my way down.

Every actor in his heart believes everything bad that's printed about him.

Every actor in his heart believes everything bad that's printed about him.

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

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

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

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

Living in the lap of luxury isn't bad, except that you never know when luxury...

Living in the lap of luxury isn't bad, except that you never know when luxury...

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...

The basic and essential human is the woman

The basic and essential human is the woman

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

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

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.

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...

I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time.

I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time.

Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what's for lunch.

Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what's for lunch.

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

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

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...