Now I'm an old Christmas tree, the roots of which have died. They just come along and while the little needles fall off me replace them with medallions.

Quote by Orson Welles

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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 drag my myth around with me

I drag my myth around with me

They teach anything in universities today. You can major in mud pies.

They teach anything in universities today. You can major in mud pies.

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

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

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 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...

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...

Create your own visual style... let it be unique for yourself and yet identifiable for...

Create your own visual style... let it be unique for yourself and yet identifiable for...

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....

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

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

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.

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

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

Gluttony is not a secret vice.

Gluttony is not a secret vice.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.

What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is...

The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is...