I'm not a walking extra in a Chekhov play; I'm no Slavic gloom or Irish gloom. Orson Welles chekhovextragloom Change image and share on social
The only reason for doing a play is to make a statement about it, and by that I don't mean a conceit of the producer. Orson Welles conceitmakeplay Change image and share on social
Everything about me is a contradiction, and so is everything about everybody else. We are made out of oppositions; we live between two poles. There's a philistine and an aesthete in all of us, and a murderer and a saint. You don't reconcile the poles. You just recognize them. Orson Welles aesthetecontradictionlive share on social
Now we sit through Shakespeare in order to recognize the quotations. Orson Welles orderquotationrecognize Change image and share on social
If you've noticed that I don't use long takes, it's not because I don't like them, but because no one gives me the necessary means to treat myself to them. It's more economical to make one image, then this image and then that image, and try to control them later, in the editing studio. Orson Welles controleconomicaledit share on social
On my tombstone, I want written: 'He never did 'Love Boat!' Orson Welles boatlovetombstone Change image and share on social
Everybody denies I am a genius - but nobody ever called me one! Orson Welles calldenygenius Change image and share on social
Ecstasy is not really part of the scene we can do on celluloid. Orson Welles celluloidecstasypart Change image and share on social
Every actor in his heart believes everything bad that's printed about him. Orson Welles actorbadbelieve Change image and share on social
When you are down and out something always turns up - and it is usually the noses of your friends. Orson Welles friendnoseturn Change image and share on social
