Orson Welles

A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet. 

Orson Welles 

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

Orson Welles 

A good artist should be isolated. If he isn't isolated, something is wrong. 

Orson Welles 

Ecstasy is not really part of the scene we can do on celluloid. 

Orson Welles 

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

Orson Welles 

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

Orson Welles 

Did you ever stop to think why cops are always famous for being dumb? Simple. Because they don't have to be anything else. 

Orson Welles 

Everybody denies I am a genius - but nobody ever called me one! 

Orson Welles 

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

Orson Welles 

Criminals are never very amusing. It's because they're failures. Those who make real money aren't counted as criminals. This is a class distinction, not an ethical problem. 

Orson Welles