Orson Welles Quotes & Sayings (Page 9)

“I've never understood the cult of Hitchcock. Particularly the late American movies... Egotism and laziness. And they're all lit like television shows.”

“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.”

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

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

“I have an unfortunate personality.”

“One shouldn't ever be conscious of the author as lecturer. When social or moral points are too heavily stressed, I always get uncomfortable.”

“The first thing one must remember about film is that it is a young medium. And it is essential for every responsible artist to cultivate the ground that has been left fallow.”

“The laws and the stage, both are a form of exhibitionism.”

“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.”

“If I ever own a restaurant, I will never allow the waiters to ask if the diners like their dishes. Particularly when they're talking.”