Geburtsdatum | Donnerstag, 06. Mai 1915 |
Geburtsort | Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Todesort | Los_Angeles,_California |
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Beschreibung | George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, known for his innovative work in film, radio and theatre. He is considered to be among the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time. |
A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet.
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.
We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone.
The enemy of society is middle class and the enemy of life is middle age.
Did you ever stop to think why cops are always famous for being dumb? Simple. Because they don't have to be anything else.
I don't pray because I don't want to bore God.
The best thing commercially, which is the worst artistically, by and large, is the most successful.
I do not suppose I shall be remembered for anything. But I don't think about my work in those terms. It is just as vulgar to work for the sake of posterity as to work for the sake of money.
Nobody gets justice. People only get good luck or bad luck.
The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.
If there hadn't been women we'd still be squatting in a cave eating raw meat, because we made civilization in order to impress our girlfriends.
Personally, I don't like a girlfriend to have a husband. If she'll fool her husband, I figure she'll fool me.
I have a great love and respect for religion, great love and respect for atheism. What I hate is agnosticism, people who do not choose.
A good artist should be isolated. If he isn't isolated, something is wrong.
