Orson Welles

In my opinion, there are two things that can absolutely not be carried to the screen: the realistic presentation of the sexual act and praying to God. ↗

— Orson Welles

#film #god #movies #praying #presentation

A toast, Jedediah, to love on my terms. Those are the only terms anybody ever knows - his own. ↗

— Orson Welles

#love

Viele Menschen sind gut erzogen, um nicht mit vollem Mund zu sprechen, aber sie haben keine Bedenken, es mit leerem Kopf zu tun. ↗

— Orson Welles

#life

If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story. ↗

— Orson Welles

#depends #ending #happy #happy ending #stop

The enemy of art is the absence of limitations. ↗

— Orson Welles

#art #enemy #limitations

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

#anything #because #being #cops #did

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

#because #class #counted #criminals #distinction

When you are down and out something always turns up - and it is usually the noses of your friends. ↗

— Orson Welles

#down #friends #noses #out #something

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

— Orson Welles

#country #lunch #you #your

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

— Orson Welles

#identifiable #others #own #style #unique