Orson Welles Quotes

22 Orson Welles quotes by 21 unique authors

Only a certain breed of actor should ever even try to work for Orson Welles. I'm glad I'm one of that breed. — Mercedes McCambridge
Orson Welles was a force of nature, who just came in and wiped the slate clean. And Citizen Kane is the greatest risk-taking of all… — Martin Scorsese
Oh yes, I dated Orson Welles. We had many encounters on both coasts. I remember the first time he saw me in a boudoir, in a… — Maila Nurmi
If I could steal someone's dream myself, I'd have to go for one of Orson Welles. — Christopher Nolan
Orson Welles lists Citizen Kane as his best film, Alfred Hitchcock opts for Shadow of a Doubt, and Sir Carol Reed chose The Third Man… — Joseph Cotten
I've always tried to learn from the greats: Orson Welles, Humphrey Bogart, Ghandi, Buddha, Jesus... it's just that there's this tremendous pressure to correct all… — Zach Braff
I mean, everyone says Citizen Kane. It isn't that great, anyway. And Orson Welles I knew well, of course. He made other incredible films that… — Patrick Macnee
I grew up on the crime stuff. Spillane, Chandler, Jim Thompson, and noir movies like Fuller, Orson Welles, Fritz Lang. When I first showed up… — Frank Miller
To suppose that the value of a common stock is determined purely by a corporation's earnings discounted by the relevant interest rates and adjusted for… — James Grant
I discovered Orson Welles in college; my freshman English professor screened 'Citizen Kane' for us, and I wound up writing a 20-page term paper on… — Claire Danes
I was nine. I saw Orson Welles in 'Julius Caesar.' It was involving, emotional, imaginative. I've never forgotten it. — Harold Prince
Good evening, ladies and gentleman. My name is Orson Welles. I am an actor. I am a writer. I am a producer. I am a… — Orson Welles
Other people, so I have read, treasure memorable moments in their lives: the time one climbed the Parthenon at sunrise, the summer night one met… — Walker Percy
I fell in love with Errol Flynn and Tyrone Power and Basil Rathbone and Hitchcock and Orson Welles and John Huston. — John Logan
I was watching Orson Welles and Jean Vigo films at a ridiculously young age. — Unknown Author
It was great to watch Orson Welles, not only as an actor but as a director. — Max von Sydow
Clarence Darrow was a unique and courageous man. Several of my favourite actors have played Darrow... Henry Fonda, Orson Welles and Spencer Tracy. — Kevin Spacey
It always amazed me that he was able to do it, and that Orson Welles was able to do it. I never understood it because… — Mark Rydell
I always had this childhood image in the back of my mind of this fantastic place where all the things I liked came from; Orson… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Orson Welles was one of these people who was defying everything the doctors told him he wasn't supposed to be doing. He was really enjoying… — Eartha Kitt
I'm disappointed in acting as a craft. I want everything to go back to Orson Welles and fake noses and changing your voice. It's become… — Spencer Tracy
Ecstasy is not really part of the scene we can do on celluloid. Orson Welles — Orson Welles

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