Welles Quotes

27 quotes by 26 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
• Jonathan Lynn is one of the last actors Orsen Welles used in a production. It was wonderful. He's very sharp, very sharp. It's funny I've… — Cuba Gooding, Jr.
• 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… — 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
• Fortunately, John Houseman is a marvelous writer and he sat in on so many story conferences. He worked with Welles, you know, and he's a… — Vincente Minnelli
• 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
• Welles and I differed, however, in our interpretation of the results of the Munich Conference, he being optimistic, I skeptical. In a radio address on… — H.G. Wells
• 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
• Orson Welles's second 'I-did-it' should show once and for all that film making, radio and the stage are three different guys better kept separated. 'The… — Manny Farber
• 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. — Brady Corbet
• It was great to watch Orson Welles, not only as an actor but as a director. — Max von Sydow

Who Wrote These Welles Quotes

26 authors contributed a total of 27 Welles Quotes, led by these top contributors:

• 2 Welles Quotes by Orson Welles
• 1 Welles Quote by Cuba Gooding, Jr.
• 1 Welles Quote by Martin Scorsese
• 1 Welles Quote by Maila Nurmi
• 1 Welles Quote by Christopher Nolan
• 1 Welles Quote by Joseph Cotten
• 1 Welles Quote by Zach Braff
• 1 Welles Quote by Vincente Minnelli
• 1 Welles Quote by Patrick Macnee
• 1 Welles Quote by Frank Miller
• 1 Welles Quote by H.G. Wells
• 1 Welles Quote by James Grant
• 1 Welles Quote by Claire Danes
• 1 Welles Quote by Harold Prince
• 1 Welles Quote by Walker Percy
• 1 Welles Quote by John Logan
• 1 Welles Quote by Brady Corbet
• 1 Welles Quote by Max von Sydow
• 1 Welles Quote by Kevin Spacey
• 1 Welles Quote by Mark Rydell
• 1 Welles Quote by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
• 1 Welles Quote by Eartha Kitt
• 1 Welles Quote by Spencer Tracy
• 1 Welles Quote by Abraham Lincoln
• 1 Welles Quote by Manny Farber