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The classy gangster is a Hollywood invention.
Orson Welles
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Orson Welles
Age: 70 †
Born: 1915
Born: May 6
Died: 1985
Died: October 10
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I started at the top and worked my way down.
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It isn't worth it. No money is worth this... [walks out]
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I passionately hate the idea of being with it I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time.
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If I don't like somebody's looks, I don't like them.
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I feel I have to protect myself against things. So I'm pretty careful to lose most of them.
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I don't pray because I don't want to bore God.
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I worry a lot about taking care of my dependents, all those perfectly ordinary middle-class preoccupations.
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