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Only in a police state is the job of a policeman easy.
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 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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In attempting to explain F For Fake's state-side failure, it has occurred to me that perhaps the subject matter was at least partially to blame, and that this country is so blissfully enslaved by the notion of the special sanctity of the expert that an overtly anti-expert film was bound to go too much against the national grain.
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The word genius was whispered into my ear, the first thing I ever heard, while I was still mewling in my crib. So it never occurred to me that I wasn't until middle age.
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Human nature is eternal therefore one who follows his nature keeps his original nature, in the end.
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Everybody denies I am a genius - but nobody ever called me one!
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I'm not basically a happy person, but I have all kinds of joy.
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Hollywood is a gold-plated suburb suitable for golfers, gardeners, assorted middlemen, and contented movies stars. I am none of these things.
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I don't pray because I don't want to bore God.
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Nobody gets justice. People only get good luck or bad luck.
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