Orson Welles

I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time.

We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone.

A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet.

Nothing that is worth doing can be achieved in a lifetime; therefore we must be saved by hope.

If I make a move, like raise my eyebrows, some critic says I'm doing Nicholson. What am I supposed to do, cut off my eyebrows?

It's hard to imagine anyone interested in film not being a fan of Alfred Hitchcock because he's such a key influence on the entire history of cinema - it's hard to escape his shadow.