In my real movie-going days, which were the thirties, you didn't stand in line. You strolled down the street and sallied into the theater at any hour of the day or night. Orson Welles dayhourline Change image and share on social
If I ever own a restaurant, I will never allow the waiters to ask if the diners like their dishes. Particularly when they're talking. Orson Welles dinerdishrestaurant Change image and share on social
I want to give the audience a hint of a scene. No more than that. Give them too much and they won't contribute anything themselves. Give them just a suggestion and you get them working with you. That's what gives the theater meaning: when it becomes a social act. Orson Welles actaudiencecontribute share on social
If you've noticed that I don't use long takes, it's not because I don't like them, but because no one gives me the necessary means to treat myself to them. It's more economical to make one image, then this image and then that image, and try to control them later, in the editing studio. Orson Welles controleconomicaledit share on social
Anybody who speaks quietly and shrivels up in company is unbelievably arrogant. Orson Welles arrogantcompanyquietly Change image and share on social
At twenty-one, so many things appear solid, permanent, untenable. Orson Welles permanentsolidthing Change image and share on social
I passionately hate the idea of being with it; I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time. Orson Welles artisthateidea Change image and share on social
Every actor in his heart believes everything bad that's printed about him. Orson Welles actorbadbelieve Change image and share on social
Everything about me is a contradiction, and so is everything about everybody else. We are made out of oppositions; we live between two poles. There's a philistine and an aesthete in all of us, and a murderer and a saint. You don't reconcile the poles. You just recognize them. Orson Welles aesthetecontradictionlive share on social
If everyone worked with wide-angle lenses, I'd shoot all my films in 75mm, because I believe very strongly in the possibilities of the 75mm. Orson Welles 75mmanglefilm Change image and share on social
