Words of Wisdom: Orson Welles
Orson Welles was an American actor, writer, director, and producer. He was widely considered a great success at a young age-- a boy wonder, but is more probably known for being a big man in his later life as he was extremely overweight. Two of my favorite movies are Welles' The Third Man and Citizen Kane. The later being widely considered one of the best of all time. His voice is probably familiar to many as he did quite a bit of narration in his later years. Here are some of his thoughts:
- Nobody who takes on anything big and tough can afford to be modest
- Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason
- I've always found it very sanitary to be broke
- My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people
- When you are down and out something always turns up - and it is usually the noses of your friends
- Criminals are never very amusing. It's because they're failures. Those who make real money aren't counted as criminals. This is a class distinction, not an ethical problem
- They teach anything in universities today. You can major in mud pies
- Did you ever stop to think why cops are always famous for being dumb? Simple. Because they don't have to be anything else
- The enemy of society is middle class and the enemy of life is middle age
- 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
- Create your own visual style... let it be unique for yourself and yet identifiable for others
- I started at the top and worked my way down
- At twenty-one, so many things appear solid, permanent, untenable
- Movie directing is a perfect refuge for the mediocre
- If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story
- Nobody gets justice. People only get good luck or bad luck
- Personally, I don't like a girlfriend to have a husband. If she'll fool her husband, I figure she'll fool me
- If there hadn't been women we'd still be squatting in a cave eating raw meat, because we made civilization in order to impress our girlfriends
- Popularity should be no scale for the election of politicians. If it would depend on popularity, Donald Duck and The Muppets would take seats in senate
- I passionately hate the idea of being with it; I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time
- Gluttony is not a secret vice
- I hate television. I hate it as much as peanuts. But I can't stop eating peanuts
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