Orson Welles Quotes
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I'm the worst at picking what movies are going to do well. I have no idea. I'm really surprised if a movie I like does well.
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The cutting room is where you discover the optimal length of the movie.
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I would like to play an average guy. I would have loved to play opposite John Candy in a movie. That was my dream for a long time, and sadly, now I can never realize that. But I'd like to do comedy.
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One minute, it seemed I had more movie offers than I could handle; the next – no one wanted me.
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I remember how much fun it was to pick out my lunchbox. My all-time favorite lunch box was from the movie 'Annie.' Also, I loved picking out school supplies! Trapper Keepers were my favorite.
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Anytime you put a movie out it's subject to such scrutiny and such criticism.
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There came a point in time when Michael was under a great deal of pressure to alter the film in a way that was just disturbing to him. I had not seen the movie, yet. He phoned me in July of '92 to look at his version.
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What I'm mainly interested in is not having women characters that have to be perfect, obviously. That's something I feel strongly about and have that in every single thing I've ever done.
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I've seen the Pokemon movie, which is probably the worst movie ever made on any subject ever.
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Having a lot of people suddenly depending on me to get the job done was a marvelous motivator. The book and movie deals seemed to flip a switch in my head, and off I went.
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It's always weird when you see a movie, and there's no reason for someone to, like, jump on stage and be a singer, and then they just do that... But if it came organically, I would grab that mike and jump on stage for sure.
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I went to Yugoslavia to make a movie. People saw me there and asked me to do a movie in Germany. And that led to a movie in Italy. Before I knew it, I was in Europe for most of the next 10 years.
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I have no interest in writing, directing or producing.
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I think suicide is the most perfect thing you can do in life.
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Ninety-nine percent of the time, when it comes down to it, if I have the choice between a great role and seeing a new guy, I would probably go for the great role because I figure if the guy's really that great that he'll be around once I'm done with the movie.
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People ask me, 'Is 3D a good medium for horror movies?' I think it's the perfect thing for horror movies because it really puts you into it.
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The Pyramids are perfect, but you can't put the Pyramids in the middle of Manhattan. In the desert, the combination of light and form makes it perfect.
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It is true that some people are interested in the buying part of things... They want to buy everything from the movie reviews to the media net to the opinions and so on.
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I have Obamacare; trust me - it's not perfect.
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Being the first to cross the finish line makes you a winner in only one phase of life. It's what you do after you cross the line that really counts.
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I would love to play Wonder Woman on the big screen.
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Every day it seems more likely that we are destined - or should one say doomed? - to replay the disastrous economic history of the 1930s.
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Inequalities of Fate very curious. Should like, on this account, to believe in Reincarnation.
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Movie directing is a perfect refuge for the mediocre.
