English Quotes

"I passionately hate the idea of being with it; I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time." George Orson Welles — English Quotes (@english_quotes) October 3, 2020

"If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story." George Orson Welles — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 28, 2020

“Nobody who takes on anything big and tough can afford to be modest.” George Orson Welles — English Quotes (@english_quotes) August 28, 2017

“The enemy of society is middle class and the enemy of life is middle age.” George Orson Welles — English Quotes (@english_quotes) June 14, 2017

“I feel I have to protect myself against things. So I'm pretty careful to lose most of them.” George Orson Welles

“Race hate isn't human nature; race hate is the abandonment of human nature.” George Orson Welles

“I don't say that we ought to all misbehave, but we ought to look as if we could.” George Orson Welles

“The enemy of art is the absence of limitations.” George Orson Welles

“A good artist should be isolated. If he isn't isolated, something is wrong.” George Orson Welles

“Create your own visual style... let it be unique for yourself and yet identifiable for others.” George Orson Welles

“I have an unfortunate personality.” George Orson Welles

“The best thing commercially, which is the worst artistically, by and large, is the most successful.” George Orson Welles

“When you are down and out something always turns up--and it is usually the noses of your friends.” George Orson Welles

“I hate television. I hate it as much as peanuts. But I can't stop eating peanuts.” George Orson Welles

“I have a great love and respect for religion, great love and respect for atheism. What I hate is agnosticism, people who do not choose.” George Orson Welles

“The director is simply the audience. . . . His job is to preside over accidents.” George Orson Welles