Orson Welles
Orson Welles
George Orson Welleswas an American actor, director, writer, and producer who worked in theatre, radio, and film. He is remembered for his innovative work in all three: in theatre, most notably Caesar, a Broadway adaptation of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar; in radio, the 1938 broadcast "The War of the Worlds", one of the most famous in the history of radio; and in film, Citizen Kane, consistently ranked as one of the all-time greatest films...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth6 May 1915
CityKenosha, WI
CountryUnited States of America
The best thing commercially, which is the worst artistically, by and large, is the most successful.
I know people who have a much better recollection of their childhood than I do. They remember very well when they were a year and a half and two years old. I've only one or two daguerreotypes that come to mind.
I'm a provincial. I live very much like a hermit: reading, listening to music, working in the cutting room, writing, commercial work - which doesn't take up that much time.
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.
The laws and the stage, both are a form of exhibitionism.
I feel I have to protect myself against things. So I'm pretty careful to lose most of them.
The enemy of society is middle class and the enemy of life is middle age.
I don't pray because I don't want to bore God.
An artist is always out of step with the time. He has to be.
Everybody denies I am a genius - but nobody ever called me one!
Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time.