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
My definition of success is not having things thrown at me!
Friendship creates only the illusion of not being alone.
In the theater there are 1,500 cameras rolling at the same time - in the cinema, only one.
I must be sincere towards what I am. ... Experimenting is the only thing that fills me with enthusiasm. ... It is the only sphere where I feel really honest and sincere.
Everything bad that has ever happened to me has been caused by agents or lawyers.
Every actor in his heart believes everything bad that's printed about him.
Ecstasy is not really part of the scene we can do on celluloid.
On my tombstone, I want written: 'He never did 'Love Boat!''
One shouldn't ever be conscious of the author as lecturer. When social or moral points are too heavily stressed, I always get uncomfortable.
I am essentially a hack, a commercial person. If I had a hobby, I would immediately make money on it or abandon it.
Human nature is eternal; therefore one who follows his nature keeps his original nature, in the end.
Anybody who speaks quietly and shrivels up in company is unbelievably arrogant.
I don't pray because I don't want to bore God.
Everybody denies I am a genius - but nobody ever called me one!