Orson Welles Quotes

I don't say we all ought to misbehave, but we ought to look as if we could.

~ Orson Welles

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.

~ Orson Welles

I do not suppose I shall be remembered for anything. But I don't think about my work in those terms. It is just as vulgar to work for the sake of posterity as to work for the sake of money.

~ Orson Welles

Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.

~ Orson Welles

The enemy of society is middle class and the enemy of life is middle age.

~ Orson Welles

Hollywood is a gold-plated suburb suitable for golfers, gardeners, assorted middlemen, and contented movies stars. I am none of these things.

~ Orson Welles

Now we sit through Shakespeare in order to recognize the quotations.

~ Orson Welles