'The Godfather' was the glorification of a bunch of bums who never existed.

Orson Welles

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

Orson Welles

My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people.

Orson Welles

Nobody who takes on anything big and tough can afford to be modest.

Orson Welles

A writer needs a pen, an artist needs a brush, but a filmmaker needs an army.

Orson Welles

If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.

Orson Welles

Don’t give them what you think they want. Give them what they never thought was possible.

Orson Welles

I have an unfortunate personality.

Orson Welles

I passionately hate the idea of being with it, I think an artist has always to be out of step with his time.

Orson Welles

A good artist should be isolated. If he isn't isolated, something is wrong.

Orson Welles

A bad word from a colleague can darken a whole day. We need encouragement a lot more than we admit, even to ourselves.

Orson Welles

The absence of limitations is the enemy of art.

Orson Welles