A man is not from where he is born, but where he chooses to die.

Orson Welles

Nobody gets justice. People only get good luck or bad luck.

Orson Welles

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

Orson Welles

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

Orson Welles

I have an unfortunate personality.

Orson Welles

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

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

When people accept breaking the law as normal, something happens to the whole society.

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

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

Orson Welles

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

Orson Welles

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

Orson Welles