In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love; they had five hundred years of democracy and peace and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock. - 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
We’re born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for a moment that we’re not alone. - Orson Welles
I don't pray really, because I don't want to bore God. - Orson Welles
My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people. - Orson Welles
The enemy of art is the absence of limitations. - Orson Welles
If you want a happy ending, it just depends on where you close the book! - 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
There are three intolerable things in life - cold coffee, lukewarm champagne, and overexcited women. - Orson Welles
Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what's for lunch. - Orson Welles
I hate television. I hate it as much as I hate peanuts. But I can't stop eating peanuts. - Orson Welles
The absence of limitations is the enemy of art. - Orson Welles
In my opinion, there are two things that can absolutely not be carried to the screen: the realistic presentation of the sexual act and praying to God. - Orson Welles
Now we sit through Shakespeare in order to recognize the quotations. - Orson Welles
Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what’s for lunch. - Orson Welles
You're beautful. Yes you are, you're very very beautiful. Extremely beautiful. - Orson Welles
Gluttony is not a secret vice. - Orson Welles
Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn - Orson Welles