The essential is to excite the spectators. If that means playing Hamlet on a flying trapeze or in an aquarium, you do it. – Orson Welles
Were born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that were not alone. – Orson Welles
There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror. – Orson Welles
I do not suppose I shall be remembered for anything. But I dont 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
Increased revenues, meaning higher taxes, will be a central element of any successful long-term budget plan, and President Obama is right to insist that the wealthy – the slice of America that has come through the recession in by far the best financial health – should provide those funds. – Steven Rattner