The best thing commercially, which is th... by Orson Welles | We Heart Quotes

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The best thing commercially, which is the worst artistically, by and large, is the most successful.

- Orson Welles

Other quotes by Orson Welles

Feeling Truth Theatre

I have the terrible feeling that, because I am wearing a white beard and am sitting in the back of the theatre, you expect me to tell you the truth about something. These are the cheap seats, not Mount Sinai.

- Orson Welles

Nature

Race hate isn't human nature; race hate is the abandonment of human nature.

- Orson Welles

Heart Success Actor

Every actor in his heart believes everything bad that's printed about him.

- Orson Welles

I started at the top and worked my way down.

- Orson Welles

Many would never speak with a full mouth, but do it with an empty head.

- Orson Welles

Eating

I hate television. I hate it as much as peanuts. But I can't stop eating peanuts.

- Orson Welles

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