Orson Welles Artist Quotations

Every true artist must, in his own way, be a magician, a charlatan.

An artist is always out of step with the time. He has to be.

The director is the most overrated artist in the world. He is the only artist who, with no talent whatsoever, can be a success for 50 years without his lack of talent ever being discovered.

The first thing one must remember about film is that it is a young medium. And it is essential for every responsible artist to cultivate the ground that has been left fallow.

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

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