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Tag Archives: Orson Welles
“Mr. Churchill, I think you ought to know what you did for me.”
“This is a White Russian, not a Red Russian. This is a hustling semi-Armenian Russian.” Great anecdote about Orson Welles and Winston Churchill, one of Welles’s favorite stories to tell.
“He has a way of coming on as a great thinker. Which should be stopped.”
Part 2 of the same interview. I could watch these two guys go at it for days.
“Does Jerry Lewis ring a bell?” “A rather dim gong.”
Charming. Beautiful. Fun. Every second.
“I-don’t-know-anything-about-art-but-I-know-what-I-like.”
Orson Welles to Peter Bogdanovich: The truth is, Peter, I really am one of those I-don’t-know-anything-about-art-but-I-know-what-I-like people. If there’s no pleasure for me in it, I feel no obligation to a work of art. I cherish certain paintings, books, and … Continue reading
“Ladies and Gentlemen, Sir John Falstaff…”
It is difficult to imagine anything like this ever being on television today, let alone a popular show like The Dean Martin Show, aimed at a broad audience. The “skit” is languorous, it takes its time, it is self-conscious in … Continue reading
Orson Welles on Acting: “Hamming Has No Target, Its Only Aim Is To Please.”
Excerpt from This is Orson Welles, a book-long interview between Orson Welles and Peter Bogdanovich: PB: How about radio acting, Orson – would you say that it’s similar to the acting required for movies? I mean, in the sense that … Continue reading
Movie Poster: The Lady From Shanghai
One of those old-school movie posters, reminiscent of pulp novel covers, that somehow transcends the pulp-iness and becomes iconic. I love this.
Rikki Tikki Tavi, TV (1975)
Thanks to Melissa – in the comments to this post – I realized that Rikki Tikki Tavi, the cartoon I saw on television when i was 8 years old is on Youtube. It’s in three parts. I just watched it … Continue reading
The Books: “Orson Welles: Volume 2: Hello Americans” (Simon Callow)
Daily Book Excerpt: Entertainment Biography/Memoir: Orson Welles, Volume 2: Hello Americans, by Simon Callow The second volume of Callow’s huge Orson Welles project (excerpt and discussion of the first volume here), this takes us through a chaotic (or, more so … Continue reading
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Tagged Charles Laughton, David O. Selznick, entertainment biography, Jane Eyre, Joan Fontaine, Orson Welles, Simon Callow
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