Orson Welles/europe 1948-1956

Famous quotes containing the words orson welles, welles and/or europe:

    A good artist should be isolated. If he isn’t isolated, something is wrong.
    Orson Welles (1915–1984)

    If there hadn’t been women we’d still be squatting in a cave eating raw meat, because we made civilization in order to impress our girl friends. And they tolerated it and let us go ahead and play with our toys.
    —Orson Welles (1915–1984)

    The Afrocentric exploration of the black past only scratches the surface. A full examination of the ancestry of those who are referred to in the newspapers as blacks and African Americans must include Europe and Native America.
    Ishmael Reed (b. 1938)