“I'm not basically a happy person, but I have all kinds of joy.”

“Exactly, I repeated myself. I believe we do it all the time. We always take up certain elements again. How can it be avoided? An actor’s voice always has the same timbre and, consequently, he repeats himself. It is the same for a singer, a painter…There are always certain things that come back, for they are part of one’s personality, of one’s style. If these things didn’t come into play, a personality would be so complex that it would become impossible to identify it.It is not my intention to repeat myself, but in my work there should certainly be references to what I have done in the past. Say what you will, but The Trial is the best film I ever made…I have never been so happy as when I made this film.(talking about directing, The Trial (1962) - from Orson Welles: Interviews (book))”

“If you want a happy ending, it depends on where you stop the story”

“If you want a happy ending, it just depends on where you close the book!”

“If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.”

“I don't say we all ought to misbehave, but we ought to look as if we could.”

“My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people.”