Orson Welles

"The only real failure is giving up."

"Love is the only force powerful enough to transform the world."

"Success is not measured by money, but by impact."

"The best friends are those who bring out the best in you."

"Family is not always blood; it's the people who stand by you."

"Hope is the one thing that can never be taken away."

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but action in spite of it."

"Knowledge is power, but wisdom is knowing how to use it."

"Truth may hurt in the moment, but lies hurt forever."

"Freedom is the responsibility to be yourself."

"Peace begins within and radiates outward."

"The most important thing in life is not what you have, but who you are."

"I have spent years trying to get away from myself, only to find myself everywhere I go."

"The enemy of art is the absence of limitations."

"We're all actors—some of us just get paid for it."

"A man is not just what he appears to be on the surface; he is what he thinks about when alone."

"The only true way to immortality is through your work."

"I've always been more interested in the future than in preserving the past."

"Theatre is a form of collective dreaming."

"The pursuit of perfection often leads to paralysis."

"You can deny anything if you do it in the right tone of voice."

"I have all the equipment to be a failure."

"Citizen Kane is essentially a study of power and its corruption."

"To be an artist requires absolute conviction in your vision."

"The only way to deal with fear is to face it directly."

"I believe in second acts in American lives."

"The difference between a liar and a storyteller is intention."

"We live in a fantasy world of our own creation."

"Real culture is not about the past—it's about the present moment."

"The greatest thing about being an actor is freedom of expression."