"In Russia no one is surprised when an official accepts a bribe while at the same time portraying the state as some sacred entity to which the bourgeois should pay homage. This all sounds absurd. But for Russians it is completely normal."

-- Vladimir Sorokin

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“Twenty years ago, when you bumped into someone and asked how they were, they would say, 'Mustn't grumble' or 'Getting by': now they feel obliged to say 'Just great!'. In both cases, the reply is just a social nicety, but the framework has changed, it's as if it's become a social duty to express happiness.”
“It's absolutely impossible to have a serious critical discussion about enthusiasms for movie stars. Because a movie star is an animal separate from acting. Sometimes, he or she is a great actor. Sometimes a third-rate one. But the star is something that you fall in love with ...”

Source : Peter Biskind (2013). “My Lunches with Orson: Conversations between Henry Jaglom and Orson Welles”, p.193, Macmillan
“I'm doing what I want to do, and I don't care what you think you need!”
“A cozy home is not just a sixty-five thousand dollar house bought from Bank of America. A cozy home is a total consciousness of the two individuals within the framework of the home, and in relationship to the entire surrounding of this planet and beyond this planet. God lives in cozy homes.”
“Conform, go crazy, or become an artist.”
“I love animals and feel very strongly that people should not be allowed to buy a pet if they are not able to look after it.”
“If you accept the expectations of others, especially negative ones, then you never will change the outcome.”
“My town's quite small and you kinda recognize everyone when you see them, so I definitely get funny looks from people.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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