Me and Orson Welles

Me and Orson Welles2008

Stars: Christian McKay, Zac Efron, Zoe Kazan, Megan Maczko
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Rating: PG-13
Runtime: 114 minutes

Me and Orson Welles is a 2008 British-American period drama film directed by Richard Linklater and starring Zac Efron, Christian McKay, and Claire Danes. Based on Robert Kaplow's novel of the same name, the story, set in 1937 New York, tells of a te… more »



Orson Welles:
You really are a god created actor Richard. Those weren't just words you see. I recognize 'The Look'.

Richard Samuels:
The Look?

Orson Welles:
The bone deep understanding that your life is so utterly without meaning that simply to survive you have to reinvent yourself. Because if people can't find you, they can't dislike you. You see if I can be Brutus for 90 minutes tonight; I mean really be him, from the inside out; then for 90 minutes I get this miraculous reprieve from being myself. That's what you see in every great actor's eyes.

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