“You know what the fellow said – in Italy, for thirty years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, they had five hundred years of democracy and peace – and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock.”

American actor and filmmaker

Orson Welles was an American actor and filmmaker. He worked in film, radio, and theatre, and became known for an inventive approach that left a deep mark on each medium. He is remembered for his innovative work across those fields, especially for the way he expanded what could be done on stage, on the air, and on screen. His influence on filmmaking in particular is widely noted, and his career remains closely associated with bold, original storytelling.