"I have offended God and mankind by doing so little in my life." The literal last words of *Leonardo Da Vinci* Let that sink in for a moment. Let it sink in.
That is the attitude of a real artist. No ego. No pride. But a servant to something much higher than himself by creating something so amazing that it touches the eternal sublimity that we as humans desire so deeply for.
@@nickchavez720 Beautifully stated and true to the bone. The quintessential artist is in a constant state of becoming. By nature they are always reaching beyond themselves to grow. Yet, it is your remark on being a servant to something greater than themselves which is a notable hallmark of those rare great artists.
@@SirFartsAlot1 I am not at all being cheeky, I appreciate the correction. In fairness, the validity of the quote is in question which pains me deeply yet...there are apparently two historically plausible sources remaining. I have read constantly from reliable sources that these were his last words. The reason that I'm particularly appreciative that you corrected my phrasing is The official quote the historians look at are those precise words. They resonate very strongly. Yet. For some reason I struggle to recall the proper order of the words. Anyways dear stranger, the past has its mysterious secrets. Leonardo da Vinci was and is the quintessential human "Maestro." He is seemingly the the most gifted individual in the history of mankind graced with every virtue that nature can endow. Even biographers remarked on how powerful, potent, beautiful and magisterial his very presence elicited. People were enraptured by this character much in the way people described the magnetism in the curious story of meeting the "Count of St Germain." I was just happy to be reminded of this quote. It is such a harsh judgment to render upon one's soul when meeting their maker when one has given so much of there being to the Earth and mankind and civilization. I suppose it speaks to a humility that remained within him that must have made him so very electrifying a character! That he was a humble man gifted beyond many imaginaries. There are of course other Titans in history yet, DaVinci I think it's fair to say has become iconic as the Pinnacle of human excellence.
In everything he says Welles always strikes me as a man who was humble in the truest sense. He has no false modesty-he knows he’s made some of the greatest films of all time. But he doesn’t do what some men might and use that knowledge to boost his ego and say “I have no regrets, I made the best movie ever!” Nor does he say “well Citizen Kane could’ve been better…” He knows what he’s good at, what he loves, but knows he could’ve also directed those energies to something more “productive.” Odd comparison, but it reminds me in a way of the “I could’ve saved more” scene in Schindler’s list.
It does remind me of the end of Schindler's List as well. I was also thinking of the power of going back and restarting life at an early age in your life with the same memories you kept of all the things you lived through before being sent back. What could you accomplish? How many changes would you make? Will you still have regrets at the end and a wish to do it over a 2nd or 3rd time? More importantly, would the world follow the same scripted events as your previous life until your actions result in changes (butterfly effect) or bound to always be unscripted as everything that has ever made a choice in your prevous life is free to choose differently this time, resulting in a world that is radically different even if you try to replicate every choice, decision and action down to every detail you had done in your previous life. That last question is my biggest since the answer is tied to how the universe is supposed to work. If the answer is yes then we have evidence that destiny is real and that free will is essentially, an illusion. If the answer is no, then having knowledge of the future in the past is pretty much useless as the restarded world would be very different than the one he or she lived before.
I completely understand this. I have no idea how people live without regret. The many small slips in life, the unintended unkind words, the opportunities missed - it seems impossible to me to live a life without regrets, even if you "succeed" by conventional standards.
It’s pointless. We can look at the past but not too long. This is your life. RIGHT NOW. Understand that nothing really matters but love in the world. Every decision based on fear can be a regret but one taken and chosen based on love fulfills life. Even regret by fear decisions are pointless. Just live your daily life like it’s your last day on earth . If it was that easy people would do it. And that’s why they don’t. Whatever position they’re in in life. Just take that mentality and thank god and LIFE for being alive, experience and the fact there’s a possibility for future. Also fear nothing.
Wanna know the secret ? To live without regret is understanding that a human being doesn't choose either to get born or not, where and when to get born, whom to be surrounded by and as such what to be influenced by, how to be led through life. *It's about understanding that your will is not really yours, that it is formed by momentary influences you have no control over* . And as the result of this humble understanding of one's nature to realize that it is utterly pointless to regret that in which you had no real say. Here you go. Be in peace.
@@viewtiful1doubleokamihand253 There's also another way... You can make a decision at a certain point in your life to treat other people as kindly as you can without burning yourself out. You can be aware enough to decide that being vicious, mean or vengeful doesn't add anything positive to your life. You can reject tendencies of small minds like exploiting others or bringing them down to boost your own ego, there are better ways of boosting your ego, like learning new skills and using them to support others or creating soemthing special to bring more joy or meaning into the world. You can decide to let go of people who hurt you without any ill thought, wishing them well, but not expecting from yourself to maintain a stable relationship with those who break your boundaries, just part ways... So that you're unburdened by their crappy behaviour or by lowering your own standards of how you want to show up in relationships. And when you fail at any point, when you dissapoint yourself with some immature behaviour, you can still apologise for it and try to reconnect with someone or wish them well and let them go. it seems to work well enough for me... I don't remember hurting anyone intentionally. I remember being told that something was hurtful to another person, even I didn't mean it to be, but I do my best to just apologise and explain my intentions and hear out why someone felt hurt by me. I still struggle a lot in life, I experienced heartbreak, dissapointments and the pain of other people's cruelty sometimes, but if I manage to not be mean or cruel in return, I wont have many regrets. Most of my regrets are about ging people too much benefit of doubt of forgiving too easily and allowing other to disrespect me. I have more regrets around staying in relationships for too long and loosing myself than I'd have of not trying hard enough to make things work. In some cases I think I regret not leaving relationships sooner in order to give myself enough space to meet new people and create more healthy and mutually supportive relationships, instead of accepting breadcrumbs.
@@robertortiz-wilson1588 There is never such thing as "incorrect" in the realm of subjectivity, as the practise shows. So I can pretty much can be absolutist about it. And you can't do anything about it.
Imagine being one of the most acclaimed people - in an era that had some of the greatest individuals in human history - and at the end you live in constant regret for not doing enough with your life.
Yeah. I think part of it to is that he did so many incredible things before he made Citizen Kane that he not continued to make movies he could have done more in those fields and I think that is what he means when he says he regrets falling in love with movies.
@@cooperwolfe5478 Well said. As the political scene in America has become increasingly more chaotic over the past half century, I've often wondered if would-be changemakers got lost in the arts, when they could have had more meaningful change working in the system ("Congressman Neil Young," for example). This is where Frank Zappa went in his later career, as he distanced himself from music and started his own political talk show.
I fell in love with Movies. They comfort me in times of distress and anxiety. 😪 But if i didn't have movies, and my passion for watching them, maybe I would be happier?
He means making movies and investing his life into making, writing and directing them and treating the people in his life badly because he was egotistical about his work.
What I Love about his answer(s) are that they are human instead of standard cookie cutter prompts most say when asked the same question(s). He’s genuine, not bandwagon…
Or a contrarion who says whatever is interesting? Just as it is incompressible to live life without regrets the same can be said for living life full of regrets.
@@lampad4549Yeah that's what this sounded like. It's like he brings up the downsides of him going into movies without saying what he regrets not doing. That's not really regret, that's just a consequence to something that he wasn't expecting. Who knows, maybe I'm just a simpleton. Maybe in the full interview he explains in more detail.
A great man. Very rarely do I ever say that about a man. This was a good and kind person throughout his journey. His work will live on long after he's gone. That's a legend.
The first time I heard Frank Sinatra sing, "Regrets, I have a few. And yet too few to mention," I had to stop what I was doing and stare off into space for several minutes. Comepletely incomprehensible to me! I have loads of regrets and I'm only 21.
The dichotomy of Orson Wells talking over Undertale (SPOILERS) music is jarring, but on second thought surprisingly fitting. This quote is about what Wells would have done differently, what he regrets, strong themes in Undertale. and Undertale may well be remembered in history as pivotal for it's depth and innovative narrative in terms of gameplay, as opposed to fitting gameplay into narrative. And, of course, we can't change our condition of LOVE.
“Almost everything.” I fucking love Orson Welles, but nope. Not gonna end up like that. It’s so sad what Hollywood did to him - being completely outcast because he wanted to do things his way - but having regrets is a matter of perspective. That’s why it’s so important to make the number one priority in your life YOU. Not your work, not your career, not your friends, family, etc., but YOU. I know to some people that sounds selfish, but it’s not. You have to take care of yourself and your mind FIRST in order to really be good for other people too. And I don’t mean on the surface. I’m talking way down in the crevices. And I actually think that matters in this industry more than most. There are so many selfish people out for ego strokes here. You better learn how to spot them and know how to protect yourself, so you don’t end up with regrets. But that’s just my two cents. I do agree with him on one thing. Falling in love with movies, consciously or not, is gonna provide us with MANY obstacles. Let’s just be hyper aware and have as much fun as we can during the journey.
@@lampad4549 I don't think you know who Orson Welles is. His films were regularly interfered with and chopped up without his permission, he was outcast and had to make everything on a shoe string budget. He made art his priority, not himself, and although he suffered greatly, he also created works that will survive long after anyone in this comment section has passed on.
You can have regrets but at the same time not regret doing those things. I regret having been a little s**t in my youth but if i wouldnt have my life wouldnt be how it is now.
I'm with Orson when he says that he doesn't understand how any humans can have no regrets. I wish that I didn't have so many regrets, but in my opinion, I made so many mistakes. I'm not the worst person to ever walk the Earth, but I do wish that I had been a better person.
Wow. He didn’t feel fulfilled. Seems like he felt like there was so much more to life than movies (which there are) and he feels he didn’t properly get to experience it.
Welles’ body clad in a bathrobe, was discovered by his chauffeur, the day before some friends, said he looked pale and gaunt, but seemed cheerful and vitalelles, he was under treatment for a heart condition, and diabetes he had seen a physician, within the last 20 days, he was an enthusiastic eater, a drinker of incredible capacity, addicted to cigars, he was 6'2 and 240 pound's, he once weighed 400 pound's.
“I can’t change this condition of love… but I think I would be better off.”
The full line is "But I think I would be better off without it."
"I have offended God and mankind by doing so little in my life." The literal last words of *Leonardo Da Vinci* Let that sink in for a moment. Let it sink in.
That is the attitude of a real artist. No ego. No pride. But a servant to something much higher than himself by creating something so amazing that it touches the eternal sublimity that we as humans desire so deeply for.
@@nickchavez720 Beautifully stated and true to the bone. The quintessential artist is in a constant state of becoming. By nature they are always reaching beyond themselves to grow. Yet, it is your remark on being a servant to something greater than themselves which is a notable hallmark of those rare great artists.
That's not the quote it's actually "I have offended God and mankind because my work didn't reach the quality it should have"
@@SirFartsAlot1 I am not at all being cheeky, I appreciate the correction. In fairness, the validity of the quote is in question which pains me deeply yet...there are apparently two historically plausible sources remaining. I have read constantly from reliable sources that these were his last words. The reason that I'm particularly appreciative that you corrected my phrasing is The official quote the historians look at are those precise words. They resonate very strongly. Yet. For some reason I struggle to recall the proper order of the words. Anyways dear stranger, the past has its mysterious secrets. Leonardo da Vinci was and is the quintessential human "Maestro." He is seemingly the the most gifted individual in the history of mankind graced with every virtue that nature can endow. Even biographers remarked on how powerful, potent, beautiful and magisterial his very presence elicited. People were enraptured by this character much in the way people described the magnetism in the curious story of meeting the "Count of St Germain." I was just happy to be reminded of this quote. It is such a harsh judgment to render upon one's soul when meeting their maker when one has given so much of there being to the Earth and mankind and civilization. I suppose it speaks to a humility that remained within him that must have made him so very electrifying a character! That he was a humble man gifted beyond many imaginaries. There are of course other Titans in history yet, DaVinci I think it's fair to say has become iconic as the Pinnacle of human excellence.
"I can't change this condition of LOVE", Orson Welles was truly one of the greatest artists to ever live.
Never in my life would I have imagined seeing Orson Welles talking about regrets while Undertale is playing in the background. 😂😂😂
In everything he says Welles always strikes me as a man who was humble in the truest sense. He has no false modesty-he knows he’s made some of the greatest films of all time. But he doesn’t do what some men might and use that knowledge to boost his ego and say “I have no regrets, I made the best movie ever!” Nor does he say “well Citizen Kane could’ve been better…” He knows what he’s good at, what he loves, but knows he could’ve also directed those energies to something more “productive.” Odd comparison, but it reminds me in a way of the “I could’ve saved more” scene in Schindler’s list.
It does remind me of the end of Schindler's List as well. I was also thinking of the power of going back and restarting life at an early age in your life with the same memories you kept of all the things you lived through before being sent back.
What could you accomplish? How many changes would you make? Will you still have regrets at the end and a wish to do it over a 2nd or 3rd time? More importantly, would the world follow the same scripted events as your previous life until your actions result in changes (butterfly effect) or bound to always be unscripted as everything that has ever made a choice in your prevous life is free to choose differently this time, resulting in a world that is radically different even if you try to replicate every choice, decision and action down to every detail you had done in your previous life.
That last question is my biggest since the answer is tied to how the universe is supposed to work. If the answer is yes then we have evidence that destiny is real and that free will is essentially, an illusion. If the answer is no, then having knowledge of the future in the past is pretty much useless as the restarded world would be very different than the one he or she lived before.
I completely understand this. I have no idea how people live without regret. The many small slips in life, the unintended unkind words, the opportunities missed - it seems impossible to me to live a life without regrets, even if you "succeed" by conventional standards.
It’s pointless. We can look at the past but not too long. This is your life. RIGHT NOW. Understand that nothing really matters but love in the world. Every decision based on fear can be a regret but one taken and chosen based on love fulfills life. Even regret by fear decisions are pointless. Just live your daily life like it’s your last day on earth . If it was that easy people would do it. And that’s why they don’t. Whatever position they’re in in life. Just take that mentality and thank god and LIFE for being alive, experience and the fact there’s a possibility for future. Also fear nothing.
Wanna know the secret ? To live without regret is understanding that a human being doesn't choose either to get born or not, where and when to get born, whom to be surrounded by and as such what to be influenced by, how to be led through life. *It's about understanding that your will is not really yours, that it is formed by momentary influences you have no control over* . And as the result of this humble understanding of one's nature to realize that it is utterly pointless to regret that in which you had no real say.
Here you go. Be in peace.
@@viewtiful1doubleokamihand253 There's also another way...
You can make a decision at a certain point in your life to treat other people as kindly as you can without burning yourself out.
You can be aware enough to decide that being vicious, mean or vengeful doesn't add anything positive to your life. You can reject tendencies of small minds like exploiting others or bringing them down to boost your own ego, there are better ways of boosting your ego, like learning new skills and using them to support others or creating soemthing special to bring more joy or meaning into the world.
You can decide to let go of people who hurt you without any ill thought, wishing them well, but not expecting from yourself to maintain a stable relationship with those who break your boundaries, just part ways... So that you're unburdened by their crappy behaviour or by lowering your own standards of how you want to show up in relationships.
And when you fail at any point, when you dissapoint yourself with some immature behaviour, you can still apologise for it and try to reconnect with someone or wish them well and let them go.
it seems to work well enough for me...
I don't remember hurting anyone intentionally. I remember being told that something was hurtful to another person, even I didn't mean it to be, but I do my best to just apologise and explain my intentions and hear out why someone felt hurt by me.
I still struggle a lot in life, I experienced heartbreak, dissapointments and the pain of other people's cruelty sometimes, but if I manage to not be mean or cruel in return, I wont have many regrets. Most of my regrets are about ging people too much benefit of doubt of forgiving too easily and allowing other to disrespect me. I have more regrets around staying in relationships for too long and loosing myself than I'd have of not trying hard enough to make things work. In some cases I think I regret not leaving relationships sooner in order to give myself enough space to meet new people and create more healthy and mutually supportive relationships, instead of accepting breadcrumbs.
@@viewtiful1doubleokamihand253 that’s fine as long as you’re not absolutist about it. Then you become incorrect.
@@robertortiz-wilson1588 There is never such thing as "incorrect" in the realm of subjectivity, as the practise shows. So I can pretty much can be absolutist about it. And you can't do anything about it.
Imagine being one of the most acclaimed people - in an era that had some of the greatest individuals in human history - and at the end you live in constant regret for not doing enough with your life.
Yeah. I think part of it to is that he did so many incredible things before he made Citizen Kane that he not continued to make movies he could have done more in those fields and I think that is what he means when he says he regrets falling in love with movies.
@@cooperwolfe5478 Well said. As the political scene in America has become increasingly more chaotic over the past half century, I've often wondered if would-be changemakers got lost in the arts, when they could have had more meaningful change working in the system ("Congressman Neil Young," for example). This is where Frank Zappa went in his later career, as he distanced himself from music and started his own political talk show.
He wasn't saying he lived in constant regret.
Orson said I started at the top and worked my way down😁😁😁😁
And that’s something to smile about?
I never realized Orson was a kindred spirit.
I fell in love with Movies. They comfort me in times of distress and anxiety. 😪
But if i didn't have movies, and my passion for watching them, maybe I would be happier?
He means making movies and investing his life into making, writing and directing them and treating the people in his life badly because he was egotistical about his work.
Imagine regretting what you always loved in life. This is so deep
Was gonna say…this is a complex dude haha
falling in love with movies is silly. this would be more obsession than love imo
@@grawakendream8980what is love at all, if not silly?
Love is brain chemicals nothing deep
@@thetrickster9885...about you perhaps...
He brings up great points, wow
“My (regrets) are as countless as the sand in the desert” Welles
That's so sad
The past is just footprints in the sand on distant shore. However the past run parallel with the present and the future.
What I Love about his answer(s) are that they are human instead of standard cookie cutter prompts most say when asked the same question(s). He’s genuine, not bandwagon…
Or a contrarion who says whatever is interesting? Just as it is incompressible to live life without regrets the same can be said for living life full of regrets.
@@lampad4549Yeah that's what this sounded like. It's like he brings up the downsides of him going into movies without saying what he regrets not doing. That's not really regret, that's just a consequence to something that he wasn't expecting. Who knows, maybe I'm just a simpleton. Maybe in the full interview he explains in more detail.
he's being hard on himself though
A great man. Very rarely do I ever say that about a man. This was a good and kind person throughout his journey. His work will live on long after he's gone. That's a legend.
The first time I heard Frank Sinatra sing, "Regrets, I have a few. And yet too few to mention," I had to stop what I was doing and stare off into space for several minutes. Comepletely incomprehensible to me! I have loads of regrets and I'm only 21.
The dichotomy of Orson Wells talking over Undertale (SPOILERS) music is jarring, but on second thought surprisingly fitting.
This quote is about what Wells would have done differently, what he regrets, strong themes in Undertale. and Undertale may well be remembered in history as pivotal for it's depth and innovative narrative in terms of gameplay, as opposed to fitting gameplay into narrative.
And, of course, we can't change our condition of LOVE.
“Almost everything.” I fucking love Orson Welles, but nope. Not gonna end up like that. It’s so sad what Hollywood did to him - being completely outcast because he wanted to do things his way - but having regrets is a matter of perspective. That’s why it’s so important to make the number one priority in your life YOU. Not your work, not your career, not your friends, family, etc., but YOU. I know to some people that sounds selfish, but it’s not. You have to take care of yourself and your mind FIRST in order to really be good for other people too. And I don’t mean on the surface. I’m talking way down in the crevices. And I actually think that matters in this industry more than most. There are so many selfish people out for ego strokes here. You better learn how to spot them and know how to protect yourself, so you don’t end up with regrets. But that’s just my two cents.
I do agree with him on one thing. Falling in love with movies, consciously or not, is gonna provide us with MANY obstacles. Let’s just be hyper aware and have as much fun as we can during the journey.
What did Hollywood do to him? He did make himself the number one priority and look where that got him.
@@lampad4549 I don't think you know who Orson Welles is. His films were regularly interfered with and chopped up without his permission, he was outcast and had to make everything on a shoe string budget. He made art his priority, not himself, and although he suffered greatly, he also created works that will survive long after anyone in this comment section has passed on.
So refreshing to hear such a true human response.
The greatest actor of all time.
I see Orson was filled with DETERMINATION
What honesty
I see you Orson 💙
This was one brilliant SOB
I’ve always loved this snippet.
You can have regrets but at the same time not regret doing those things. I regret having been a little s**t in my youth but if i wouldnt have my life wouldnt be how it is now.
Wow. Tragic. He makes solid points
I love ❤️ his voice over work as Unicron in the animated Transformers G1 movie 🎥 🍿 🤖
Ugh I love him so much
This gentleman is the definition of self-awareness
Orson Welles was a philosopher ❤
This is a beautiful and honest.
Amen brother❤
For those who say they have no regret, it means they accepted their fate, and they go with it.
I'm with Orson when he says that he doesn't understand how any humans can have no regrets. I wish that I didn't have so many regrets, but in my opinion, I made so many mistakes. I'm not the worst person to ever walk the Earth, but I do wish that I had been a better person.
Wow. He didn’t feel fulfilled. Seems like he felt like there was so much more to life than movies (which there are) and he feels he didn’t properly get to experience it.
Gotta learn to live with regrets. - JAY Z
Words more true are rarely spoken.
I am Wayne and I also fell in love with movies and regret it dearly as well.
Exactly.. i regret lots of things
Having that many regrets would be a sad life to live. It would have to mean you're always living in the past.
Some people are always living in the past, a hell where they’re unable to change.
Not necessarily..
Having regrets diesnt mean you dont strive to improve and live a life of hope.
I may have only knew him for playing UNICRON but he speaks the truth
Welles’ body clad in a bathrobe, was discovered by his chauffeur, the day before some friends, said he looked pale and gaunt, but seemed cheerful and vitalelles, he was under treatment for a heart condition, and diabetes he had seen a physician, within the last 20 days, he was an enthusiastic eater, a drinker of incredible capacity, addicted to cigars, he was 6'2 and 240 pound's, he once weighed 400 pound's.
Coming from one of the best movie directors in history is sad
Rosebud. 🌹
10 films made with love.
He’s right but I’m glad he fell In love with movies and storytelling
And I thought *MUUUUAHAAAA* the French Champaign commercial was his biggest regret 😅
I love the honesty. I gave my life to Jesus and regret nothing. Praise my King.
Fascinating
I understand what he's saying
I feel the same way about weed & alcohol.
So much time wasted
Damn that’s sad
Life is sad.
That can be said about just about anything. I love video games but I can put them down for a moment to do something else
Regret it now or in ten years times.
Damn he just like me fr
I think his love of food was more detrimental to his quality of life.
the mystery of life is what you become as you age
I love this man, he's probably full of shit but I could listen to him for hours on end.
This makes me feel better about mine for some reason.
❤
Damn I miss this honesty. Living life with “no regrets” is foolish and idiotic. For those who don’t self evaluate.
He was a bull-shitter. PERIOD ❤
Man's greatest regret... giving himself and all he has to what he loves the most and in return is given betrayal.... beware the woman
Undertale fits so well to this
Wow, that face. His eyes grab you the whole time. Almost a perfect face for movies too. Ironically. Cuz of what he said I mean.
Music, please?!?!
The whole "I have no regrets I wouldnt change a single mistake" are just sycophantic moralizers.
What is the music in the background?
Sounds like a cover of Fallen Down from Undertale.
Found it I think. Undertale OST - Fallen Down (slowed + reverb)
@@Mr.Smiley_J thank you very much!
17:48
Well.. This explains his drunk commercial
Rosebud
Yeah the sappy Undertale music is really adding to the video man, keep it up (don't)
He watched Leni Riefenstahl propaganda movies before directing Kane
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Che peccato che non capisco inglese. Trabucco in italiano tutto, ma quando lui parla, non capisco. Povera io. Mi dispiace
bro spitting
Imagine wasting your life in motion pictures. Pathetic.
💀
Lowest form of conversation is talking about the past.
I feel like the lowest form of conversation is regurgitating previously spoken ideas without adding to them yourself. Also your mom’s a whore.
Rosebud