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"Citizen Kane" quotes

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Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance; 'Rosebud'.

Director: Orson Welles
Writer: Herman J. Mankiewicz, Orson Welles, John Houseman
Production: N/A
Genre: drama, mystery
Year: 1941
MetaScore: 100/100
ImdbRating: 8.3
BoxOffice: $1,627,530
Released: 05 Sep 1941
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. 11 wins & 13 nominations total
You never should have married a newspaper man - Citizen Kane 00:10 You never should have married a newspaper man Well what do you know - Citizen Kane 00:15 Well what do you know A committee should be formed to boycott him - Citizen Kane 00:21 A committee should be formed to boycott him I've got nothing but time - Citizen Kane 00:16 I've got nothing but time I suppose he had a private sort of greatness - Citizen Kane 00:14 I suppose he had a private sort of greatness There ain't no bedrooms in this joint - Citizen Kane 00:13 There ain't no bedrooms in this joint Is Pop governor yet - Citizen Kane 00:09 Is Pop governor yet We have no secrets from our readers - Citizen Kane 00:14 We have no secrets from our readers Well it's no trick to make a lot of money - Citizen Kane 00:19 Well it's no trick to make a lot of money Mr Kane on behalf of all the employees of the Inquirer - Citizen Kane 00:23 Mr Kane on behalf of all the employees of the Inquirer Maybe I'll make some teeth and whiskers - Citizen Kane 00:06 Maybe I'll make some teeth and whiskers I guess that'll show you - Citizen Kane 00:21 I guess that'll show you Am I a stuffed shirt - Citizen Kane 00:26 Am I a stuffed shirt We never lost as much as we made - Citizen Kane 00:07 We never lost as much as we made You still eating - Citizen Kane 00:12 You still eating I don't know how to run a newspaper - Citizen Kane 00:12 I don't know how to run a newspaper You don't love me - Citizen Kane 00:24 You don't love me I'd like to keep that particular piece of paper myself - Citizen Kane 00:19 I'd like to keep that particular piece of paper myself You buy a bag of peanuts in this town you get a song written about you - Citizen Kane 00:10 You buy a bag of peanuts in this town you get a song written... I'm lonesome - Citizen Kane 00:09 I'm lonesome Girls delightful in Cuba - Citizen Kane 00:19 Girls delightful in Cuba How did I find business conditions in Europe - Citizen Kane 00:17 How did I find business conditions in Europe The news goes on for 24 hours a day - Citizen Kane 00:07 The news goes on for 24 hours a day President's niece - Citizen Kane 00:12 President's niece Are we going to declare war on Spain - Citizen Kane 00:23 Are we going to declare war on Spain Only you want love on your own terms - Citizen Kane 00:15 Only you want love on your own terms It isn't enough to tell us what a man did - Citizen Kane 00:17 It isn't enough to tell us what a man did I think it would be fun to run a newspaper - Citizen Kane 00:15 I think it would be fun to run a newspaper Don't believe everything you hear on the radio - Citizen Kane 00:07 Don't believe everything you hear on the radio Throw that junk in - Citizen Kane 00:05 Throw that junk in Everybody knows that story - Citizen Kane 00:40 Everybody knows that story You're too old to be calling me Mr - Citizen Kane 00:08 You're too old to be calling me Mr He happens to be the president - Citizen Kane 00:15 He happens to be the president I didn't know we were speaking - Citizen Kane 00:25 I didn't know we were speaking You don't care about anything except you - Citizen Kane 00:30 You don't care about anything except you I always gagged on that silver spoon - Citizen Kane 00:10 I always gagged on that silver spoon He just didn't have any to give - Citizen Kane 00:16 He just didn't have any to give He made an awful lot of money - Citizen Kane 00:19 He made an awful lot of money There's only one person in the world to decide what I'll do And that's me - Citizen Kane 00:11 There's only one person in the world to decide what... There's a lot of statues in Europe you haven't bought yet - Citizen Kane 00:20 There's a lot of statues in Europe you haven't... I did lose a million dollars last year - Citizen Kane 00:17 I did lose a million dollars last year I bet that would've explained everything - Citizen Kane 00:41 I bet that would've explained everything Rosebud - Citizen Kane 00:11 Rosebud If I hadn't been very rich - Citizen Kane 00:38 If I hadn't been very rich I don't think any word can explain a man's life - Citizen Kane 00:12 I don't think any word can explain a man's life I don't know many people - Citizen Kane 00:14 I don't know many people A fellow will remember a lot of things you wouldn't think he'd remember - Citizen Kane 00:38 A fellow will remember a lot of things you wouldn't... That's my curse - Citizen Kane 00:19 That's my curse It's the only disease - Citizen Kane 00:19 It's the only disease He never gave anything away - Citizen Kane 00:40 He never gave anything away Miss Alexander - Citizen Kane 01:29 Miss Alexander Sentimental fellow - Citizen Kane 00:15 Sentimental fellow That's a lot of money to pay for a dame without a head - Citizen Kane 00:27 That's a lot of money to pay for a dame without a head Some people can sing - Citizen Kane 00:18 Some people can sing What's the matter - Citizen Kane 02:02 What's the matter He was thrown out of a lot of colleges - Citizen Kane 00:17 He was thrown out of a lot of colleges I run a couple of newspapers - Citizen Kane 00:16 I run a couple of newspapers Don't worry about me - Citizen Kane 00:43 Don't worry about me Only you're going to need more than one lesson - Citizen Kane 00:44 Only you're going to need more than one lesson I am not a gentleman - Citizen Kane 00:27 I am not a gentleman You can't do this to me - Citizen Kane 00:25 You can't do this to me Here's a three column headline in the Chronicle - Citizen Kane 00:47 Here's a three column headline in the Chronicle The trouble is - Citizen Kane 02:25 The trouble is People will think - Citizen Kane 00:18 People will think I always gagged on the silver spoon - Citizen Kane 00:14 I always gagged on the silver spoon

Cast

Jedediah Leland - Joseph Cotten
Susan Alexander Kane - Dorothy Comingore
Mary Kane - Agnes Moorehead
Emily Monroe Norton Kane - Ruth Warrick
James W. Gettys - Ray Collins