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[last lines] Herman Mankiewicz:
Was it worth it? Orson Welles:
I don't know. I can't imagine doing it any other way. I suppose it's just my character. Herman Mankiewicz:
It won't be easy having made your masterpiece at 26. Orson Welles:
Is that what you think - that I'm just going to burn out at the ripe old age of 26? Herman Mankiewicz:
All stars burn out, Orson. It's the flame that counts. Orson Welles:
[toasting]
To the flame. Herman Mankiewicz:
To the flame
Was it worth it? Orson Welles:
I don't know. I can't imagine doing it any other way. I suppose it's just my character. Herman Mankiewicz:
It won't be easy having made your masterpiece at 26. Orson Welles:
Is that what you think - that I'm just going to burn out at the ripe old age of 26? Herman Mankiewicz:
All stars burn out, Orson. It's the flame that counts. Orson Welles:
[toasting]
To the flame. Herman Mankiewicz:
To the flame
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was it worth it
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I don't know
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chuckles
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I can't imagine doing it any other way
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I suppose it's just my character
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It won't be easy having made your masterpiece at 26
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Is that what you think
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That I'm just gonna burn out
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at the ripe old age of 26
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All stars burn out Orson
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It's the flame that counts
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To the flame
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To the flame
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Movie Summary
Orson Welles produces his greatest film, Citizen Kane (1941), despite the opposition of the film's de facto subject, William Randolph Hearst.
Actors
Herman Mankiewicz
Orson Welles