5th most-quoted character in Citizen Kane (1941): in 5 of its 68 quotes
Most scenes with: Charles Foster Kane (4)
Scenes with Emily
5 scenes
Emily Sometimes, I think I'd prefer a rival of flesh-and-blood.
Oh Emily, I don't spend that much time on the newspaper.
Emily It isn't just the time. It's what you print - attacking the President.
Emily I mean the President of the United States.
He's still Uncle John, and he's still a well-meaning fathead who's letting a pack of high-pressure crooks run his administration. This whole oil scandal...
Emily He happens to be the President, Charles, not you.
That's a mistake that will be corrected one of these days.
Emily Really Charles, people will think-...
- -what I tell them to think.
Mother, is Pop governor yet?
Emily Not yet, Junior.
[after his afair with Susan is revealed]
I'm staying here. I can fight this all alone.
Emily Charles, if you don't listen to reason, it may be too late.
Too late. For what? For you and this public thief to take the love of the people of this state away from me?
Charlie, you got other things to think about. Your little boy, you don't want him to read about you in the papers.
There's only one person in the world who decides what I'm going to do, and that's me.
Emily You decided what you were going to do, Charles, some time ago.
Emily He happens to be the president, Charles, not you.
That's a mistake that will be corrected one of these days.
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