“Old age. It's the only disease, Mr. Thompson, that you don't look...” – Mr. Bernstein, Citizen Kane ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from Citizen Kane 1941

Mr. Bernstein Everett Sloane

Old age. It's the only disease, Mr. Thompson, that you don't look forward to being cured of.

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