“You know, Mr. Bernstein, if I hadn't been very rich, I might have...” – Charles, Citizen Kane ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from Citizen Kane 1941

Charles

You know, Mr. Bernstein, if I hadn't been very rich, I might have been a really great man.

Walter Parks Thatcher

Don't you think you are?

Charles

I think I did pretty well under the circumstances.

Walter Parks Thatcher

What would you like to have been?

Charles

Everything you hate.

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