Now there comes a point when a reasonable man will swallow his pride…

Film · Fantasy (film) · Comedy drama (film) · Fantasy · Comedy drama

Now there comes a point when a reasonable man will swallow his pride and admit he's made a terrible mistake. The truth is…I was never a reasonable man.

Edward Bloom

Big Fish · 2003

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Topic

Admitting mistakes Mistakes Reasonableness

Genre

Fantasy (film)Comedy drama (film)Fantasy Comedy drama

Medium

Film

Time

2003

Person

Edward Bloom

Provenance

Citation

Big Fish. Directed by Tim Burton, Columbia Pictures/Jinks/Cohen Company/The Zanuck Company, 2003.

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