You know, Mr. Bernstein, if I hadn't been very rich, I might have…

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

Kane

Citizen Kane · 1941

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Citizen Kane. Directed by Orson Welles. RKO Radio Pictures/Mercury Productions, 1941.

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Citizen Kane

Orson Welles

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

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