Movie: Mank (Mank)

After twenty years of a happy marriage, blind devotion can be a little onerous.

- I never really succeeded. You always do it your own way.

- To people sitting in the dark and trusting the screen with all their hearts. We have a huge responsibility.

Sometimes my joking remarks are clever to the foolishness.

- You're not going to get it that way.
- What exactly?
- Commit suicide. I've tried, it takes years.

If you can't say anything good, don't say anything.

- I'm not asking for help.
- How?.
- I demand it.

- You can't live without them. That's why I chose you.

- It's not as unpleasant as it might seem.

Under socialism, wealth is divided equally. Under communism, poverty is shared equally.

- It's all rubbish.
- Enough of the self-criticism. The main thing is that you write.
- None of this sounds. Not a single note.
- You don't write an opera.
- I'm writing opera.

In this business, the customer gets nothing but memories. What he bought remains with the one who sold it to him. That's where the real magic of cinema is. Do not trust those who say otherwise.

- What can I expect?
- You're my brother. He already thinks you're a genius.

My story is one big circle like a cinnamon bun, not a straight line pointing to the nearest exit. It is impossible to tell the whole life of a person in two hours. You can only leave an impression of it.