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Originally Posted by 33girl
Orson Welles got screwed over big time by the studios (which were run by MEN). His risk taking behavior definitely did not cease after Citizen Kane's release...google "It's All True" if you want confirmation.
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You're unnecessarily conflating terms here - his assertion wasn't that Welles got rich from Citizen Kane, it's that it was the height of his creative processes and the best example of risk-taking behavior. The fact he got dicked over actually doesn't hurt this assertion. Remember, he doesn't say risk-taking ends - but rather that it is most prevalent in your 20's and fades a bit after.
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Originally Posted by 33girl
If his creativity seemed to dim, it wasn't because he wanted to do so...it was because he had to eat.
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First off, there's a causation/correlation problem here, but w/e.
However, this is kind of his point - he's stating that staying solvent is an old man's game. Chasing pipe dreams is a young man's game, for the most part.
I'm not sure his research is that bad, given my understanding of his assertions, but I'm no expert on Welles on the whole.