Monsieur Verdoux (1947)

Herb Vigran: Reporter

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• Reporter : You'll have to admit, crime doesn't pay, does it?

  Henri Verdoux : No, sir. Not in a small way.

  Reporter : What do you mean?

  Henri Verdoux : To be successful in anything, one must be well-organized.

  Reporter : You're not leaving the world with that cynical remark?

  Henri Verdoux : To be idealistic in this moment would be incongruous, don't you think?

  Reporter : What's all this talk about good and evil?

  Henri Verdoux : Arbitrary forces, my good fellow. Too much of either will destroy us all.

  Reporter : We can never have too much good in the world.

  Henri Verdoux : Trouble is, we've never had enough. We don't know.

  Reporter : Listen, Verdoux, I've been your friend all through the trial. Now, give me a break, a story with a moral to it! You, the tragic example of a life of crime.

  Henri Verdoux : I don't see how anyone can be an example in these criminal times.