Quotation by

Orson Welles

I do not suppose I shall be remembered for anything. But I don't think about my work in those terms. It is just as vulgar to work for the sake of posterity as to work for the sake of money.

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Orson Welles is saying that he doesn’t expect people to remember his work after he’s gone, and he doesn’t focus on creating something famous or lasting. He believes it’s equally shallow to work only to be remembered in the future as it is to work just for financial gain.

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