I don't have a specific reference for the quote, but it sounds like it might be a somewhat defensive response to the accusations made by a number of critics over the years (Pauline Kael is probably the most notable) that KANE is a "shallow" film or that Rosebud is a "shallow" device. Don Larsson ----------------------------------------------------------- "Only connect" --E.M. Forster Donald F. Larsson Department of English, AH 230 Minnesota State U, Mankato (56001) [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Ben Halligan [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Friday, November 22, 2002 8:32 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: welles quote context does anyone have a bibliographic reference / context for orson welles's supposed claim (made towards the end of his life) that "film is a shallow medium" (or "shallow art form")? thanks - ben ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html ---- Online resources for film/TV studies may be found at ScreenSite http://www.tcf.ua.edu/ScreenSite