1:02:16
- Everything all right, Pontano?
- I'm afraid I know no one
1:02:46
It's absurd to condemn wealth.
No one's wealthy now
1:02:51
But if anyone is still thinking of
becoming rich...
1:02:54
...my advice is: don't let money
obsess you
1:02:59
I've always looked upon my businesses
as works of art
1:03:04
Their financial profit was
almost immaterial
1:03:08
The important thing is to create
something lasting
1:03:14
But not everyone can create
something lasting
1:03:21
The thing that sustains a writer,
like you, Pontano...
1:03:25
...is a sense of necessity,
not a need for profit
1:03:30
You write because it's necessary
for you and others
1:03:33
- But one has to live
- I never worried about that
1:03:38
Life is what you make of it
with your own resources
1:03:43
What would you do if you
couldn't write?
1:03:46
I think he'd commit suicide
1:03:52
I don't feel that important
1:03:54
Perhaps there are other ways
1:03:58
Isn't writing an irrepressible
but antiquated instinct?