Prof. Franck:
Is your work the best? As good as you can do?
George Gershwin:
Well of course, not yet.
Prof. Franck:
Or are you just making a fortune?
George Gershwin:
What's wrong with a fortune, if it helps me get on?
Prof. Franck:
Come here, my boy. Look:
Prof. Franck:
[Indicating a portrait on the fireplace mantle]
This is Franz Schubert. He was a songwriter too. He died young. At 32. For years he wore the same old faded necktie. But in the land that nurtured him, he was a voice that will never be silenced.
Prof. Franck:
[now indicating a carved bust]
Here, Richard Wagner. At rehearsals of his great opera "Rienzi," Richard Wagner hid in the wings, while the singers ate their luncheon. He didn't have a lunch - just dreams of the music of the future.
Prof. Franck:
[now indicating another carved bust]
Beethoven. He never asked himself, "Is this a hit?" He said, "This is the way it must be done."
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