The main thing is to have the money. I've been rich and I've been poor. Believe me, rich is better.
6 seconds sound clip from the The Big Heat (1953) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:56:52.379 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- Well, that's some improvement.
- You know, it's funny. Sometimes, I feel about Vince the way you looked at him tonight.
- Clothes, travel, expensive excitement. What's wrong with that?
- Nothing, if you don't care where his money comes from.
- The main thing is to have the money. I've been rich and I've been poor. Believe me, rich is better.
- Did you think I was an heiress or something before I met Vince?
- I didn't think about you at all.
- Didn't know you. How could I?
- You know Larry at The Retreat?
[...]