Max Bialystock (Zero Mostel): 'How could this happen? I was so careful. I picked the wrong play, the wrong director, the wrong cast. Where did I go right?'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A character wonders how failure happened when every choice seemed wrong.
- In plain terms
- I made all wrong choices but still failed.
- What can you take from it?
- Success can feel impossible even with careful planning.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When did your plan fail anyway?
- What does failure teach you?
Another view
It assumes control where chance may dominate.
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