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The dramatic comedy (and gangster picture) that was directed by Archie Mayo featured he tagline:In this sinister house.In the famous library scene, Scarlett energetically corners a disinterested Ashley and declares her deep love for him...I shouldn""t be surprised.Either I""m a rotten actress or I""m a great actress.I""m not just a pretty good actress.Now, sometimes, I think I""m very, very, very bad.No good.Tonight, I think I""m wrong when I think that.Oh, I feel wonderful, Mr.Easton.Not afraid anymore....You see, I wasn""t afraid, not for a long ime.When I lost a part, I thought it was because I was a genius, and geniuses always have a hard time....Yes, the world never appreciates genius when it""s young.Then I began to get afraid.""Maybe I""m crazy,"" I got to thinking.""Maybe I""m not a genius."" And then I said, ""It""s better not to think."" In his world where but to think is to be full of sorrow, it""s better..But tonight I""m not afraid to think though, because I""m almost thoroughly convinced that I""m a genius again.Fran confides that she feels liberated, vibrant, young and free, desiring more adventure and a "new life" after twenty years of domesticity:After 20 years of doing what was expected of us, we""re free.