> Orson Welles couldn't get his movies funded. I've seen his films, were they made without funding? Of course not, so what you are really saying is Orson Welle

> Orson Welles couldn't get his movies funded. I've seen his films, were they made without funding? Of course not, so what you are really saying is Orson Welles didn't have a unlimited bucket of money to do anything with. > Van Gogh never sold a painting Van was profoundly mentally ill. It's not surprising he wasn't able to make a living doing anything let alone art. > Mozart was near broke most of his career. This was a long time ago prior to industrialization. The alternatives available to Mozart would've been much worse and paid much less. Poverty was much higher back then, Mozart did well.