> the great man needed to subject himself to work that was well beneath his talents There's this cool anecdote of Mel Brooks hiring him to be the narrator to H

> the great man needed to subject himself to work that was well beneath his talents There's this cool anecdote of Mel Brooks hiring him to be the narrator to History Of The World Part 1. Brooks paid Welles $25000 for five days of work, from 9 to 5. But Welles was done by 11:30 the first day, and it was "all perfect". So Brooks asked him what he would do with the money, and Welles said "Cuban cigars and Sevruga caviar. I would have included women but I'm getting just a little too heavy for that." He chose Sevruga because in his opinion it was just as good as Beluga, and half the price. As told by Mel Brooks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Hhwp4tm6Wc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Hhwp4tm6Wc