Robert Towne (born Robert Bertram Schwartz; November 23, 1934) is an American screenwriter and director. His most notable work may be his Academy Award-winning original screenplay for Roman Polanski's Chinatown (1974).
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“How much are you worth?
I have no idea. How much do you want?
Naw.I just want to know what you’re worth. Over ten million?
Oh, my, yes.
Why are you doing it? How much better can you eat? What can you buy that you can’t already afford?
The future, Mr. Gittes! The future!”
—Robert Towne (b. 1936)
“Forget it, Jake. It’s Chinatown.”
—Robert Towne (b. 1936)