"Sixty-four thousand dollars for a question, I hope they are asking you the meaning of life"

This quote by Paul Scofield is a humorous comment on the value of understanding. He is suggesting that the amount of cash being used for a single concern is so big that it must be a concern of great significance. He indicates that the concern needs to be something profound, such as the significance of life, which is something that has actually been considered by theorists and theologians for centuries. He is suggesting that the answer to this question deserves more than the cash being provided, which it is something that can not be bought. This quote is a suggestion that knowledge and wisdom are vital and can not be bought with cash.