By the time of "Henry V," Welles was struggling with a reputation as a film director incapable of commercial success ("Citizen Kane") or, worse, incapable of finishing his films ("The Magnificent Ambersons," "It's All True").
Mr Cameron is still struggling with the reputation for a nuclear combination of sleaze and economic incompetence, callousness and greed that the Tories acquired in office more than ten years ago.
His remarks chime with other bank bosses who have also been trying to turn the public's attitude towards the sector, which has been struggling with its reputation since the 2008 financial crisis.
What's more, this city is still struggling with a reputation for crime and violence that to a large extent repels potential suburban visitors despite the growing riverfront development that includes the Tweeter Center, the state aquarium, the Battleship New Jersey and Campbell's Field, where the minor league Camden Riversharks play under the shadow of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge.
Local officials, educators and artists see the $13 million state-funded school building project as a cornerstone in a downtown revitalization plan that focuses on reshaping the city to an arts destination at a time it is also struggling with a reputation as an area where illegal drug use and its associated social ills are prevalent.
The current manifestations of for-profit universities may be struggling against a reputation developed by earlier versions of technical schools that offered culinary, automotive, and various vocational training programs.
And with the economy struggling and banks' reputations still suffering from its government bailouts and role in bringing about the financial crisis, Citigroup was not exactly a sympathetic defendant.
BP has been struggling to recover its reputation and restore its finances ever since.
The Seahawks were a fantastic story last season, hampered only by their reputation for struggling on the road.
The BBC, of course, is struggling to protect the reputation of its managers and bosses, past and present.
