Ever since I can remember, I've always had to be what the city wanted me to be. But what about what I wanted to do?

8 seconds sound clip from the Megamind (2010) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:08:26 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- My head wasn't in the game that day. We were kind of going through the motions.

- So using my super-speed, I decided to go clear my head.

- Then I realized, we had done this same silly charade our entire lives.

- I tried to get my mind off how I was feeling, but I just felt stuck.

- I began to realize, despite all my powers, each and every citizen of Metro had something I didn't: a choice.

- Ever since I can remember, I've always had to be what the city wanted me to be. But what about what I wanted to do?

- Then it suddenly hit me. I do have a choice. I can be whatever I want to be.

- No one said this hero thing had to be a lifetime gig. You can't just quit, either.

- That's when I got the brilliant idea to fake my death.

- Copper drains my powers.

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