But me, I get up to it and around and in back of it, but I never get right to it. You know what I mean?

10 seconds sound clip from the Meet John Doe (1941) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:24:16 in the DVD version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Yeah, that's what I mean. It was easy as all that?

- Yeah, but look... I love Ann, and it's gonna be hard for me to say it 'cause... she's so wonderful and the best I ever was was a bush league pitcher.

- And I think she's in love with another man, the one she made up. The real John Doe.

- That's pretty tough competition.

- I bet he'd know how to say it.

- But me, I get up to it and around and in back of it, but I never get right to it. You know what I mean?

- So the only chance I've got, well, if somebody could give her a warning. Prepare her for the shock?

- You mean, you'd like me to do it?

- Well, I was thinking, sort of break the ice.

- Of course I will, John.

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