Anytime but Christmas. I'm superstitious.

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

You can hear this line at 00:12:08 in the DVD version of the movie.

Quote context

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- Wait a minute. Let me get this through this lame brain of mine.

- Are you suggesting we go out and hire someone who says they'll commit suicide on Christmas Eve? Is that it?

- Now you're catching on.

- Who for instance?

- Anybody. Beany'll do.

- Why sure. Who me? Jump off a...

- Anytime but Christmas. I'm superstitious.

- Do me a favor. Go on out and get married and have a lot of babies but... stay out of the newspaper business.

- Better get that story in hand. It's getting late.

- You're supposed to be a smart guy. If it was raining 100 dollar bills, you'd be out looking for a dime you lost someplace.

- Holy smokes. Wasting my time listening to this mad woman.

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