This is not the time, Max.

2 seconds sound clip from the Network (1976) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:17:31.868 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

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- The division producing the lowest rate of return has been the news division with its $98 million budget and its average annual deficit of 32 million.

- I know that, historically, news divisions are expected to lose money, but to our minds, this philosophy is a wanton fiscal affront to be resolutely resisted.

- The new plan calls for local news to be transferred to owned stations' divisions.

- News radio would be transferred to the UBS Radio Division and, in effect, the news division would be reduced from an independent division to a department accountable to network.

- What was that all about, Ed?

- This is not the time, Max.

- Why wasn't I told about this? Why was I led up onto that podium and publicly humiliated in front of the stockholders?

- Now, goddamn it, I spoke to John Wheeler this morning and he assured me the news division was safe.

- If you're trying to get me to resign, that's one hell of a way to do it.

- We'll talk about this tomorrow at our regular morning meeting.

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