Oh, I don't know. I may teach or I may write a book... whatever the hell one does when one approaches the autumn of one's years.

— Max Schumacher (William Holden)

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You can hear this line at 00:29:23.856 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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[...]

- I think we ought to give it a shot. Let's see what happens tonight.

- Telephone, please.

- Well, I don't want to be the Babylonian messenger that has to tell Max Schumacher about this.

- Max Schumacher doesn't work at this network anymore. Mr. Ruddy fired him last night.

- Bob McDonough's running the news division now. Bob McDonough in News, please.

- Oh, I don't know. I may teach or I may write a book... whatever the hell one does when one approaches the autumn of one's years.

- My God, is that me? Was I ever that young?

- No. Howard just brought in a picture of Ed Murrow and the whole CBS gang when we were there. You wouldn't believe it. Walter Cronkite, Harry Reasoner, Hollenbeck, Bob Trout. Is that you, Howard?

- Mm-hm.

- Yeah. Okay, Dick, we'll be in touch. Right.

- You remember this kid? He's the kid I think you once sent out to interview Cleveland Amory on vivisection. That's him.

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