I'm trying to run an impersonal business. Killing is very personal. Once it gets started, it's hard to stop.

— Mr. Brown (Richard Conte)

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5 seconds sound clip from the The Big Combo (1955) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:51:07.506 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

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- Now, listen to me, you two. Go about your business. Go where you ordinarily go, do what you ordinarily do! If they ask questions, say nothing!

- And you, get upstairs, go to bed, stay there! You been sick, you understand? Sick!

- If they take you to police headquarters... shoot yourself in the head. It'll make everything a lot simpler. Now get out!

- Joe! Come here.

- Why did you do it, Joe?

- I told you he pulled a gun on me.

- I'm trying to run an impersonal business. Killing is very personal. Once it gets started, it's hard to stop.

- I could understand it if you were a trigger happy punk, but you're not. You're an experienced man, Joe. Why did you do it?

- I guess I'm getting too old to handle a gun.

- Yeah. Maybe you're just getting too old, Joe.

- You don't like me much, do you?

- You figure when Grazzi left the country, you should've taken over instead of me. Is that it?

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