Shut up! Let me talk. Don't push me back into my usual position of self-justification.
— Charlie Castle (Jack Palance)
13 seconds sound clip from the The Big Knife (1955) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:13:48 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Yeah, yeah. So what do you want from me? Bright dialogue? Something brilliant and witty?
- What's your hurry? You can call a cab anytime. You've got all night to call a cab!
- You're a great little one for dramatic exits.
- But I think this is the end of the line. We've got to get it out on the table! Sit down.
- No, thank you. If you think I'm going to stay here and listen to you, you're mistaken.
- Shut up! Let me talk. Don't push me back into my usual position of self-justification.
- You swat the fly on my nose with a hammer! Throw it away.
- Do you know where your fatal error lies? You ought to know, so I'm going to tell you.
[...]