I wouldn't brood about it. I mean, everybody tries for that extra five yards, and, well, sometimes people get in our way.

— Sandy Hinkle (Judi West)

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10 seconds sound clip from the The Fortune Cookie (1966) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:13:34 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- And how's the lawsuit?

- Looks good. Mr. Gingrich thinks we can't lose.

- Oh, really?

- I'm going to testify for Harry myself. I'm a witness.

- You were there?

- Oh, yeah, right where it happened. Actually, I'm the guy that hit him.

- It's got me all shook up. I keep running that play over and over again in my mind.

- I saw him standing there. I could have stepped out of bounds. I could have cut back and reversed my field, but I didn't. And all for a lousy extra five yards.

- I wouldn't brood about it. I mean, everybody tries for that extra five yards, and, well, sometimes people get in our way.

- Harry played me your record. You sing good.

- I sing damn good, if you must know, but I started off wrong, working with a cheap band in some crummy cellar.

- To make it these days, you need exposure.

- You need what?

- A showcase. Like the Copa or the Persian Room.

- And for that, you need a knockout wardrobe and arrangements and special material, and a vocal coach and a publicity man.

[...]

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