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- She has this dream for me to be something.
- She does?
- To marry someone with power, money, vision. Someone with a special purpose.

17 seconds sound clip from the The Jerk (1979) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:52:22.806 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Float right down the end of this cornet. Right through here. Through these valves, right along this tube, come right up against your lips, and give you a kiss.

- Why didn't you?

- I didn't want to get spit on me.

- Was it good for you, too?

- I really do want to kiss you. But I'm afraid.

- I would've kept my tongue in.

- No, I mean, I'm afraid if I kiss you, I'll fall in love with you.

- You will?

- And I don't want to.

- You don't?

- My mother sacrificed everything to send me through cosmetology school.

- She did?

- She has this dream for me to be something.

- She does?

- To marry someone with power, money, vision. Someone with a special purpose.

- I've got one! I've got a special purpose!

- You do?

- Yes, it's fantastic! It's great! It's unbelievable! And I was afraid to tell you about it! Your mother's gonna love me!

- Marie, are you awake? Good.

- You look so beautiful and peaceful, you almost look dead.

- And I'm glad because there's something I wanna say that's always been very difficult, for me to say.

- I slit the sheet, the sheet I slit, and on the slitted sheet I sit. I've never been relaxed enough around anyone to be able to say that. You give me confidence in myself.

[...]

The Jerk Sound Clip

The Jerk movie poster

Funny and inspirational quotes from The Jerk (1979), with short sound clips.

Actors: Steve Martin (Navin R. Johnson), Bernadette Peters (Marie Kimble Johnson)

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