You were referred here by the Department of Employment. There was no need for you to get your foot in the door, as you put it.
8 seconds sound clip from the Trainspotting (1996) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:15:20 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- I want to put across the general idea rather than the details. People get all hung up on details.
- Do you mean that you lied on your application?
- No! Yes, only to get my foot in the door.
- Showing initiative and that.
- What exactly attracts you to the leisure industry?
- In a word, pleasure. Like, my pleasure in other people's leisure.
- Do you see yourself as having any weaknesses?
- Like, if things get a bit dodgy, I just cannot be bothered.
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