He would be dead by now. They all would be dead. It was the only way to keep them alive.
8 seconds sound clip from the The Black Hole (1979) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:04:16.849 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- What's wrong, miss Kate? You look ill.
- Kate's upset because I've elected to stay with the Cygnus.
- I hope she's electing also to stay with us.
- No, I...
- The right moment to go into the black hole is now.
- He would be dead by now. They all would be dead. It was the only way to keep them alive.
- One of my greatest achievements.
- But you told us the crew had left the ship.
- Some cause must have created all this. But what caused that cause?
- Come on, Kate. Let's get you out of here.
[...]