I can't fire him. He's getting attention. If I fire him now, everyone will wonder why. And the last thing I want is people looking into this.

Chef Skinner (Ian Holm)

9 seconds sound clip from the Ratatouille movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:08:49 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Oh, I see the theatricality of it.

- A rat appears on the boy's first night, I order him to kill it. And now he wants me to see it everywhere.

- Ooh! It's here! No, it isn't, it's here! Am I seeing things, am I crazy? Is there a phantom rat or is there not?

- But, oh, no! I refuse to be sucked into his little game of...

- Should I be concerned about this? About you?

- I can't fire him. He's getting attention. If I fire him now, everyone will wonder why. And the last thing I want is people looking into this.

- What are you so worried about? Isn't it good to have the press?

- Isn't it good to have Gusteau's name getting headlines?

- Not if they're over his face!

- Gusteau's already has a face, and it's fat and lovable and familiar.

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