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- It's not my place to be curious about such matters.
- Not your place...

7 seconds sound clip from the The Remains of the Day movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:50:29 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Now, look... tell me. I don't suppose the Prime Minister is in the library, is he?

- Prime Minister, sir?

- Over in the library... That's all right. You don't have to confirm it... are our Prime Minister, our Foreign Secretary and the German ambassador.

- Any idea what they're talking about in there?

- I'm afraid not, sir.

- Tell me, Stevens, don't you care at all? I mean, aren't you in the least bit curious?

- It's not my place to be curious about such matters.

- Not your place...

- And supposing I told you that His Lordship is presently trying to persuade the Prime Minister to enter into a pact with that bunch of criminals in Berlin?

- I'm certain His Lordship is acting from the highest and noblest motives, sir.

- Don't you see? That's exactly what makes it so abominable! That they should take these high and noble motives and twist them to their own foul ends!

- You do, please, realize that His Lordship's been the most valuable pawn that the Nazis have in this country of the last few years. Precisely because he is good and honourable.

- If I weren't so drunk, I could make you understand!

[...]

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The Remains of the Day Sound Clip

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A selection of the most important quotes from The Remains of the Day (1993 film), featuring short sound bites.

Actors: Anthony Hopkins (Mr Stevens), Emma Thompson (Miss Kenton), Christopher Reeve (Congressman Jack Lewis), Hugh Grant (Reginald Cardinal), James Fox (Lord Darlington), Michael Lonsdale (Dupont d'Ivry)

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