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There's that door there. Then the door that's open. And then there's this door here.

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

You can hear this line at 00:33:56 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- You have what we can call a roving commission. In other words, you can exercise your own judgment within certain limits, of course.

- Now, here are the mops, and... here.

- Are these me mops?

- Right.

- Your brushes.

- And me brushes?

- And me mops.

- That's right.

- What do you want me to do with them?

- Well, I think you know well enough what to do with them, father. Look for dust and dirt.

- If I find any dust or dirt, I go over them with this mop.

- That's right.

- Yes. Now, what I suggest you start off with are... are the brasses on the doors.

- There's that door there. Then the door that's open. And then there's this door here.

- Here's your polish, and duster.

- History could well be made under this roof over the next few days.

- You can, each and everyone of you, take great pride in the role you will play on this momentous occasion.

- Imagine yourself the head of a battalion even if it's only filling the hot-water bottles.

- Each one of you has his own particular duty, or her particular duty, as the cap fits.

[...]

The Remains of the Day Sound Clip

The Remains of the Day poster

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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