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The only way I could get near a big shot is to jump on the running board of his car.

6 seconds sound clip from the They Shoot Horses, Don't They? movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:13:06 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Come on, kids, show them you care. A little... a little sprint for those wonderful folks out there!

- That's it. You see 'em give, folks? You see 'em give? That's the spirit!

- So why California?

- You don't freeze while you're starving... It has the movies.

- Are you an actress?

- I done four atmosphere bits since I've been here. I'd have done more, but I can't get into Central Casting. They got it all sewed up.

- Don't you know anyone who can help you?

- In this business? How can you tell who can help you? One day you're an electrician, the next day you're a producer.

- The only way I could get near a big shot is to jump on the running board of his car.

- God. Check that one.

- Anyway, I don't know if the men stars can help me as much as the women stars.

- From what I've been seeing lately, I think I've been letting the wrong sex try to make me.

- You in movies, too?

- Sort of. I was a dead French villager in Fallen Angels.

- Wasting your time, kiddo. The only thing casting is Von Sternbergs Raw Earth.

[...]

They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Sound Clip

They Shoot Horses, Don't They? poster

Memorable quotes from the classic Depression-era film, featuring short sound clips and sfx.

Actors: Jane Fonda (Gloria Beatty), Gig Young (Rocky Gravo), Michael Sarrazin (Robert Syverton), Susannah York (Alice LeBlanc), Red Buttons ("Sailor" Harry Kline), Michael Conrad (Rollo), Al Lewis (Turkey)

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