I only am who I am because I was born that way. I have a gift, and I am trying to not be selfish about it, but to use it. Okay? And if you wanna knock me for that, it's your own problem, okay?

11 seconds sound clip from the Boogie Nights (1997) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:28:03.278 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- God, I don't know any other, you know, director who would let an actor, you know, do that. You know?

- I don't allow him to block his own sex scenes.

- It is. It's jealousy. It's deceitfulness. It's vindictiveness. It's all of that stuff, you know? But, I mean, God, what can you expect when you're on top, you know?

- It's like Napoleon. When he was the king, you know, people were constantly trying to conquer him, you know, in the Roman Empire. So it's history repeating itself all over again.

- To all the critics out there, you know, I know they're gonna be reviewing this and I know they're gonna try to knock me. I just want them to know... Is it okay if I say this into the camera, Amber? Okay.

- I only am who I am because I was born that way. I have a gift, and I am trying to not be selfish about it, but to use it. Okay? And if you wanna knock me for that, it's your own problem, okay?

- Jealousy will get you nowhere. I'm gonna keep rocking on.

- For Dirk Diggler, the future is something to look forward to, not to fear.

- He is a creative man of many interests: Film, poetry, karate, music, and dance. He is a man of passion and mystery. He is a man of lust.

- It's my poem to you.

- It's good, Amber. It's really good. You're like a director now.

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