I knew a man who once said, Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back.
— Maximus Decimus Meridius (Russell Crowe)
8 seconds sound clip from the Gladiator (2000) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 02:33:28 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- And what could be more glorious than to challenge the Emperor himself in the great arena?
- Why not? Do you think I'm afraid?
- I think you have been afraid all your life.
- Unlike Maximus the invincible, who knows no fear?
- I knew a man who once said, Death smiles at us all. All a man can do is smile back.
- I wonder, did your friend smile at his own death?
- You must know. He was your father.
- You loved my father, I know, but so did I. That makes us brothers, doesn't it?
[...]