I'm not special. I've never been exceptional. This is, though, what I'm doing. My work.

John Doe (Kevin Spacey)

9 seconds sound clip from the Se7en (1995) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:42:49.431 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

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- It doesn't matter who I am. Who I am means absolutely nothing. You need to stay on your left up here.

- So where are we heading?

- You'll see.

- We're not just going to pick up two more dead bodies, are we, John? That wouldn't be shocking enough. We've got newspapers to think about, yeah?

- Wanting people to listen you can't just tap them on the shoulder anymore. You have to hit them with a sledgehammer. And then you'll notice you've got their strict attention.

- But the question is: What makes you so special that people should listen?

- I'm not special. I've never been exceptional. This is, though, what I'm doing. My work.

- Your work, John?

- Yes.

- See, I don't... I don't see anything special about it, John.

- That's not true.

- No, it is true.

- And the funny thing is, all this work, two months from now, no one's gonna care. No one's gonna give a shit, no one's gonna remember.

- You can't see the whole complete act yet. But when this is done, when it's finished, it's going to be...

- People will barely be able to comprehend. But they won't be able to deny.

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