I told him... I had my eye on him as a possible under-butler in a year or so. But... No, Mr. Charlie knows best.

— Mr Stevens (Anthony Hopkins)

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

You can hear this line at 01:32:57 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- We have each other. That's all anyone can ever need.

- Very well, Lizzy. If you're so sure.

- Yes, Miss Kenton. Thank you.

- Good luck.

- We did all we could for them.

- I told him... I had my eye on him as a possible under-butler in a year or so. But... No, Mr. Charlie knows best.

- She's sure to be let down.

- Well, no use crying over spilt milk. Besides, we have far more important matters to discuss.

- Next week's meeting...

- Must we discuss it tonight?

- Sorry?

- I'm tired. I've had a busy day. Don't you realize that? I'm very tired. I'm very, very tired. Don't you understand?

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