I've killed men, and I've heard them dying. And I've watched them dying. And there's nothing glorious about it. Nothing poetic.

8 seconds sound clip from the Troy movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:23:19.320 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

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- What you're saying is true. I've wronged you. I've wronged our father.

- If you want to take Helen back to Sparta, so be it. But I go with her.

- To Sparta? They'll kill you.

- Then I'll die fighting.

- Oh, and that sounds heroic to you, doesn't it? To die fighting.

- Tell me, little brother, have you ever killed a man?

- No.

- Ever seen a man die in combat?

- No.

- I've killed men, and I've heard them dying. And I've watched them dying. And there's nothing glorious about it. Nothing poetic.

- You say you want to die for love, but you know nothing about dying. And you know nothing about love!

- All the same, I go with her.

- I won't ask you to fight my war.

- You already have.

- To Troy! About ship! Set sail!

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