I'm only on TV because I gotta be able to hang around the casino. You understand that.
6 seconds sound clip from the Casino (1995) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:53:54 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Anything goes wrong with the casino, it's my ass. It's not yours. It's my ass.
- I'm what counts out here. Not your fuckin' country clubs or your fuckin' TV shows!
- And what the fuck are you doin' on TV anyhow?
- You know I get calls from home every day. They think you went batshit!
- I'm only on TV because I gotta be able to hang around the casino. You understand that.
- You could have had the food-and-beverage job without goin' on television! You wanted to go on TV.
- Yeah, I wanted to go on TV. That way I have a forum. I can fight back. I'm known. People see me.
- They know they can't fuck around with me like they could if I was an unknown. That's right.
- You're makin' a spectacle of yourself.
- Me? I wouldn't even be in this situation if it wasn't for you.
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