I worked my whole life... I don't apologize.... to take care of my family and I refused to be a fool dancing on a string held by all those big shots.
— Vito Corleone (Marlon Brando)
15 seconds sound clip from the The Godfather (1972) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 02:29:10 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- What's the matter? What's bothering you?
- I'll handle it. I told you I can handle it, I'll handle it.
- I knew that Santino was gonna have to go through all this and Fredo... Well, Fredo was....
- But I never, I never wanted this for you.
- I don't apologize. That's my life.
- But I thought that that when it was your time that you would be the one to hold the strings.
- Senator Corleone. Governor Corleone. Something.
[...]