He's out of town right now working on a musical. He's trying out in Westport or some place.

6 seconds sound clip from the Cruising movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:23:38 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

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- Well, I hope that doesn't bother you.

- Ha! Hell, no.

- Listen, it'd be hard to be ignored if I was Paddy Chayefsky. But I'm just trying to make a buck.

- Things are tough right now, but I feel it's my destiny to be recognized.

- But my roommate works steadily, so we get by.

- What's your roommate do?

- He's a dancer. Gregory Milanese.

- He's out of town right now working on a musical. He's trying out in Westport or some place.

- So I'm at loose ends, so to speak. How about yourself?

- Oh, I just quit school. Art school. Looking for a job, commercial artist.

- Good luck.

- Yeah.

- So where you been living?

- Well, I was living in the Bronx with my folks.

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