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When I create an important figure, I can't take just any face.

5 seconds sound clip from the House of Wax (1953) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:52:04 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Oh, uh Miss Allen, Scott Andrews, Mr. Henry Jarrod.

- This is a pleasure.

- Yes, I heard what the young lady said.

- The figure of Joan of Arc is a traditional exhibit in wax museums. It was completed just in time for our opening tonight.

- You're right, my dear. It is more than a chance resemblance.

- When I create an important figure, I can't take just any face.

- I saw pictures of your Cathy Gray in the newspaper. Her face fascinated me. And, well, here she is. Immortalized as the victim of an earlier event.

- Do you really think she'd mind?

- No, I don't think she'd mind. Cathy loved to dress up as she called it. She used to take fancy dresses and imitate the actresses she saw in the theater.

- I don't think she'd mind.

- Then I'm forgiven?

- Well, there's nothing to forgive.

- I just don't understand how it can seem so real.

[...]

House of Wax (1953) Sound Clip

House of Wax poster

Quotes from House of Wax (1953 film), featuring short sound bites and sfx.

Actors: Vincent Price (Professor Henry Jarrod), Carolyn Jones (Cathy Gray)

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