It's my way. The only way I know.

— General Pherides (Boris Karloff)

boris karloff

3 seconds sound clip from the Isle of the Dead (1945) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:03:06.954 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- They didn't rest. I made them move on.

- That's all, gentlemen.

- A little harsh, isn't it? To condemn a man to death just because some other men happened to lag behind?

- They were his troops.

- And I've been wondering why they call you The Watchdog.

- It's my way. The only way I know.

- Well, heaven knows I'm only the sort of beagle that the Boston Star sends out to track down a bit of news here and there.

- I don't think I'd be very comfortable being a watchdog.

- Do you think I wanted to send Col. Tolditis to his death? He and I were friends.

- I think I understand patriotism as well as the next man, General. I'm not sure I understand your brand.

[...]

Top rated lines from this movie

The doctor is the doctor, and we'll do as he says. -Certainly. But one might as well go out on the cliff, and build a votive fire to Hermes. Not that I believe in Hermes, either.
It's better to have no General than one carrying the plague.
Laws can be wrong and laws can be cruel, and the people who live only by the law are both wrong and cruel.
No one may leave the island. -But you must have observed that my wife is an invalid.
It's my way. The only way I know.

MOVIE-SOUNDS.ORG - Download and listen to lines and quotes from movies which can be used as ringtones. A movie phrases and sayings search engine.

 

All the movie sound clips on this site are just short samples from the original sources, in mp3, wav or other popular audio formats. The copyrighted, unlicensed movie samples are shorter in comparison to the original movie. Samples do not exceed 10 seconds or less than 1% of the length of the original movie, which is shorter. All the sounds retain their original copyright as owned by their respective movie production companies (read the full disclaimer and disclosures)

Contact | Privacy policy