She may be right. One can spend too much of one's life locked in stuffy rooms seeking out obscure truths. Searching, researching until one is too old to enjoy life.
17 seconds sound clip from the The Curse of Frankenstein movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:34:30.003 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- You honor me, Miss Elizabeth.
- Elizabeth thinks I spend too much time in my laboratory.
- He's locked in his old laboratory for hours on end. He doesn't eat and he doesn't sleep.
- You see, Victor? The professor's on my side.
- You've failed me, Professor.
- I shall say, Victor, you are only a little scientist. I shall not listen to you.
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