We've been so busy trying to be tough guys.
3 seconds sound clip from the The Leopard Man (1943) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:52:53.667 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- What do you suppose she thought about in here alone? It's such a sad little place.
- What do you want to stay here for? It'll only make you feel badly.
- What else do you care about, Kiks?
- You. Us.
- I'm glad you care about us, Kiks. Sometimes those things get lost.
- We've been so busy trying to be tough guys.
- Confession. I'm a complete softy.
- Oh, I've been conscience-stricken, and worried sick ever since that leopard got loose.
- If that's what it takes to make a softy, there's two of us.
- Kiki. It wasn't the leopard.
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