I don't want any more talk about flying. The sky is for the birds. My feet are on the ground. Both of them.

— Peterson (Robert Morley)

6 seconds sound clip from the Beat the Devil (1953) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:12:12 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- My name is not O'Horror. It is O'Hara. Do you hear? Mr. O'Hara. Yes, Mr. O'Horror.

- But do you remember I said it? I said we ought to take a plane.

- Time. Time. What is time? Swiss manufacture it. French hoard it. Italians squander it. Americans say it is money. Hindus say it does not exist.

- You know what I say? I say time is a crook.

- If we took a plane, we'd be there inside of 15 hours, instead of who knows when.

- I don't want any more talk about flying. The sky is for the birds. My feet are on the ground. Both of them.

- Come in, Billy boy.

- What's all the fuss about?

- No fuss, Billy.

- We're merely wondering what course to pursue in view of this unfortunate delay.

- Join the peasants in their revels, go to church, write your memoirs.

[...]

Beat the Devil (1953) Sound Clip

Beat the Devil (1953) Blu-ray Cover

Quotes with sound clips from the movie Beat the Devil (1953).

Actors: Humphrey Bogart (Billy Dannreuther), Jennifer Jones (Mrs. Gwendolen Chelm), Gina Lollobrigida (Maria Dannreuther), Robert Morley (Peterson)

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