Kong could have stayed safe where he was, but he couldn't stay away from beauty.
4 seconds sound clip from the King Kong (1933) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:26:57.740 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Alone, eh? How'd you ever tackle that baby?
- Oh, so you're the hero. Come on, give us a story.
- That's it. Play up that angle. Beauty and the beast.
- Kong could have stayed safe where he was, but he couldn't stay away from beauty.
- I'll go out now and make a speech, tell them about Kong, Miss Darrow, and Mr. Driscoll.
- Then when I call you, come out there and take the pictures, eh?
- Stand by, Ann, when I call you.
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