He's going to jump off a building. Not because he's out of a job. That's not news. He's jumping out of principle.
7 seconds sound clip from the Meet John Doe (1941) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:18:14 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Don't mind the Colonel. He hates people.
- Likes you enough to stick around. That's 'cause we both play doohickeys.
- No, you can't take photos of him eating a sandwich and with a beard.
- We clean him up, put him in a hotel room under bodyguard. We'll make a mystery out of him.
- Did you speak to Mr. Norton?
- Wants us to build a bonfire under every big shot in the state.
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