You know what I'd do? Between now and Christmas, when he jumps, I'd run a daily yawn.
6 seconds sound clip from the Meet John Doe (1941) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:10:43 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Suppose there was a John Doe and he walked into this office... What would you do?
- Find him a job and forget the whole business, huh?
- Not me. I'd make a deal with him.
- A deal?
- You know what I'd do? Between now and Christmas, when he jumps, I'd run a daily yawn.
- Starting with his boyhood, his schooling, his first job.
- A wide-eyed youngster facing a chaotic world.
- The problem of the average man, of all the John Does in the world.
- Now, then comes the drama. He meets discouragement.
- He finds the world has feet of clay, his ideals crumble.
[...]