You're a nice guy, John. I like you. You're gentle. I always like gentle people. Me... I'm hard. Hard and tough. I got no use for hard people. Gotta be gentle to suit me. Like you, for instance.
— (James Gleason)
28 seconds sound clip from the Meet John Doe (1941) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:25:56 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
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- No, I never read the speeches before I make them. I get more of a kick out of it that way.
- Beany, go to the office, tell Pop to give you the speech. There's a copy on my desk
- Mr. Norton told me not to leave him, not even for a minute.
- Go on, go on. We'll be at Jim's Bar, up the street.
- Play the Star Spangled Banner and I'm a sucker for it.
- Always gets me right here. You know what I mean?
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