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)

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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.

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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.

- Exactly what I thought.

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- 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.

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- Play the Star Spangled Banner and I'm a sucker for it.

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