And where I come from, people boil mashed corn and eat it day after day, all their lives. And to forget their hunger, they dream.

— Suzy (Nadia Gray)

14 seconds sound clip from the Mr. Topaze (1961) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:14:59 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Because I had such a manly face.

- Because you are so kind. Because I saw you were poor.

- Why should a poor man interest you?

- Because I've known poverty myself.

- You see, my real name is Magda Németh...

- And where I come from, people boil mashed corn and eat it day after day, all their lives. And to forget their hunger, they dream.

- My dream was Paris.

- So was mine.

- So here we are.

- Only when I arrived, I had one pair of stockings.

[...]