And the irony of it is that I've got an opportunity and I can't take it.
6 seconds sound clip from the The Asphalt Jungle (1950) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:34:42 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Bob, I... I'm broke. There. Th-That's the plain, simple fact. I'm finished. I'm bankrupt.
- How could you let a dame like Angela take you this way?
- It's not Angela. It's everything. It's my whole way of life.
- Every time I turn around, it costs thousands of dollars... 10000 here, 10000 there.
- I got... I gotta get out. I gotta get out from under.
- And the irony of it is that I've got an opportunity and I can't take it.
- Tough.
- I'm gonna hand you the shock of a lifetime.
- Did you ever hear of Doc Riedenschneider?
- Sure. Behind the walls, isn't he?
- No, he's out. He got out last week. Cobby brought him to me.
[...]
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Quotes from the movie The Asphalt Jungle (1950), featuring short sound clips with voice.
Actors: Sterling Hayden (Dix Handley), Jean Hagen ("Doll" Conovan), James Whitmore (Gus Minissi), Marilyn Monroe (Angela Phinlay), Marc Lawrence (Cobby)
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