And anyhow, what is all this arty bunk?
5 seconds sound clip from the The Big Knife (1955) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:16:54 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- I'm Hoff-Federated's biggest star. I'm worth millions a year to them.
- He won't let me go. You know why.
- Tell him you're leaving Hollywood for good. Promise never to make pictures for anyone else.
- Fine. What do I do? TV, a play?
- The theatre's a bleeding stump. You gotta wait years for one decent part.
- And anyhow, what is all this arty bunk?
- You know this industry is capable of turning out good pictures, pictures with guts and meaning.
- Sure, sure, and we know some of the men who do it.
- Stevens, Mankiewicz, Kazan, Huston, Wyler, Wilder, Stanley Kramer, but never Stanley Hoff!
- Never! Not once! Not for the life of him!
- Not for all the pompous press statements!
[...]
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Quotes from the movie The Big Knife (1955), based on the 1949 play by Clifford Odets, featuring short sound clips with voice.
Actors: Jack Palance (Charlie Castle), Ida Lupino (Marion Castle), Jean Hagen (Connie Bliss), Rod Steiger (Stanley Shriner Hoff), Shelley Winters (Dixie Evans), Ilka Chase (Patty Benedict)
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