Because I saw, through a revelation of pain, that my wife was determined in her innermost mind to destroy me and my career out of willful, malicious jealousy.
— Stanley Shriner Hoff (Rod Steiger)
13 seconds sound clip from the The Big Knife (1955) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:32:53 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- I thought to amuse her. I bought her a pleasure boat, the Alberta. Named after her, too.
- Then one day in my office, Frank Lubner was there, a pioneer in the industry, Smiley Coy...
- You ask me why. I ask you why.
- Charlie, you can have anything I own.
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