Please, you'll excuse me for speaking with my eyes closed, but it helps me see better.

— Stanley Shriner Hoff (Rod Steiger)

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7 seconds sound clip from the The Big Knife (1955) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:29:50 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- I'll tell you what, you go on a layoff. Six months, a year even.

- No, I want to go for good.

- Oh... Uh-oh... I see.

- I easily recall to mind our first meeting many, many years ago. You remember what I said at that time?

- Yes, some of the things.

- Please, you'll excuse me for speaking with my eyes closed, but it helps me see better.

- I see a raw youth filled with that special vitality of talent.

- I says, if memory serves: you're going to be one of the biggest stars in this business.

- Sure as there are little green apples, you're going to run into many, many problems.

- That's what I'm here for, I says. My advice is free, given with pleasure. I may not always be able to help, but probably more than not.

[...]

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