There's nothing more tortured on the face of this earth, neither fish nor fowl.
6 seconds sound clip from the The Big Knife (1955) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:18:08 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- You don't think Marion is going to be happy here, do you?
- No, I don't think she's going to be happy.
- Why not?
- You were an idealist, Charlie, and you sold out.
- You joined Hoff, Coy and Company, and that left you half an idealist.
- There's nothing more tortured on the face of this earth, neither fish nor fowl.
- A man who's sold out his dreams, but he can't forget.
- Yeah, but there are reasons, pal. You don't have all the facts.
- An Irishman wrote, I think I sent it to you once, The Quintessence of Ibsenism.
- He said that there are three kinds of men. First, the realist. Now, that's Coy.
- He's made his deal with the devil. He wouldn't be any different.
[...]