I wanted to do something tremendous, to achieve what men of science have dreamt of since the world began, to gain wealth and fame and honor. To write my name above the greatest scientists of all time.
12 seconds sound clip from the The Invisible Man (1933) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:48:20.575 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
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- That funny little hat, I always liked.
- I was so pitifully poor. I had nothing to offer you. I was just a poor, struggling chemist.
- I shall come back to you, Flora, very soon now.
- The secret of invisibility lies there in my books.
- I shall offer my secret to the world, with all its terrible power.
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