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At that time the painting had a strange fascination for me. It seemed almost to have a life of its own.

5 seconds sound clip from the The Picture of Dorian Gray movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:51:41.151 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

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- Not look at my own work? You're not serious. Why shouldn't I look at it?

- I don't offer any explanation and you're not to ask for any, but if you try to look at that picture, on my word of honour, I will never speak to you again.

- What on earth is the matter with you?

- I'm planning to exhibit it next month. That's why I wanted to look at it.

- Exhibit it? But you told me a month ago, you would never exhibit it. You told Harry the same thing.

- At that time the painting had a strange fascination for me. It seemed almost to have a life of its own.

- It affected me so much, I felt I couldn't let it be seen publicly.

- Perhaps you've seen the same mysterious quality in it, Dorian?

- Have you noticed something curious in the painting? Something that probably at first did not strike you, but that revealed itself to you suddenly. I see you did.

- I saw something in it. Something that seemed to be very curious.

- You were right. There can be something fatal about a portrait.

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The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) Sound Clip

The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) Poster

Memorable quotes from The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945 film, based on Oscar Wilde's novel), with sound clips in WAV and MP3 formats.

Actors: George Sanders (Lord Henry Wotton), Hurd Hatfield (Dorian Gray), Lowell Gilmore (Basil Hallward), Angela Lansbury (Sibyl Vane), Donna Reed (Gladys Hallward)

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