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

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

You can hear this line at 00:51:19.049 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Thank you, Basil. It's good of you to be so concerned.

- Before I go, I'd like to look at the painting I did of you. There's a screen in front of it.

- I thought the room looked different when I came in.

- The light was too strong on the portrait.

- Surely not. It's an admirable place for it.

- Wait. You must not look at it.

- 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.

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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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