- I'd built up such an illusion about him. I thought he was so perfect.
- I had to come along and destroy it, huh?

9 seconds sound clip from the The Shop Around the Corner (1940) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:35:09.314 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Oh, this is terrible. Why, I'm outraged! I had no idea he was materialistic like this.

- Why, if you could read his letters. Such ideals, such a lofty point of view. I could quote you passages.

- For instance?

- Well, True love is to be two, and yet one.-A man and a woman blended as angels. Heaven itself. That's Victor Hugo. He stole that.

- Oh. And I thought I was the inspiration for all those beautiful thoughts. Now I find he was just copying words out of a book. He probably didn't mean a single one of them.

- Well, I'm sorry you feel this way about it. I'd hate to think I'm spoiling your Christmas.

- I'd built up such an illusion about him. I thought he was so perfect.

- I had to come along and destroy it, huh?

- That's alright. I guess I really ought to thank you.

- Klara, if I'd only known in the beginning how you really felt about me things would have been different. I... We wouldn't have been fighting all the time.

- If we did quarrel, it wouldn't have been over suitcases and handbags, but over something like whether your aunt or grandmother should live with us or not.

- It's sweet of you to try to cheer me up.

- I guess we'd better say goodnight. You have an engagement, yes, and so have I and we shouldn't be late.

[...]

The Shop Around the Corner (1940) Sound Clip

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Actors: James Stewart (Alfred Kralik), Margaret Sullavan (Klara Novak), Frank Morgan (Hugo Matuschek), William Tracy (Pepi Katona)

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