I wish I could get rid of this thing.
2 seconds sound clip from the The Third Man (1949) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:17:44.258 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- You don't care anything at all about Anna, do you?
- I've got quite a lot on my mind.
- What do you want me to do? Be reasonable.
- You can get somebody else...
- Do you expect me to give myself up?
- Why not?
- It's a far, far better thing that I do, the old limelight, the fall of the curtain.
- No, you and I aren't heroes. The world doesn't make any heroes...
- You've got plenty of contacts.
- As long as they can use you?
- I wish I could get rid of this thing.
- So that's how they found out about Anna. You told them, didn't you?
- Don't try to be a policeman, old man.
- What do you expect me to be? Part of your...
- Yes, I remember when they raided the gambling joint, you knew a safe way out.
- Sure!
- Yeah, safe for you. Not safe for me.
- Old man, you never should have gone to the police, you know. You ought to leave this thing alone.
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