I'd give anything if things were back the way were this morning with me calling you a fool.
4 seconds sound clip from the It Came from Outer Space movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:51:37.645 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- You let me know if you hear anything, and if I hear anything, I'll give you a ring.
- What about Dr. Snell? Would they have any use for him?
- They might. He's an astronomer. Why?
- That was his secretary calling. They haven't seen him or his assistant.
- Last I saw of them, they were out on the desert, working alone.
- Well, they're not around here and it's a cinch they just didn't leave without their car.
- I'd give anything if things were back the way were this morning with me calling you a fool.
- Is it reasonable for anything to stay alive, after hitting Earth that hard?
- It's reasonable, because it's true.
- I couldn't even be sure that you're John Putnam standing beside me.
- Wouldn't it be a fine trick if I weren't really John Putnam at all?
- Something from another world, come here to give you a lot of false leads.
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