You know, when I was a kid food was food. Before our scientific magicians poisoned the water, polluted the soil, decimated plant and animal life.

— Sol Roth (Edward G. Robinson)

16 seconds sound clip from the Soylent Green movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:05:28 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Why don't you eat something?

- I'm not hungry enough yet.

- It's not bad.

- Tasteless, odorless, crud.

- You don't know any better.

- Oh, for...

- You know, when I was a kid food was food. Before our scientific magicians poisoned the water, polluted the soil, decimated plant and animal life.

- Why, in my day, you could buy meat anywhere. Eggs, they had. Real butter. Fresh lettuce in the stores.

- I know, Sol. You told me before.

- How can anything survive in a climate like this? A heat wave all year long. A greenhouse effect. Everything is burning up.

- Okay, wise guy.

- Eat some Soylent Green and calm down.

[...]

Soylent Green Sound Clip

Soylent Green

Audio clips of memorable quotes from the movie Soylent Green that you can use as ringtones or custom computer sounds.

Actors: Charlton Heston (Thorn), Edward G. Robinson (Sol Roth), Chuck Connors (Tab), Joseph Cotten (Simonson)

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