I am sorry, professor. We are not going to melt it or chip it.
4 seconds sound clip from the The Thing from Another World movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:28:02 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Good enough to know that where he came from, they sure don't breed them for beauty.
- Well, what do we now? Defrost him?
- This ice will melt pretty soon.
- Doctor, can you control the heat in this room?
- No, captain. This is our storeroom. The temperature is constant here.
- Won't be necessary to melt the ice. We can probably chip it away.
- I am sorry, professor. We are not going to melt it or chip it.
- Eddie, open that window, will you?
- You mean we're not allowed to examine it?
- This is stupid. We're scientists.
- And Dr. Carrington's in charge here.
- Hey, Pat. These windows don't open.
- It's practically certain we'll be asked by your superiors to make us study him.
- Probably will, doctor. But we can't permit it now.
- We don't have to have any permission...
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