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But Simple Jack thought he was smart, or rather, didn't think he was retarded, so you can't afford to play retarded, being a smart actor.

9 seconds sound clip from the Tropic Thunder (2008) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 00:43:08 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Jack, stupid ass Jack.

- Trying to come back from that.

- In a weird way it was almost like I had to sort of fool my mind into believing that it wasn't retarded, and by the end of the whole thing, I was like, Wait a minute, I flushed so much out, how am I gonna jumpstart it up again? It's just like...

- Yeah. You was farting in bathtubs and laughing your ass off.

- Yeah.

- But Simple Jack thought he was smart, or rather, didn't think he was retarded, so you can't afford to play retarded, being a smart actor.

- Playing a guy who ain't smart, but thinks he is, that's tricky.

- Tricky.

- It's like working with mercury. It's high science, man. It's an art form. You an artist.

- That's what we do, right? Yeah.

- Hats off for going there, especially knowing how the Academy is about that shit.

[...]

Tropic Thunder (2008) Sound Clip

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Actors: Ben Stiller (Tugg Speedman), Jack Black (Jeff Portnoy), Robert Downey Jr. (Kirk Lazarus), Nick Nolte (Four Leaf Tayback), Steve Coogan (Damien Cockburn), Danny McBride (Cody), Brandon T. Jackson (Alpa Chino), Matthew McConaughey (Rick Peck), Tom Cruise (Les Grossman)

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