Spanking a child turns him into a little snot. Fear makes him a man.
10 seconds sound clip from the Tropic Thunder (2008) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:22:40 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Hey, I understand if you're angry, but I am dealing with a bunch of primadonnas! Clowns!
- Tugg Speedman, he can't cry! He can't cry!
- Spanking a child turns him into a little snot. Fear makes him a man.
- You wanna make this movie right?
- That's where you take your pansy-ass actors.
[...]