Spanking a child turns him into a little snot. Fear makes him a man.

Four Leaf Tayback (Nick Nolte)

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

[...]

- 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!

- You know how you handle an actor? They whine about anything, you pull down their pants and you spank their ass.

- You spank that ass, Les.

- What? (5)

- Spanking a child turns him into a little snot. Fear makes him a man.

- I know a place where a man's worth is measured in the ears hanging from his dog tags. The real deep shit.

- You wanna make this movie right?

- That's where you take your pansy-ass actors.

- Who is this guy?

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