I try to reason with him. I can't. All I can do is mother him. That's not what he wants.
5 seconds sound clip from the The Shootist movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:40:39.779 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
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- Stroke, they think. They found him slumped at his desk.
- Did he have time to, uh... Did he leave you any security?
- I have the property and the house, which he built with a bank loan, and I have Gillom.
- Yeah, he certainly does, particularly when he complains about being bored, and needing excitement.
- I try to reason with him. I can't. All I can do is mother him. That's not what he wants.
- Like I said, that you can change.
- Don't you have enough worries of your own?
- A few, but in general, I've had a hell of a good time.
- Tell me, what does the J.B. stand for?
- Yours?
- Bond.
- That's a crackerjack of a name for a woman.
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