“When I start out to make a fool of myself, there's very little can...” – Michael O'Hara, The Lady from Shanghai ... Movie Quotes Database

When I start out to make a fool of myself, there's very little can stop me. If I'd known where it would end, I'd never let anything start, if I'd been in my right mind, that is. But once I'd seen her, once I'd seen her, I was not in my right mind for quite some time...me, with plenty of time and nothing to do but get myself in trouble. Some people can smell danger, not me.

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