“I didn't know it was there. Even if I had, I wouldn't have touched...” – Don Birnam, The Lost Weekend ... Movie Quotes Database

[when a hidden bottle is discovered]

I didn't know it was there. Even if I had, I wouldn't have touched it. Do you think I wanted you out of the apartment because of the bottle? I resent that like the devil. If there's one more word of discussion, I don't leave on your blasted weekend.

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Don Birnam You know what brand, Mr. Brophy. The cheapest. None of that twelve year old aged in wood - not for me. Don Birnam Don't wipe it away, Nat. Let me have my little vicious circle. You know, the circle is the perfect geometric figure. No end, no beginning. Don Birnam What you don't understand, all of you, is that I've got to know it's around. That I can have it if I need it. I can't be cut off completely. That's the devil. That's what drives you crazy.