A scene from Schindler's List 1993
Schindler

People die, it's a fact of life. He wants to kill everybody? Great, what am I supposed to do about it? Bring everybody over? Is that what you think? Send them over to Schindler, send them all. His place is a 'haven,' didn't you know? It's not a factory, it's not an enterprise of any kind, it's a haven for rabbis and orphans and people with no skills whatsoever. You think I don't know what you're doing? You're so quiet all the time. I know. I know.

Stern

Are you losing money?

Schindler

No, I'm not losing money, that's not the point.

Stern

What other point is -

Schindler

It's dangerous! It's dangerous to me. You have to understand, Goeth is under enormous pressure. You have to think of it in his situation. He's got this whole place to run, he's responsible for everything that goes on here, all these people - he's got a lot of things to worry about. And he's got the war. Which brings out the worst in people. Never the good, always the bad. Always the bad. But in normal circumstances, he wouldn't be like this. He'd be all right. There'd just be the good aspects of him - which - he's a wonderful crook. A man who loves good food, good wine, the ladies, making money -

Stern

- killing -

Schindler

He can't enjoy it....What do you want me to do about it?

Stern

Nothing, nothing. We're just talking.

Schindler

[He pulls out a slip of paper]

Perlman.

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