“N...N...N...” – Lex Luthor, Superman (1978) ... Movie Quotes Database

Lex Luthor

[Lex stands on his library sliding ladder searching for a book]

N...N...N...

Otis

'M'! You want 'M', Mr. Luthor? Comin' right up! [moves the sliding ladder Lex is standing on, leaving Lex hanging from a shelf] So, there you go, 'M'.

Lex Luthor

'M' as in Moron, Otis? No, no, no, it's 'N'! 'N' as in Neanderthal, Nincompoop, Nitwit! And 'L' as in Ladder!

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