# Worst delivery of a line in a movie?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-delivery-of-a-line-in-a-movie/253503>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 4, 2004, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-delivery-of-a-line-in-a-movie/253503 "2004-07-04T16:27:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Evil\_Death](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecccb3/32.png) [@Evil\_Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Death)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-delivery-of-a-line-in-a-movie/253503/101 "2004-07-07T21:28:39Z")

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> [@MinniePurl](#):
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> What’s weird is that he must recognise a good line reading when he hears one from one of the actors in his movies, and he writes snappy dialogue… so why is he so incredibly incapable of delivering a good line reading himself?

Never heard a tape recording of your own voice? It’s entirely likely that he thinks he sounds fine.

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