Edison, the Man (1940)

Henry Travers: Ben Els

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• Ben Els : I keep worryin' about Bunt. I guess I won't get a wink of sleep tonight.

  Thomas A. Edison : Ah, Mr. Els, you shouldn't try to do two things at once. If you're gonna sleep, sleep. If you're gonna worry, why stay awake and make a good job of it.

• Thomas A. Edison : Uncle Ben, I've got to do something, and I'm open for suggestions.

  Ben Els : You foolin', Tom?

  Thomas A. Edison : I wish I was?

  Ben Els : Nobody ever asked me for advice before.

  Thomas A. Edison : Why, then, you ought to have a lot of it stored up.