Columbo (TV Series)
The Most Dangerous Match (1973)
Laurence Harvey: Emmett Clayton
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Quotes
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Emmett Clayton : Well, chess *is* the ultimate test of the human mind, isn't it?
Tomlin Dudek : You think so? I always thought it was women.
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2nd Reporter : Mr. Clayton, there's the world's most legendary chess genius, comes out of retirement just to play you, and you're not even curious enough...
Emmett Clayton : Curiosity breeds sympathy, my friend, and sympathy is one emotion a champion can not afford on the night before the match.
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Columbo : [continuing to yell as he did when the trash compactor was on] It would be easier if I didn't have to yell! But for the damn machine!
Emmett Clayton : Then turn the damn machine off!
[starts to leave, stops and realizes the machine isn't running]
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Emmett Clayton : Chess is never merely a game, my friend.