Original artwork, not a still
I have had people walk out on me before, but not when I was being so charming.
— Blade Runner · 1982
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker sounds baffled and a little wounded, insisting that people have left before, but never when they were being this charming. It's self-mocking confidence: the speaker believes the charm was working, which makes the walkout more comic.
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