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Question about Hansel Line


I recently caught this on tv again and noticed a throw away line by Hansel. He says something along the lines of being "on the edge, where I gotta be." It took me a minute to realize Pacino says the same thing in Heat. I knew I had heard it somewhere else but it took me a while to put the two together. I'm wondering if this was an intentional homage and was wondering if there may have been one other movie that used the line as well.

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I had always thought he said "I live life on the edge, and I got a beat" as if to mean he's got a beat in life, as in he goes with his own rhythm in life.

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Someone should find the script online and look for that quote so we can all know what he said and if in fact it's an homage to Heat and/or another film.

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That Hansel's so hot right now!

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