[referring to bullfighting] I don't know how you fight a thing like that and make a living.
It's more than a living, Lieutenant. It's a way of life.
I have to tell you the truth. I don't think I would enjoy watching a man kill an animal, even as big and mean as he is.
Perhaps you would prefer the spectacle of two men in a prize ring beating each other senseless. Or murdering an innocent deer with a rifle. Or catching a fish with another one which is still alive. Our culture is different from yours, Lieutenant. No better or worse, perhaps, but different.
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