Amazing Colossal Man [1957]
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Manning: What kind of sin could a man commit in a single lifetime to bring this upon himself?
Dr. Paul Linstrom: Now, the reason for this is rather technical, Carol, but to give you a simplified layman's explanation, it might be explained that, since the heart is made up of a *single* cell for all practical purposes, instead of millions of cells like the rest of the organs of the body, it's reacting in an entirely different manner to this unknown stimulus or forces behind this whole thing.
Manning: I don't want to grow anymore.