Film Dialogue 64

2 Days in the Valley

1996

Allan Hopper: How can you take this loser's word? You can't believe him! Teddy Peppers: I'll take his word over yours. It's been my experience, more often than not, that a loser has more honor than a winner.

Lee Woods: You have one minute to decide the rest of your life.

Detective Creighton: I know we're Valley detectives so we're not all that bright, but how stupid does he think we are?

Dosmo Pizzo: You better tell him I'm not fucking around, Susan. Susan Parish: He's not fucking around.

Allan Hopper: You know, I wasn't born with a silver spoon in my mouth. I was raised in a trailer park. My father abandoned us, and my mother couldn't even afford to send us to college. Now, I may be an asshole, but I've worked hard to become one.

Wes Taylor: Alvin, can I ask you a question? Alvin Strayer: I hate it when people ask if they can ask a question. Just ask it!

Alvin Strayer: Fuckin' Hack!

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1997/II (TV)

Captain Nemo: The sea covers seven tenths of the Earth. Its breadth is pure, and wholesome. It is an immense world, pulsating with every form of life. Here there are no despots. On the surface, men still exercise their endless laws, fight and indulge in all their bloody earthly horrors, but below the surface their power ceases... their dominion vanishes. To live, gentlemen, in the embrace of the sea... only here is there independence... here, I recognize no master... here, I am free.

Captain Nemo: The surface... I never thought I'd want to see it so badly.

3 Godfathers

1948

Posse Member #1: A lot of boys stick up stagecoaches and banks and one thing and another. But a man who would dynamite a water hole in this kind of country is downright criminal.

(Buck has just donned his vest, revealing his sheriff's badge.) Perley 'Buck' Sweet: I'll be seeing you boys... prob'ly.

(as Buck and the deputies are chasing the three outlaws, Buck shoots the outlaws' water bag. He then stops chasing them) Deputy: Gosh, Marshal, you missed 'em. Perley 'Buck' Sweet: They ain't payin' me to kill folks. Them Texas boys are gonna be mighty thirsty before they get to water.

49th Parallel

1941

Andy Brock: The government says, "We want men to fight the Nazis, join today." So I joined. I figured they were in a hurry. That was three hundred and eighty seven days ago. Four divisions and a lot of drafts have gone overseas, and what's number B987642 doing? Guarding the Chippewa Canal. Who'd want to steal it anyway?

Andy Brock: (To Hirth) I can grouse about the food, and the C.O. and anything I blamed please. And that's more than you with your Gestapo and your stormtroopers and your Aryan bushwah. Ahhh, nuts. What's the good of talking to you. You can't even begin to understand democracy. We own the right to be fed up with anything we damn please and say so out loud when we feel like it.

Andy Brock: Put 'em up Nazi... No not that way. (He raises his hands to fight) This way. Cuz I'm not askin for those pants... I'm just taking 'em.

52 Pick-Up

1986

Bobby Shy: When a man pulls shit on me he is either very brave or very stoned. Which one are you?

(Alan is showing a snuff film in which a girl is shot) Alan Raimy: The best thing about Cini is that she not only lives her part, she dies it too.

Raimy: Don't touch me! Harry: There's something about your face that makes me want to slap the shit out of it!

Abe Lincoln: Freedom Fighter

1978

Abe: I don't know about this politician business. Judge: What do you mean by that? Abe: If I have to sacrifice my integrity for politics, I guess I'll just have to stay a lawyer!

Abe Lincoln: If I had my way, we'd all be thinkin' more about human rights than we do about property rights!

Abe Lincoln: Your Honor. Gentlemen of the Jury. Law says that a man can not be found guilty if there's a reasonable doubt in the minds of the Jury. I aim to raise that doubt in your minds, friends. Thank you.

Above Suspicion

1943

(newlyweds Richard and Frances Myles register at a hotel under assumed names) Walmer Hotel proprietor: Mr and Mrs Smith? I suppose that's all right. Mind you draw the blinds. Richard Myles: (embarrassed) Huh? Walmer Hotel proprietor: There's a practice blackout tonight.

(on their wedding night, a policeman appears at the Myles's hotel room door demanding Richard's depart with him immediately) Frances Myles: This is no time for a practical joke. Const. Jones: It's no joke, ma'am. Frances Myles: It's not practical, either.

Above the Rim

1994

Kyle-Lee: You my man and the whole 9 but you look like a 14-karat Urkel.

Mailika: You're a runner, Tom. And I just don't have time for that.

Shep: It's time you and me played.

Shep: All you gotta do is score, Kyle.

Shep: You hear that Nutso? The boy here says he owes me. HE owes ME. Are we even? ARE WE EVEN? You don't owe me nothin. You owe yourself and ones who cared to get you here. Believe me. I know.

Birdie: Check this out. You ain't goin to college or any fuckin where if the Bird Man don't win. You might be on the other team, but you playin for ME. Remember that.

Kyle-Lee: Why are you doin this man? It's just a game. Shep: Not to me.

Kyle-Lee: I was just thinkin bout spreadin my fingers and poppin my wrist.

Bugaloo: Man, you look like Daffy Duck with his beak shot off.

Actress Apocalypse

2005

Vance Lincoln: Remember, always compliment the hookers. I mean... these actresses, or however you'd like to refer to them.

Layla Black: As I sit here, pondering my predicament on why the army men haven't gotten here to save me yet... The fear, that the big, fat, ugly mullet Indian is on his way here to kill me.

Vance Lincoln: It's gonna be the shit, it's gonna be the *shit* movie of the year...

Adventures of Superman

1952

(repeated line) Perry White: Great Caesar's Ghost!

(repeated line) Perry White: Don't call me Chief!

Announcer: Yes, it's Superman, strange visitor from another planet, with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men! Superman, who can change the course of mighty rivers, bend steel with his bare hands, and who, disguised as Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper, fights a never-ending battle for truth, justice and the American way!

(to Lois Lane) Clark Kent: This is a job for Superman... I mean, I've got to find him!

Affection

2002

Chloe: Hey baby, you lookin' for a date?

Jeremy Titus: I was thinking about giving you $200 to spend the entire evening at my house. Chloe: I make more than that being on the street all night.

Chloe: Did you wanna get started?

Jeremy Titus: Oh, April. She doesn't mind. After all, she's already dead.

Lauren: I need the money up front. Jeremy Titus: I know, I've done this before.

Affliction

1997

Rolfe Whitehouse: I was always careful around Pop. I was a careful child. And I'm a careful adult. But at least I was never afflicted with that man's anger. Wade Whitehouse: That's what you think.

Glen Whitehouse: I've got suds god damn it, bye god have I got suds.

(At his wife's wake) Glen Whitehouse: Not a goddamn one of you is worth a hair on that good woman's head!

After the End

2005

Lou: Did you know that prick shot missiles at North Korea? Mac: Really? That sucks. Good thing you live here. Lou: Oh yeah! Fallout shelters rule!

Lou: I can't believe you got fucking bit! Mac: I know! Butch: Is it bad? Mac: As opposed to good? Butch: Smart ass. Mac: Dumb bitch!

Mac: How silly is it to say that shit out loud? I don't want to get fucking eaten!

After the Thin Man

1936

Nick Charles: Come on, let's get something to eat. I'm thirsty.

Nick Charles: You see, when it comes to words like that, an illiterate person... Polly Byrnes: Whaddaya mean "illiterate"? My father and mother were married right here in the city hall!

Nora Charles: Are you packing? Nick Charles: Yes dear, I'm putting away this liquor.

Polly Byrnes: Say, is that Mrs Landis? Nick Charles: Yep, want to meet her? Polly Byrnes: No thanks, I've had enough of this family.

'Dancer', Lichee Club Owner: Have you ever been thrown out of a place, Mr Charles? Nick Charles: Let's see. How many was it up to yesterday, Mrs Charles? Nora Charles: Well, uh, how many places were you in, Mr Charles?

Against All Odds

1984

Jake Wise: What the hell made you think you could handle Jessie? I bet you used to bring her home flowers. Terry Brogan: No, you don't have to do that when you're living in the jungle. You just take her outside and show her what tree you're going to do it under tonight. Hell, we had lots of trees.

Terry Brogan: So what is it you don't like exactly, football players, tacos, or beer? Jessie Wyler: I like tacos and beer.

Jessie Wyler: I think about you. Terry Brogan: I think about you too lady. Let's leave it at that.

Alias Billy the Kid

1946

Sunset Carson: The Governor gave me orders to start pushing the law west of the Pecos. And here's where I start pushing.

Sam: That Marshall girl and her gang jumped us again. They stampeded the herd and winged Jack. Matt Conroy: Did you save anything? Sam: No, you can't dodge bullets and chase cattle at the same time.

Dakota: I'm going to perforate his mangy carcass!

Alice in Wonderland

1985 (TV)

Cheshire Cat: (in song) Somehow you strayed and lost your way, and now there'll be no time to play, no time for joy, no time for friends - not even time to make amends. You are too naïve if you do believe life is innocent laughter and fun.

Alice: (reading) 'Twas brillig and the slithy toves. Did gyre and gimble in the wabe; All mimsy were the borogroves, And the mome raths outgrabe. "Beware the Jabberwock, my son! The jaws that bite, the claws that catch! Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun the frumious Bandersnatch!"

Duchess: Do you think I'm ready for gravel groveling?

Mad Hatter: Why is a raven like a writing desk?

Aliens Vs. Predator 2

2001 (VG)

Jones: No use, Sir. The door is locked down. Duke: I don't think "Open Sesame" is going to work here, Sir. Jones: Why don't we use Duke as a battering ram? Mjr. McCain: Stow it, marines. We need somebody to find another way around this door. Harisson: I'll go. Mjr. McCain: You've got more balls than brains, son. Exactly what this assignment calls for.

Gen Vassili Rykov: (to the Predator) Does your race ever tire? Or does the hunt give you strength?

Gen Vassili Rykov: (to the Predator) I have something that belongs to you.

(Harrison is trying to open the tunnels with aliens around) Duke: Hey, Major, we got a contingency plan? Mjr. McCain: You want to take over for him, Duke? Duke: I didn't say nothing.

Guard1: I can't raise Morris! Guard2: He's dead.

All About Me

2002

(Rupinder's cousin has come to visit, and Colin offers to leave the room) Rupinder: No, if I've got to put up with you, so can she!

(Rupinder has decided to phone her mother) Rupinder: I've got some good news. (Pause) No, I'm still married to Colin!

(Colin is refusing to rescue a pigeon, which is trapped behind the fireplace) Rupinder: My, my, this couch is very uncomfortable. I wouldn't like to sleep on it tonight!

All Creatures Great and Small

1978

Tristan Farnon: (said frequently) You're out of your *mind*, Siegfried!

Mrs Pumphrey: (orders Hodgekin to throw rings for her Pekinese, Tricki Woo. He throws one feebly) Oh, a little further than *that*, Hodgekin! Mrs Pumphrey: (he throws it miles) Not into the rose bed, Hodgekin! We wouldn't want Tricki to get pricky-paw! Hodgekin: (muttered) Who wouldn't? Mrs Pumphrey: *What* was that? What was that, Hodgekin?

All Over the Guy

2001

Jackie: I know gay men. I practically invented them.

Jackie: I'm calling from a pay phone because I can't get my piece of sh*t cell phone to work unless I stand on my head with my fingers up my ass!

(during a game of Pyramid with Jackie and Bret) Eli Wyckoff: The ex-football player who allegedly killed his wife. Tom: Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh! Allegedly? What are you, nuts?

Jackie: Oh my god, Eli was stalking you? That is so romantic.

(last lines) Tom: And the thing about Rhett Butler... Eli Wyckoff: Yeah? Tom: He wasn't very fuzzy. Was he?

All Shook Up

1999

Sheriff Dudston: Elvis has not left that building.

Katy Dudston: Daddy, can we go home now? I'm kinda tired from all the singin' and shootin'.

Marilyn: Everytime you lick a commemorative stamp with sideburns, Elvis is there.

Sheriff Dudston: There's criminals in the air tonight. I can smell 'em.

Sheriff Dudston: The man in that house over there is none other than he himself, Mr Elvis Presley!

Sheriff Dudston: He ain't no earl. He is the KING!

All That Heaven Allows

1955

Kay Scott: Personally, I've never subscribed to that old Egyptian custom. Cary Scott: What Egyptian custom? Kay Scott: Of walling up the widow alive in the funeral chambers of her dead husband along with his other possessions. The theory being that she was a possession too. She was supossed to journey into dead with him. The community saw to it. Of course it doesn't happen anymore. Cary Scott: Doesn't it?

(Howard passionately but forcefully kisses Cary, she pushes him away.) Howard Hoffer: I'm sorry Cary. I don't know what got into me. I know you're not like that. I apologize for what I said. Cary Scott: That's all right, Howard. Howard Hoffer: But I don't apologize for wanting you.

Almost Golden: The Jessica Savitch Story

1995 (TV)

Mel Korn: Everything will be alright. Jessica Savitch: How can everything be alright Mel? There is no script! There's no script! Mel Korn: Follow your instincts, what you know... and smile.

(after Jessica's off-air tirade) Lady in control room: I haven't seen anything like her or that in my life. You talk about better living through chemistry. Engineer Craig: Whatever she's on, that is a keeper.

Along Came a Spider

2001

Alex: To be brutally honest, I think you have a morbid desire to burn in hell.

Gary Sonjei: Cool beans

(Alex and Jezzie are examining Soneji's handiwork) Alex: Wow. Imagine the patience... the dedication... Jezzie: You sound like an admirer. Alex: Well, he's like a spider. I happen to like spiders.

Jezzie: You wouldn't kill another partner. Alex: You're not my partner.

(crying) Megan: Please, I wanna go home! please I wanna go home...

Gary Sonjei: I am living proof, that a mind is a terrible thing.

Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein

1999 (V)

(Reacting a scene) Alvin: I'm not the one you want Natasha, I'll only make you miserable. You want someone who wants to settle down and have a family. Simon: (Joining in) Don't tell me what I want Arthur! You're the only man I've ever loved... will ever love! Theodore: (Watching) Oh! Oh! This is when the sister comes in! (Acting) Natasha! Natasha! Daddy's gone! Simon: NOOOOOOOOOOO!

Alvin: Don't touch the cap.

Dr Frankenstein: I am going to turn you into a mindless zombie! Have you ever seen a mindless zombie? Alvin: Are you kiddin'? I live in Hollywood!

Always Remember I Love You

1990 (TV)

Robert: She raised me for two years... and then sold me? Martha: No she didn't sell you. You were taken from her. Stolen.

John: I don't care how much you like my parents, or you like my sister, or you like me! But that's my home, I live there! You're just passing through, man!

Robert: I have as much right to be here as you!

Robert: What you said about forgiveness makes a lot of sense. People do make innocent mistakes that end up hurting someone. But blame doesn't do any good. People have to forgive themselves before hurts can heal.

Robert: Maybe you're wondering why I'm writing you this. The reason is, I love you. And I don't want to see you suffer anymore.

American Cyborg: Steel Warrior

1993

Austin: Alright, you've got two choices, do you wanna talk? Thug: What's my other choice, asshole? Austin: To shut up.

Austin: I'm what you call a realist - the only real thing is me.

Austin: Imagine a machine feeling compassion for humans.

Mary: You're a cyborg! You lied to me!

(Uri, the leader of a gang of cannibals, to a woman tied to a cross) Leech: I believe beauty can only truly be appreciated through *taste*.

American Justice

1992

(about John List)

John Walsh: The more I got involved in the case, I said to myself "Wouldn't it be something if we caught this guy?" You have to be such a despicable monster. That son-of-a-bitch John List, killed his own children.

John Walsh: When I got the word that he was caught, I did cartwheels. There's some great satisfaction in this, because this coward, this son-of-a-bitch is a child killer. And you know what? We caught him.

John Walsh: I've sat in so many courtrooms and I've never heard a courtroom break out in applause. That old bastard deserved everything he got. He should have gotten the death penalty. They should have fucking fried him.

John Walsh: Oh he's not going to heaven. I know damn well, I know for sure that this man is not going to heaven. He's going straight to hell. Right where his ass belongs.

American Nightmare

2002 (V)

Jane Toppan: Death has come to your little fuckin' town, Melanie!

Jane Toppan: This is my game. We're gonna play by my goddamn rules!

Caligari: How many people out there are doing the old "razor blade in the apple" trick? Good... kids goin' to the hospital. That's ... that's the spirit of Halloween. Hope there's enough room.

(Stan hands Jessie his business card) Jessie McClain: Lou Cifer? Oh! Lucifer! That's cool! Stan: Well, you know every attorney is a devil in disguise.

(repeated phrase) Jessie McClain: It's all good.

Jane Toppan: Trisha's dead? Bummer.

Wayne Holcomb: I just know Hallowe'en is a bad time for her.

American Ninja 2: The Confrontation

1987

Wild Bill Woodward: Ninja? What the hell are ninja? Curtis Jackson: They're a secret Japanese society expert in the art of assassination. Wild Bill Woodward: Tell me, what would Japanese assassins be doing in this part of the world, taking a vacation?

Wild Bill Woodward: This is really beginning to get on my tits!

Wild Bill Woodward: Well, gentlemen, I don't think the U.S. armed forces ever let a lady down yet. Curtis Jackson: Yes, sir, we should kick some ass. Wild Bill Woodward: Take my car.

Ambassador Scruggs: What do we do now, Leo? Leo 'The Lion' Burke: (as he runs away) Kiss my ass.

Sergeant Singh: I'll see if I can find Mr Burke for you. Wild Bill Woodward: (referring to Sgt. Singh with a sneer) Catch that little weasel!

America's Funniest Pets

1992 (V)

Bob Saget: I'd like to thank all the birds who helped make this pillow possible, who are now walking around duck-naked.

Bob Saget: Oh look, a banana with a note on it. What a shock, I wonder what it says. "Why don't you have more videos about monkeys, apes and chimps? Love, Cheetah". I told her never to write me here.

Bob Saget: To quote the critics, "The videos are hysterical. Almost matching Bob Saget's creative introductions to them". Actually, my parents said that. But then they also once said, "We're very disappointed in you, Bob." They said that, but that was before I had this show.

Bob Saget: Keep those camera safely rolling and Honey, I'll be home... actually, this is a tape. I AM home.

Bob Saget: Honey, let's dress up in our Star Wars costumes tonight, except this time YOU be Princess Leia and I'LL be Yoda.

And Then There Were None

1974

Judge Arthur Cannon: Listen, why don't I trust you, and you trust me? Dr Edward Armstrong: The famous last words?

Judge Arthur Cannon: Listen. If you are the killer, please tell me, I won't tell a soul.

Dr Edward Armstrong: Stop playing cat and mouse with me. If you... (he glances around, and lowers his voice) If you want to kill the others I shan't interfere. Just leave me alone.

Michel Raven: Well I don't know about the rest of you, but that tape didn't say any lies about me. I was coming home from a party. Late. Drunk. And I was driving fast. FAST. Two people in the road ahead. I ran over them. William and Lisa Stern. Two years married. Very sad. Judge Arthur Cannon: Were you not charged? Michel Raven: I had a little influence. As you know, that can help. But they punished me. They took my driving license away. (He gulps down his drink.) Good night.

Anima

2003

Sor Luciana: I lived and died trapped inside of these walls. My soul cannot find peace.

Father Francisco: The existence of this spirit will be tested. These burns are not enough to prove it. You will be questioned regarding many matters. Angelica: By whom? Father Francisco: The Holy Office of the Inquisition. Angelica: What will become of me? (desperate) Please, save me. Take me away from here.

Sor Luciana: (to Sor Angelica) You will know my torments in your own flesh.

Sor Luciana: You have not done as I requested. Angelica: Mother Superior does not believe me. Sor Luciana: She will have her proof...

Animal Farm

1954

(The laws of Animal Farm are being read) Snowball: No animal shall drink alcohol. No animal shall sleep in a bed. Four legs good, two legs bad. (The chickens are very annoyed at this rule) Squealer: Wings count as legs. (The chickens realize that Squealer is right) Group of sheep: Four legs good, two legs bad. Four legs good, two legs bad. Snowball: (continuing the reading of the laws) No animal shall kill another animal. All animals are equal.

Animal Farm

1999 (TV)

Jessie: I think it's my time. Boxer: You're dying? Jessie: No, puppies.

Boxer: I have no desire to take a life. Even a human life.

Napoleon: All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.

Napolean: I like whiskey.

Snowball: The only good human is a dead human.

(it is the morning after the pigs have tasted whiskey for the first time) Jessie: Come on! Squealer: Leave me alone. Jessie: Napoleon is dying! Squealer: So am I!

Année dernière à Marienbad, L'

1961

(X wanders through the hotel's corridors cataloging items he sees) X: Empty salons. Corridors. Salons. Doors. Doors. Salons. Empty chairs, deep armchairs, thick carpets. Heavy hangings. Stairs, steps. Steps, one after the other. Glass objects, objects still intact, empty glasses. A glass that falls, three, two, one, zero. Glass partition, letters.

Annie

1999 (TV)

Oliver 'Daddy' Warbucks: Annie, I love you as if you were my own little girl. I want to adopt you. Would you consider it? Annie: It's just that I love my real mother and father so much. I don't know if I could love anybody else. Oliver 'Daddy' Warbucks: I understand, but if you could find a place in your heart for me...

Molly: I want my mommy and daddy. Pepper: Uh... Molly? We ain't got mommies and daddies, and we ain't never gonna have 'em. That's why we're called orphans.

Annie: Leapin' Lizards! Just look at this joint!

(Lily is looking down at her handcuffs and yelling at Rooster) Lily: Well, it ain't Easy Street, but at least I'm wearing silver!

Lily: Oliver Warbucks... the millionaire? Miss Hannigan: No, the billionaire, you dumb hotel.

Lily: Ms Lily St. Regis. I was named after the hotel. Miss Hannigan: Which floor?

Kate: Mr Bundles rolled Annie out with the dirty laundry!

Another Part of the Forest

1948

Marcus Hubbard: Stop cryin' over your food, Lavinia... if you want it to remain unsalted.

Regina Hubbard: How do I look, honey? Ben Hubbard: Bright and shiny, honey, like a nice new two-bit piece.

Marcus Hubbard: Try to remember that though ignorance becomes a Southern gentleman, cowardice does not.

Another Thin Man

1939

Nora Charles: I got rid of all those reporters. Nick Charles: What did you tell them? Nora Charles: We're out of scotch. Nick Charles: What a gruesome idea.

Gatekeeper: What's the idea of the kid? Nick Charles: Well, we have a dog, and he was lonesome. That was the idea, wasn't it, Mummy?

Policeman with flashlight: We're going to have to shoot that mutt. We'll never find him like this. Nick Charles: Wait a minute. He's not going to come running up to a lot of strange men with lights. What do you think he is? A moth?

Nora Charles: It wasn't his fault Nick smells like a dog.

Nora Charles: How did you find me here? Nick Charles: I saw a great group of men standing around a table. I knew there was only one woman in the world who could attract men like that. A woman with a lot of money.

Another Woman

1988

Marion: I wondered if a memory is something you have or something you've lost.

Ken: I accept your condemnation.

Paul: Do you remember some years ago when I showed you something I'd written, do you remember what you said? Marion: No, I don't remember. I was probably just trying to be truthful. Paul: Yes, I'm sure. You said, "This is overblown, it's too emotional, it's maudlin. Your dreams may be meaningful to you, but to the objective observer, it's just so embarrassing." Marion: I said that? Paul: Exactly your words. So I tried not to embarrass you any more.

Anubis: Zone of the Enders

2003 (VG)

Angie: You may crash. Beware. (You pressed the Right Analog Stick) Dingo Egret: Darn. Damn jalopy. Angie: Hey.

Ken Marinaris: Hey. Are you trying to bake me?

Dingo Egret: (grabbing Ken by the throat) If anything happens to my pals on Callisto... you'll pay. Ken Marinaris: I didn't kill them!

(Dingo approaches Nohman in his Anubis which is near destruction after Dingo's victory against him) Dingo Egret: On my last mission, you sacrificed us. Understand? You've killed my comrades! Nohman: Hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm, hmm... So what? Those scums die ungracefully, I want to see it with my own eyes. Dingo Egret: They're waiting for you! (Dingo decides for the finishing move on Anubis)

Arizona Days

1937

Billy Workman: Say mister, are you a play actor? Tex Malinson: Well, sorter. Billy Workman: Well, what do you do? Tex Malinson: Well, I play a guitar and make funny noises with my mouth.

(Professor McGill's theatrical troupe billboards bill Tex prominently) Tex Malinson: You're layin' it on kinda thick ain't you, professor? Them are pretty big letters... do you think I can live up to all that? Professor McGill: A mere bagatelle, my boy. With myself as impresario, your success is assured. Claude 'Grass' Hopper: Them's mighty big words, Professor, but you know Tex, he's a cowhand. He ain't no actor. Professor McGill: My good man, I am a thespian. To one who has trodden the boards with the immortal Booth, nothing is impossible.

Arthur's Perfect Christmas

2000 (TV)

D.W.: Am I the only one thinking of Santa's best interests here?

Arthur: (after playing Pachabel's Canon on the piano) Ahh, Christmas.

Buster: My mother woke me up at six this morning! She thought it was Christmas! Arthur: She did? Buster: Yeah, it's happened every year since my parents got divorced! Yarmush, Michael@Arthur : Weird.

Artists and Models

1955

Mrs Muldoon: Remember, any more noise and you're going to be using the curb for a pillow.

Mr Murdock: You see that little window back there, boy? Eugene Fullstack: Yes, sir. Mr Murdock: Open it a little, then jump.

Abigail 'Abby' Parker: You told him to kiss me? Rick Todd: Lady, if I'd known he was going to kiss you, I wouldn't have sent a boy to do a man's job. Abigail 'Abby' Parker: (slap) That's for the man. You can tell him the job's filled.

Eugene Fullstack: No, I'm not cute. They wanted to have me drowned when I was born, but the SPCA stopped them.

Abigail 'Abby' Parker: Well, that was uncalled for. Rick Todd: I could've sworn I heard you call.

Assassination

1987

Lara Royce Craig: Do you speak English? Indian Joe: Do I look like some goddamned foreigner? Lara Royce Craig: I'm sorry. Indian Joe: Of course I speak English, also Creole, French, Spanish. I'm a native born American Indian, not some half breed immigrant like you all.

Assassino è costretto ad uccidere ancora, L'

1975

(first lines) Nora Mainardi: What do you take me for, an idiot? Well, you'll find out just how wrong you are! Mainardi: An idiot? Oh, no, you're no idiot, my love! What you are is an hysterical lunatic! Nora Mainardi: An hysterical lunatic? And who the hell is this Federica telephoning every ten minutes with that sexy voice of hers? Mainardi: Cut it out. This Federica, whoever she is, has got to be a client. Nora Mainardi: Sure, just like all the others. Whores: that's all they are.

(last lines) Mainardi: I guess we'd better get going. It's beginning to get very cold.

Assault on Precinct 13

2005

Jake Roenick: Don't miss, Bishop. Marion Bishop: Run fast, Sergeant.

Rosen: Your eyes are red. You been smokin' crack? Beck: Your eyes are glazed. You been eatin' donuts?

Iris Ferry: I don't bed criminals, okay? (shouts) I fuck bad boys.

Jake Roenick: Put your goddamned gun down !

(last lines) Iris Ferry: Happy New Year, Sarge.

Marion Bishop: Marcus Duvall still lives. To me this is unacceptable.

Marko: My man here say your dog testify at his cousins trial. Jake Roenick: (laughs) Oh, shit!

Assignment to Kill

1968

Richard Cutting: Mr Eversley, please. secretary: Do you have an appointment? Richard Cutting: Yes. secretary: Who shall I say is calling? Richard Cutting: His 11 o'clock appointment.

Bohlen: Our investigators don't carry guns. Do you carry a gun? Richard Cutting: Uh-huh. Bohlen: May I see it? Richard Cutting: No. Bohlen: Why not? Richard Cutting: I wouldn't be carrying it. You would.

At First Sight

1999

Virgil: Maybe I'm not meant to see.

Phil Webster: Limbo is like Jersey: you can see all the good stuff off in the distance.

Virgil: Great. I'm blind and you're deaf. What a perfect pair.

Virgil: She smelled like cinnamon and nutmeg.

Ethan: Are you blind? Virgil: Yeah. Ethan: Cool, see ya.

Avanti!

1972

Pamela: Oh, they're a terrific group! They call themselves, "The Four Apostles" - Matthew, Mark, Luke and Bertram.

Carlo Carlucci: While you are here, maybe you should take some mud baths. Wendell Armbruster: No thanks, I had one on the train. Carlo Carlucci: On the train? Wendell Armbruster: I drank it. They call it espresso.

J.J. Blodgett: (as the helicopter is approaching the Ischia heliport) Are you guys sure this is Ischia? Helicopter pilot: Reasonably sure, sir. J.J. Blodgett: Because I don't wanna land in Africa! Helicopter pilot: That would be bigger, sir.

Wendell Armbruster: Aagh! Goddamn Ralph Nader! Who asked him!

Babes in Arms

1939

Michael C. 'Mickey' Moran: No, no, no, judge! You don't understand; she don't understand, either. Oh, she don't mean no harm to us, but... we're not her kind of people - or yours, either. We belong in show business. We gotta start young so we can get some steel in our backbone. Well, gee, we're developing. You couldn't teach us a trade: we've GOT one. And you couldn't do without it... Oh, we're only kids now, but someday we're gonna be the guys that make ya laugh and cry and think that there's a little stardust left on life's dirty old pan. Oh, she don't understand: she'd put butterflies to work makin' rubber tires!

Babí léto

2001

(first lines) Frantisek Hána: (upon visiting a mansion) Very shabby.

Eda: Old age is sad. One should die young. Frantisek Hána: We missed our chance. We gotta stick it out now.

Babs Johnson and the Cavalcade of Perversion: An Exploration in Exploitation

2005

Babs Johnson: You know, controversy does good things, sometimes.

Babs Johnson: I've never performed an abortion on stage! Nurse: There's always a first time for everything, Mark!

Babs Johnson: When people make decisions without even listening to the other person's opinion... well... not to quote Michael Jackson, but... it's just ignorant.

The Devil: This show is going to be like Babs gone wild! Wait... that's every day.

Mary K. Mart: Well, here we are... at another fuckin' Miss Swamp Pussy contest. So! Do we have any lesbians in the audience tonight? No? You've never wanted to just put your face in and see what it tasted like?

Baby Bottleneck

1946

(answering phones at the stork's office) Daffy Duck: Good morning, Pig-&-Duck-Nip-n-Tuck Delivery Service. Yes, madam, your baby's on the way, yesirree. Parcel post. Good morning? I'm sorry, Bing, you've used up your quota. Hello? Oh yes, Mr Canter. You say you haven't got that boy yet? Well, if at first you don't succeed... (laughs and goes to a long-distance phone) Hello? Oh, Mr Dione. What? Mr Dione, *please*. Hello? Yes, I know all deliveries are late. Oh, yeah? Well you're another! Hello? Sorry but... *quiet*! (the phones stop ringing. Daffy sighs with relief)

Baby Buggy Bunny

1954

(last lines) Finster: (crying) Let me outta here! Get me another mouthpiece! I've been framed! I didn't do nothin'! Bugs Bunny: Don't be such a crybaby. After all, ninety-nine years isn't forever.

Bugs Bunny: Now we'll play some nice games before beddy-time. (Finster pulls out a "toy" gun and trains it on Bugs) Bugs Bunny: Oh, goodness! Hopalong Finster's gonna shoot big bad guy rabbit with his toy pistol! (Bugs gets blasted in the face) Bugs Bunny: Some toy.