- When I saw him, he was dead. - He looked exactly the same when he was alive, only he was vertical.
The Trouble with Harry, Alfred Hitchcock (1955)
I'm in love with a girl, and I'm going to help hang her father.
Foreign Correspondent, Alfred Hitchcock (1940)
- If this a sample of your work, you’re not very good at pick-ups. - I know. I haven’t had very much experience at it. This is the first time I ever tried to pick up a girl. - Gee, that’s too bad. - I should be better. - How’s that? - Well I’m of those terrible fellows that frightens the farmer’s daughter, you know? I’m a traveling salesman, only a kind of backwards one. - Yeah, you could use a few tips like “I’m sad and lonely, just want someone to talk to. Don’t you know any nice girl in this great big town, how about a few laughs?”. - You know, I wanted to say all those things to you just now, only on the level. Thanks, coach.
The Bigamist, Ida Lupino (1953)
Roses don't show respect. Roses show intentions.
Undercurrent, Vincente Minnelli (1946)