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Film noir26 quotes
Alright, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up. — Norma Desmond · 1950Talk or dance, but, don't do both things at the same time. — Gilda · 1946The stuff that dreams are made of. — Samuel Spade · 1941A lot depends on who's in the saddle. — Vivian Rutledge · 1946In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, bloodshed but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love, they had five hundred years of democracy and peace and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock. — Harry Lime · 1949The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter. — Samuel Spade · 1941All 26 quotes →Crime8 quotes
The stuff that dreams are made of. — Samuel Spade · 1941A lot depends on who's in the saddle. — Vivian Rutledge · 1946The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter. — Samuel Spade · 1941All we've got is that maybe you love me and maybe I love you. — Samuel Spade · 1941I distrust a close-mouthed man. He generally picks the wrong time to talk and says the wrong things. Talking's something you can't do judiciously, unless you keep in practice. — Kasper Gutman · 1941He finally got to the top of the world...and it blew right up in his face. — Hank Fallon · 1949All 8 quotes →Crime (film)8 quotes
The stuff that dreams are made of. — Samuel Spade · 1941A lot depends on who's in the saddle. — Vivian Rutledge · 1946The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter. — Samuel Spade · 1941All we've got is that maybe you love me and maybe I love you. — Samuel Spade · 1941I distrust a close-mouthed man. He generally picks the wrong time to talk and says the wrong things. Talking's something you can't do judiciously, unless you keep in practice. — Kasper Gutman · 1941He finally got to the top of the world...and it blew right up in his face. — Hank Fallon · 1949All 8 quotes →Drama7 quotes
Alright, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up. — Norma Desmond · 1950Talk or dance, but, don't do both things at the same time. — Gilda · 1946In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, bloodshed but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love, they had five hundred years of democracy and peace and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock. — Harry Lime · 1949Funny how gentle people get with you once you're dead. — Joe Gillis · 1950Doesn't it bother you at all that you're married? — Johnny Farrell · 1946It is so crowded and yet so lonely, isn't it? — Uncle Pio · 1946All 7 quotes →Drama (film)7 quotes
Alright, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up. — Norma Desmond · 1950Talk or dance, but, don't do both things at the same time. — Gilda · 1946In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, bloodshed but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo Da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love, they had five hundred years of democracy and peace and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock. — Harry Lime · 1949Funny how gentle people get with you once you're dead. — Joe Gillis · 1950Doesn't it bother you at all that you're married? — Johnny Farrell · 1946It is so crowded and yet so lonely, isn't it? — Uncle Pio · 1946All 7 quotes →Spy5 quotes
An old friend is never an extra guest. — Alexander Sebastian · 1946I don't like gentlemen who grin at me. — Alicia Huberman · 1946Waving the flag with one hand and picking pockets with the other, that's your "patriotism." — Alicia Huberman · 1946Dry your eyes, baby; it's out of character. — Devlin · 1946We are protected by the enormity of your stupidity, for a time. — Madame Sebastian · 1946Spy (film)5 quotes
An old friend is never an extra guest. — Alexander Sebastian · 1946I don't like gentlemen who grin at me. — Alicia Huberman · 1946Waving the flag with one hand and picking pockets with the other, that's your "patriotism." — Alicia Huberman · 1946Dry your eyes, baby; it's out of character. — Devlin · 1946We are protected by the enormity of your stupidity, for a time. — Madame Sebastian · 1946Crime drama4 quotes
A policeman's job is only easy in a police state. That's the whole point, Captain. Who's the boss, the cop or the law? — Mike Vargas · 1958Your future's all used up. — Tanya · 1958It's a dirty job, enforcing the law; but, it's what we're supposed to be doing, isn't it? — Mike Vargas · 1958Murder's never perfect. Always comes apart sooner or later, and when two people are involved it's usually sooner. — Barton Keyes · 1944Crime drama (film)4 quotes
A policeman's job is only easy in a police state. That's the whole point, Captain. Who's the boss, the cop or the law? — Mike Vargas · 1958Your future's all used up. — Tanya · 1958It's a dirty job, enforcing the law; but, it's what we're supposed to be doing, isn't it? — Mike Vargas · 1958Murder's never perfect. Always comes apart sooner or later, and when two people are involved it's usually sooner. — Barton Keyes · 1944Psychological thriller2 quotes
The law has little to say on the subject of things left undone. — Coroner · 1958To wander separately? But, only one is a wanderer; two together are always going somewhere. — Madeleine Elster · 1958Psychological thriller (film)2 quotes
The law has little to say on the subject of things left undone. — Coroner · 1958To wander separately? But, only one is a wanderer; two together are always going somewhere. — Madeleine Elster · 1958