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Alright, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up. — Norma Desmond · 1950The stars are ageless, aren't they? — Norma Desmond · 1950Rule of law2 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 · 1958It's a dirty job, enforcing the law; but, it's what we're supposed to be doing, isn't it? — Mike Vargas · 1958Affairs1 quote
Doesn't it bother you at all that you're married? — Johnny Farrell · 1946Conspiracy1 quote
Murder's never perfect. Always comes apart sooner or later, and when two people are involved it's usually sooner. — Barton Keyes · 1944Counterfactual history1 quote
The law has little to say on the subject of things left undone. — Coroner · 1958Crying1 quote
Dry your eyes, baby; it's out of character. — Devlin · 1946Dancing1 quote
Talk or dance, but, don't do both things at the same time. — Gilda · 1946Death1 quote
Funny how gentle people get with you once you're dead. — Joe Gillis · 1950Delusion1 quote
Alright, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up. — Norma Desmond · 1950Dreams1 quote
The stuff that dreams are made of. — Samuel Spade · 1941Emotions1 quote
In the heat of action men are likely to forget where their best interests lie and let their emotions carry them away. — Kasper Gutman · 1941Friends1 quote
An old friend is never an extra guest. — Alexander Sebastian · 1946Guests and visitors1 quote
An old friend is never an extra guest. — Alexander Sebastian · 1946Infidelity1 quote
Doesn't it bother you at all that you're married? — Johnny Farrell · 1946Law1 quote
It's a dirty job, enforcing the law; but, it's what we're supposed to be doing, isn't it? — Mike Vargas · 1958Law enforcement1 quote
It's a dirty job, enforcing the law; but, it's what we're supposed to be doing, isn't it? — Mike Vargas · 1958Loneliness1 quote
It is so crowded and yet so lonely, isn't it? — Uncle Pio · 1946Love1 quote
All we've got is that maybe you love me and maybe I love you. — Samuel Spade · 1941Making it1 quote
He finally got to the top of the world...and it blew right up in his face. — Hank Fallon · 1949Men and women1 quote
I don't like gentlemen who grin at me. — Alicia Huberman · 1946Murder1 quote
Murder's never perfect. Always comes apart sooner or later, and when two people are involved it's usually sooner. — Barton Keyes · 1944Nature of history1 quote
In 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 · 1949Old friends1 quote
An old friend is never an extra guest. — Alexander Sebastian · 1946Overcompensating1 quote
The cheaper the crook, the gaudier the patter. — Samuel Spade · 1941Patriotism1 quote
Waving the flag with one hand and picking pockets with the other, that's your "patriotism." — Alicia Huberman · 1946Persuasion1 quote
Well, sir, there are other means of persuasion besides killing and threatening to kill. — Kasper Gutman · 1941Police1 quote
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 · 1958Political cynicism1 quote
Waving the flag with one hand and picking pockets with the other, that's your "patriotism." — Alicia Huberman · 1946Pursuing women1 quote
I don't like gentlemen who grin at me. — Alicia Huberman · 1946Quiet people1 quote
I 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 · 1941