Frances Stevens:
You want a leg or a breast?
John Robie:
You make the choice.
Jessie Stevens:
Sorry I ever sent her to finishing school. I think they finished her there.
Frances Stevens:
Are you sure you were talking about water skis? From where I sat it looked as though you were conjugating some irregular verbs.
Frances Stevens:
I've never caught a jewel thief before. It's stimulating. It's like... It's like...
John Robie:
Like sitting in a hot tub?
H. H. Hughson:
You are a man of obvious good taste in everything. Why did you...
John Robie:
Why did I take up stealing? To live better, to own things I couldn't afford, to acquire this good taste that you now enjoy and which I should be very reluctant to give up.
H. H. Hughson:
Then you are frankly dishonest.
John Robie:
I try to be.
H. H. Hughson:
The pastries are light as air.
John Robie:
Germaine has very sensitive hands and an exceedingly light touch. She strangled a German general - without a sound.
John Robie:
You don't have to spend every day of your life proving your honesty, but I do.
[
last lines]
Frances Stevens:
So this is where you live? Oh, Mother will love it up here!
Frances Stevens:
My nerves could stand a drink.
Jessie Stevens:
Your nerves and your mother!
John Robie:
For what it's worth, I never stole from anybody who would go hungry.
Danielle Foussard:
I heard some talk in the kitchen. They say, "What a pity if they must kill The Cat!"
John Robie:
Danielle, you are just a girl. She is a woman.
Danielle Foussard:
Why buy an old car if you can get a new one cheaper? It will run better and last longer.
John Robie:
Well, we only met a couple of minutes ago.
Danielle Foussard:
That's right, only a few minutes ago.
Frances Stevens:
Only a few minutes ago? And you talk like old friends...
Frances Stevens:
Ah, well, that's warm, friendly France for you.
John Robie:
Say something nice to her, Danielle.
Danielle Foussard:
She looks a lot older up close.
[
John Robie whimpers]
Frances Stevens:
To a mere child, anything over twenty might seem old.
Danielle Foussard:
A child? Shall we stand in shallower water and discuss that?
Frances Stevens:
Doesn't it make you nervous to be in the same room with thousands of dollars worth of diamonds, and unable to touch them?
John Robie:
No.
Frances Stevens:
Like an alcoholic outside of a bar on Election Day?
John Robie:
Wouldn't know the feeling.
Frances Stevens:
I have a feeling that tonight you're going to see one of the Riviera's most fascinating sights.
[
pause]
Frances Stevens:
I was talking about the fireworks!
John Robie:
I never doubted it.
Frances Stevens:
The way you looked at my necklace, I didn't know...
Frances Stevens:
Even in this light, I can tell where your eyes are looking.
[
fireworks]
Frances Stevens:
Look, John. Hold them. Diamonds... The only thing in the world you can't resist. Then tell me you don't know what I'm talking about.
[
fireworks]
Frances Stevens:
Ever had a better offer in your whole life? One with everything?
[
fireworks]
John Robie:
I've never had a crazier one.
Frances Stevens:
Just as long as you're satisfied!
[
fireworks]
John Robie:
You know as well as I do: this necklace is imitation.
Frances Stevens:
Well, I'm not.
Frances Stevens:
Maybe Mr. Houston doesn't care for gambling.
Jessie Stevens:
Everyone likes to gamble in one way or another, even you!
Frances Stevens:
I have an intense dislike for it.
Jessie Stevens:
Francie, dear, when the stakes are right, you'll gamble!
John Robie:
Miss Stevens?
Frances Stevens:
Yes, Mr. Burns?
John Robie:
You know what I think?
Frances Stevens:
About what?
John Robie:
You.
Frances Stevens:
I don't really care.
Frances Stevens:
I called the police from your room and told them who you are and everything you've been doing tonight.
John Robie:
Everything? The boys must have really enjoyed *that* at headquarters!
John Robie:
May I ask you a personal question?
Frances Stevens:
I've been hoping you would.
Frances Stevens:
The cat has a new kitten.
Frances Stevens:
You're leaving fingerprints on my arm.
Frances Stevens:
What do you say?
John Robie:
My only comment would be highly censorable.
Jessie Stevens:
Why do you think we moved so often? Your father was a swindler, dear, but a lovable one. If you ask me, this one's a bigger operator on every level.
John Robie:
Thank you, madam.
Frances Stevens:
I'm in love with you.
John Robie:
Now that's a ridiculous thing to say.
John Robie:
You're here in Europe to buy a husband.
Frances Stevens:
The man I want doesn't have a price.
John Robie:
That eliminates me.
John Robie:
I only regret one thing.
Danielle Foussard:
That you never asked me to marry you?
John Robie:
No, that I never taught you better English.
H. H. Hughson:
How many did you kill?
John Robie:
72. But, I know something that'll please you: none of them were insured.
Jessie Stevens:
[
referring to John] Handsome. I wouldn't mind buying *that* for you.
John Robie:
[
to Frances] Not only did I enjoy that kiss last night, I was awed by its efficiency.
John Robie:
Danielle, do me a favor. Don't call me a cat.
Danielle Foussard:
I only do one favor a day.
Foussard:
[
he says something angrily to Danielle in French]
John Robie:
Will you do as your father here asks?
Danielle Foussard:
[
mockingly] Did I brush your fur the wrong way?
Frances Stevens:
Mother, the book you're reading is upside down!
Related Links
*
