THE 20 BEST CLASSIC FILM DIALOGUES
It is always very difficult to select the best of an art such as cinematography. To be more exact, it is an impossible task, which does not mean that we can make the effort. That is what we have done in Macguffin007 and here is the result.
We have chosen classic movie scenes with memorable phrases, dialogues that have gone down in film history, that define mythical movies and that remind us of those wonderful characters and stories that we have always enjoyed.
Surely once you've seen these 20 movie sequences you can tell us which one is your favorite.
1. THE CAT ON THE ZINC ROOF
- You know how I feel?
- Like a cat on a hot tin roof.
- Cats jump off rooftops and don't get hurt. Ahead. Jump
- Jump where?
- Find yourself a lover.
- I do not deserve this. I have no eyes for any other man. Even when I close them I see only you.
2. REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE
- This is going to be a fantastic day, take advantage of it because maybe you won't live tomorrow.
3. ARSENIC FOR COMPASSION
- Do you want to tell me how he died?
- Oh, Mortimer, don't be such a questioner. That gentleman died because he drank a glass of wine that had poison in it.
- And how did he have poison in the glass?
- We put it in the wine because it shows less. In tea it has a special flavor.
4. THIRST FOR EVIL
- Listen to me. I am no longer a cop. I am a husband. What have you done with it? Where is my wife?
5. WITH SKIRTS AND LOCO
- Osgood, I'm going to be honest with you. We cannot get married.
- Why not?
- To begin with, I am not a natural blonde.
- Never mind.
- I smoke. I smoke a lot.
- I do not care.
- I have a horrible past. I've been living as a saxophonist for three years.
- I forgive you.
- And I can never have children.
- We can adopt them.
- You just don't understand, Osgood. I'm a man.
- Well, nobody is perfect.
6. PHILADELPHIA STORIES
- The best view of this beautiful world is that of the privileged class enjoying themselves.
7. THE POSTMAN ALWAYS CALLS TWICE
- With my brain and your looks, we can go far.
8. THE ETERNAL DREAM
- Mugger: This is a mugging. As I scream, the cold. Give me the bag.
- Philip Marlowe (to the robber): Quiet friend. Turn around now. I do not like those games. Tell your boss ... when you wake up.
- Marlowe (to Vivian Sterwood): Why are you shaking? Don't tell me you got scared.
- Vivian: I'm not used to robberies.
- Marlowe: A robbery? It was that?
- Vivian: What if not?
9. THE HIT
- Luther told me that I would learn a lot from you. He had you for an eagle. What happened? I scammed a senator from Florida out of some stock. Some clever bloke opened his eyes and threw the bong at me.
10. GILDA
- If I was a ranch, they would call me No Man's Land.
11. THE MAN WHO COULD REIGN
- If a god possesses a girl, she goes up in smoke and disappears. God's heart is a torch, fire runs through her veins. It is a legend that some jealous goddess must have invented. I must admit that she is a very beautiful young woman.
12. WHAT BECAME BABY JANE?
- You can lose everything, but you cannot lose talent.
13. CAYO LARGO
- The world may be rotten, Frank, but a cause is not lost as long as someone is willing to keep fighting.
- I am not that someone.
- Yes it is. Maybe you don't want to be, but you can't help it. Your life is against you.
14. MY FAIR LADY
- Higgins: One more time. What is rain
- Eliza: Wonderful, wonderful.
- Higgins: And where does it rain?
- Eliza: In Seville, in Seville.
- Higgins, Eliza and Pickering: The rain in Seville is wonderful.
- Higgins: In Hartford, Hereford and Hampshire.
- Eliza: Hurricanes are rare.
- Pickering and Higgins: He did it, he did it!
15. A TRAM CALLED DESEO
- Do you mind if I make myself comfortable?
- Being comfortable is the motto we have in my land.
- It is also mine. But it's hard to look cool when it's hot.
- Today I have not washed or even dusted.
- You have to be careful. You walk around with a wet garment and you get a cold.
16. THEY DIED WITH THE BOOTS ON
- The greater the danger, the greater the glory.
17. PAJAMAS FOR TWO
- I don't use sex to get a client.
- When do you use it?
- Never.
- My sincere condolences to her husband.
- I'm not married.
- I imagined.
18. PSYCHOSIS
- And you? Have you ever gone crazy? Even for a couple of minutes. Come on. Do not lie. I know they have. Maybe not to this extreme, but we all have our secrets.
19. STRANGERS ON A TRAIN
- Shall I explain one of my ideas for a perfect crime?
20. LIGHT THAT AGONIZES
- I was right. Yes, there was a letter and it was from Sergio Bauer. I had found it, but my husband said he had imagined it.
- There was a Sergio Bauer related to Alice Alquist. It was a young pianist who played for him in Prague. Look.
- It's my husband's handwriting.
- Her husband and Sergio Bauer are the same person.
- He said the letter didn't exist and it's driving me crazy!
