Best and Worst Lines in Movie History

[CineMaven]

DANA ANDREWS and AUDREY TOTTER in "ASSIGNMENT PARIS."



"I may not believe what you say, but I'll drink myself to death to defend your right to say it." - Audrey Totter

The film also stars the mellifluous George Sanders and the beautiful Marta Toren ( 1926 - 1957 )

[JackFavell]

Yay! I love the photo you posted Maven! These little out of the way movies are so much fun to mine for good (or bad) lines.

[RedRiver]

"He's a charmer."
"He comes by it naturally. His father was a snake."

HIS GIRL FRIDAY.

[ChiO]

Seeing that avatar of Ms. Simone Simon reminds me:

I like the dark. It's friendly. -- Irena Dubrovna Reed, CAT PEOPLE

[JackFavell]

Geez, we could list EVERY line in that one and each would be a 'best" line.

Walter: You've got an old fashioned idea divorce is something that lasts forever, 'til death do us part.' Why divorce doesn't mean anything nowadays, Hildy, just a few words mumbled over you by a judge.


Bruce Baldwin: You know, Hildy, he's not such a bad fellow.
Hildy Johnson: No, he should make some girl real happy.
Bruce Baldwin: Uh-huh.
Hildy Johnson: Slap-happy.

[JackFavell]

Yes! Thank you ChiO, for that.

Irena: What should I tell my husband? Naturally, he's anxious to have some word.
Dr. Louis Judd: What does one tell a husband? One tells him nothing.

[ChiO]

DUCK SOUP, DR. STRANGELOVE & HIS GIRL FRIDAY -- my three favorite comedies and, yes, every line is a winner.

[JackFavell]

Rufus T. Firefly: Awfully decent of you to drop in today. Do you realize our army is facing disastrous defeat? What do you intend to do about it?
Chicolini: I've done it already.
Rufus T. Firefly: You've done what?
Chicolini: I've changed to the other side.

[ChiO]

Remember, you're fighting for this woman's honor, which is probably more than she ever did. -- Rufus T. Firefly

[JackFavell]

Mrs. Teasdale: I want to introduce you to ambassador Trentino. Having him with us today is indeed a great pleasure.
Trentino: Thank you but I can't stay for very long.
Rufus T. Firefly: That's an even greater pleasure.

[RedRiver]

"Will you perform sex with me?"
"I don't know if I'm up for a performance, but I'll rehearse with you."

SLEEPER

[CineMaven]

“With you dead, the big heat falls!”



“The lid’s off the garbage can...and I did it.”

Even that make-up can't diminish Glo-Lo!

[Vienna]

What a great thread. So many lines just bring a smile to your face as you remember the scene and the delivery.
I only have to say "Prove it" to picture the man in black, Jack Palance, confronting little Elisha Cook in SHANE.
Jean Hagen proved her talent in SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, with that line,
"If we bring a little joy into your humdrum lives, it makes us feel as though our hard work ain't been in vain for nothin' !"

[ChiO]

We have to do something. But it’s absolutely vital we appear to do nothing.

-– Prime Minister (Colin Gordon) discussing issue with mistaken appointment of Rev. John Smallwood (Peter Sellers) as a vicar in HEAVENS ABOVE!

[Rita Hayworth]

American President Merkin Muffley calls the Soviet Premier...
From Dr. Strangelove ...

Hello? Hello, Dimitri? Listen, I can't hear too well, do you suppose you could turn the music down just a little? Oh, that's much better. Yes. Fine, I can hear you now, Dimitri. Clear and plain and coming through fine. I'm coming through fine too, eh? Good, then. Well then as you say we're both coming through fine. Good. Well it's good that you're fine and I'm fine. I agree with you. It's great to be fine.
(laughs)
Now then Dimitri. You know how we've always talked about the possibility of something going wrong with the bomb. The bomb, Dimitri. The hydrogen bomb. Well now what happened is, one of our base commanders, he had a sort of, well he went a little funny in the head. You know. Just a little... funny. And uh, he went and did a silly thing.
(listens)
Well, I'll tell you what he did, he ordered his planes... to attack your country.
(listens)
Well let me finish, Dimitri. Let me finish, Dimitri.
(listens)
Well, listen, how do you think I feel about it? Can you imagine how I feel about it, Dimitri? Why do you think I'm calling you? Just to say hello?
(listens)
Of course I like to speak to you. Of course I like to say hello. Not now, but any time, Dimitri. I'm just calling up to tell you something terrible has happened.
(listens)
It's a friendly call. Of course it's a friendly call. Listen, if it wasn't friendly, ... you probably wouldn't have even got it. They will not reach their targets for at least another hour.
(listens)
I am... I am positive, Dimitri. Listen, I've been all over this with your ambassador. It is not a trick.
(listens)
Well I'll tell you. We'd like to give your air staff a complete run down on the targets, the flight plans, and the defensive systems of the planes.
(listens)
Yes! I mean, if we're unable to recall the planes, then I'd say that, uh, well, we're just going to have to help you destroy them, Dimitri.
(listens)
I know they're our boys.
(listens)
Alright, well, listen... who should we call?
(listens)
Who should we call, Dimitri?
(listens)
The people...? Sorry, you faded away there.
(listens)
The People's Central Air Defense Headquarters. Where is that, Dimitri?
(listens)
In Omsk. Right. Yes.
(listens)
Oh, you'll call them first, will you?
(listens)
Uh huh. Listen, do you happen to have the phone number on you, Dimitri?
(listens)
What? I see, just ask for Omsk Information. I'm sorry too, Dimitri. I'm very sorry.
(listens)
Alright! You're sorrier than I am! But I am sorry as well. I am as sorry as you are, Dimitri. Don't say that you are more sorry than I am, because I am capable of being just as sorry as you are. So we're both sorry, alright?

This is my personal favorite ...