Film Noir - Quotes

"A successful man is one who makes more money than a wife can spend.
A successful woman is one who can find such a man." - Lana Turner

"All men are alike. Their approach is different; the result is always the same."
Lana Turner as Constance McKenzie in her Oscar® nominated role in Peyton Place

"I think all this talk about age is foolish.
Every time I'm one year older, everyone else is too." - Gloria Swanson

"All creative people should be required to leave California for three months every year." - Gloria Swanson

"I don't mind if you don't like my manners.
I don't like 'em myself. They're pretty bad.
I grieve over them long winter evenings." - Humphrey Bogart - The Big Sleep - 1946

"You have no idea what a long-legged gal can do without doing anything." - The Palm Beach Story

"Crime is only a left-handed form of human endeavor." - The Asphalt Jungle

"I wouldn't go on living with you if you were dipped in platinum." - The Awful Truth

"She drove me to drink. That's the one thing I'm indebted to her for." - Never Give A Sucker an Even Break

"Someday a real rain will come and wash all this scum off the streets." - Taxi Driver

"The only question I ever ask any woman is: "What time is your husband coming home?" - Hud

"Outside, Countess. As long as they've got sidewalks, you've got a job." - Footlight Parade

"The story of my life. I always get the fuzzy end of the lollipop." - Some Like it Hot

"You know, there are only two things more beautiful than a good gun: a Swiss watch or a woman from anywhere." - Red River

"If I'd been a ranch, they would've named me the Bar Nothing." - Gilda - Rita Hayworth - 1946

"Yes, I killed him. I killed him for money and for a woman. I didn't get the money and I didn't get the woman. Pretty, isn't it?'" - Double Indemnity