North by Northwest Quotes
Roger Thornhill : I didn't realize you were an art collector. I thought you just collected corpses.
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Roger Thornhill : Apparently the only performance that will satisfy you is when I play dead.
Phillip Vandamm : Your very next role, and you'll be quite convincing, I assure you.
Phillip Vandamm : Your very next role, and you'll be quite convincing, I assure you.
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Roger Thornhill : Now, what can a man do with his clothes off for twenty minutes? Couldn't he have taken an hour?
Eve Kendall : You could always take a cold shower.
Eve Kendall : You could always take a cold shower.
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The Professor : If I thought there was any chance of changing your mind, I'd talk about Miss Kendall, of whom you so obviously disapprove.
Roger Thornhill : Yes, for using sex like some people use a flyswatter.
Roger Thornhill : Yes, for using sex like some people use a flyswatter.
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Roger Thornhill : You're police, aren't you? Or is it FBI?
The Professor : FBI, CIA, ONI... we're all in the same alphabet soup.
The Professor : FBI, CIA, ONI... we're all in the same alphabet soup.
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Roger Thornhill : When we get out of this, you can ride the train with me again.
Eve Kendall : Is that a proposition?
Roger Thornhill : It's a proposal, sweetie!
Eve Kendall : Is that a proposition?
Roger Thornhill : It's a proposal, sweetie!
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Phillip Vandamm : Seems to me you fellows could stand a little less training from the F.B.I. and a little more from the Actor's Studio.
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Roger Thornhill : [ to Eve ] Who are you kidding? You have no feelings to hurt.
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Eve Kendall : You've got taste in clothes, taste in food.
Roger Thornhill : [ necks Eve ] Hmm, And taste in women. I like your flavor.
Roger Thornhill : [ necks Eve ] Hmm, And taste in women. I like your flavor.
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Eve Kendall : While I'm calling, you can change your clothes.
Roger Thornhill : Where do you propose I do that? In Marshall Field's window?
Eve Kendall : I sort of had the men's room in mind.
Roger Thornhill : Did you, know? You're the smartest girl I ever spent the night with on a train.
Roger Thornhill : Where do you propose I do that? In Marshall Field's window?
Eve Kendall : I sort of had the men's room in mind.
Roger Thornhill : Did you, know? You're the smartest girl I ever spent the night with on a train.
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Larry Wade : [ Referring to the drinks ] We've gotten a head start here, Mr. Thornhill.
Roger Thornhill : That won't last long.
Roger Thornhill : That won't last long.
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Roger Thornhill : How do we know it's not a fake? It looks like a fake.
Bidder : Well, one thing we know. You're no fake. You are a genuine idiot.
Bidder : Well, one thing we know. You're no fake. You are a genuine idiot.
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Clara Thornhill : Roger, I think we should go.
Roger Thornhill : Don't be nervous.
Clara Thornhill : I'm not nervous, I'll be late for the bridge club.
Roger Thornhill : Don't be nervous.
Clara Thornhill : I'm not nervous, I'll be late for the bridge club.
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Roger Thornhill : Tell me, why are you so good to me?
Eve Kendall : Shall I climb up and tell you why?
Eve Kendall : Shall I climb up and tell you why?
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Roger Thornhill : Then, then your name isn't Kaplan?
Man at Prairie Crossing : Can't say it is, 'cause it ain't.
Man at Prairie Crossing : Can't say it is, 'cause it ain't.
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Roger Thornhill : Well, didn't you hear what I said? I want to be take to police headquarters. I'm a dangerous assassin, I'm a mad killer on the loose!
Sergeant Flamm - Chicago Policeman : You ought to be ashamed of yourself.
Sergeant Flamm - Chicago Policeman : You ought to be ashamed of yourself.
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Charley - Chicago Policeman : Where are we goin'?
Sergeant Flamm - Chicago Policeman : Airport.
Charley - Chicago Policeman : For what?
Sergeant Flamm - Chicago Policeman : Orders.
Sergeant Flamm - Chicago Policeman : Airport.
Charley - Chicago Policeman : For what?
Sergeant Flamm - Chicago Policeman : Orders.
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Judge Anson B. Flynn : How long have you known your client?
Victor Larrabee : Seven years, Your Honor.
Judge Anson B. Flynn : Do you know him to be a reasonable man?
Victor Larrabee : Absolutely.
Clara Thornhill : Ha!
Roger Thornhill : Mother.
Judge Anson B. Flynn : And you believe there is some...
Victor Larrabee : Seven years, Your Honor.
Judge Anson B. Flynn : Do you know him to be a reasonable man?
Victor Larrabee : Absolutely.
Clara Thornhill : Ha!
Roger Thornhill : Mother.
Judge Anson B. Flynn : And you believe there is some...
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[ Escaping captivity, Roger Thornhill slips in through the window of a darkened hospital room. Immediately the light is snapped on. A woman patient sits up in the bed, reaching for her glasses ]
Hospital Patient : STOP!
Roger Thornhill : [ stops ] Oh. Excuse me. [ resumes moving towards the door ]
Roger Thornhill : [ She has put on her glasses and gets a good look at him ]
Hospital Patient : [ plaintively ] Stop. [ Thornhill pauses, turns briefly to warn her off with a raised finger, then rushes out the door ]
Hospital Patient : STOP!
Roger Thornhill : [ stops ] Oh. Excuse me. [ resumes moving towards the door ]
Roger Thornhill : [ She has put on her glasses and gets a good look at him ]
Hospital Patient : [ plaintively ] Stop. [ Thornhill pauses, turns briefly to warn her off with a raised finger, then rushes out the door ]
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Roger Thornhill : [ a drunk Thornhill looks over the side of the car and sees the rear wheel is dangling over the side of a cliff ] Whewwwwww!
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Roger Thornhill : We'll get them. We'll throw the book at them. Assualt and kidnapping. Assault with a gun and a bourbon and a sports car. We'll get them.
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