Chinatown Quotes
Jake Gittes : He's rich! Do you understand? He thinks he can get away with anything.
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[ an anonymous caller has telephoned Gittes ]
Ida Sessions : Are you alone?
Jake Gittes : Isn't everybody?
Ida Sessions : Are you alone?
Jake Gittes : Isn't everybody?
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Mulwray's Gardener : [ in heavy Japanese accent, referring to the grass ] Bad for glass.
Jake Gittes : Yeah, sure. Bad for the glass.
Jake Gittes : Yeah, sure. Bad for the glass.
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[ Gittes pretends to seek a nursing home for his father ]
Jake Gittes : Do you accept people of the Jewish persuasion?
Mr. Palmer : I'm sorry, we do not.
Jake Gittes : Don't apologize - neither does Dad.
Jake Gittes : Do you accept people of the Jewish persuasion?
Mr. Palmer : I'm sorry, we do not.
Jake Gittes : Don't apologize - neither does Dad.
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Evelyn Mulwray : She's my daughter. [ Gittes slaps Evelyn ]
Jake Gittes : I said I want the truth!
Evelyn Mulwray : She's my sister... [ slap ]
Evelyn Mulwray : She's my daughter... [ slap ]
Evelyn Mulwray : My sister, my daughter. [ More slaps ]
Jake Gittes : I said I want the truth!
Evelyn Mulwray : She's my sister AND my daughter!
Jake Gittes : I said I want the truth!
Evelyn Mulwray : She's my sister... [ slap ]
Evelyn Mulwray : She's my daughter... [ slap ]
Evelyn Mulwray : My sister, my daughter. [ More slaps ]
Jake Gittes : I said I want the truth!
Evelyn Mulwray : She's my sister AND my daughter!
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Lt. Escobar : How'd you get past the guard?
Jake Gittes : Well, to tell you the truth, I lied a little.
Jake Gittes : Well, to tell you the truth, I lied a little.
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Jake Gittes : What the hell is going on here, Lou?
Lt. Escobar : I don't know. What's going on? What's happening with you?
Lt. Escobar : I don't know. What's going on? What's happening with you?
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Jake Gittes : What can I tell you, kid? You're right. When you're right, you're right, and you're right.
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Jake Gittes : Have you ever heard the expression "Let sleeping dogs lie"? Sometimes you're better off not knowing.
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Morty : Can you believe it? We're in the middle of a drought, and the water commissioner drowns. Only in L.A.
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[ Evelyn Mulwray has just been killed ]
Lt. Escobar : Go home, Jake. I'm doing you a favor!
Lt. Escobar : Go home, Jake. I'm doing you a favor!
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[ first lines ]
Jake Gittes : All right, Curly. Enough's enough. You can't eat the Venetian blinds. I just had them installed on Wednesday.
Jake Gittes : All right, Curly. Enough's enough. You can't eat the Venetian blinds. I just had them installed on Wednesday.
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Noah Cross : Well, Mr. Gittes, you don't look too much the worse for wear, I must say! Now where's the girl?
Jake Gittes : I've got her.
Noah Cross : Is she alright?
Jake Gittes : She's fine.
Noah Cross : Well, where is she?
Jake Gittes : With her mother.
Jake Gittes : I've got her.
Noah Cross : Is she alright?
Jake Gittes : She's fine.
Noah Cross : Well, where is she?
Jake Gittes : With her mother.
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Jake Gittes : How much are you worth?
Noah Cross : I have no idea. How much do you want?
Jake Gittes : I just wanna know what you're worth. More than 10 million?
Noah Cross : Oh my, yes!
Jake Gittes : Why are you doing it? How much better can you eat? What could you buy that you can't already afford?
Noah Cross : The future, Mr. Gittes! The future. Now, where's the girl? I want the only daughter I've got left. As you found out, Evelyn was lost to me a long time ago.
Jake Gittes : Who do you blame for that? Her?
Noah Cross : I don't blame myself. You see, Mr. Gittes, most people never have to face the fact that at the right time and the right place, they're capable of ANYTHING.
Noah Cross : I have no idea. How much do you want?
Jake Gittes : I just wanna know what you're worth. More than 10 million?
Noah Cross : Oh my, yes!
Jake Gittes : Why are you doing it? How much better can you eat? What could you buy that you can't already afford?
Noah Cross : The future, Mr. Gittes! The future. Now, where's the girl? I want the only daughter I've got left. As you found out, Evelyn was lost to me a long time ago.
Jake Gittes : Who do you blame for that? Her?
Noah Cross : I don't blame myself. You see, Mr. Gittes, most people never have to face the fact that at the right time and the right place, they're capable of ANYTHING.
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Jake Gittes : Maid's night off?
Evelyn Mulwray : Why?
Jake Gittes : What do you mean, why? Nobody's here, that's why.
Evelyn Mulwray : I gave everyone the night off.
Jake Gittes : Easy. It's an innocent question.
Evelyn Mulwray : No question from you is innocent, Mr. Gittes.
Jake Gittes : I guess you're right.
Evelyn Mulwray : Why?
Jake Gittes : What do you mean, why? Nobody's here, that's why.
Evelyn Mulwray : I gave everyone the night off.
Jake Gittes : Easy. It's an innocent question.
Evelyn Mulwray : No question from you is innocent, Mr. Gittes.
Jake Gittes : I guess you're right.
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Noah Cross : Katherine! I, I'm your grandfather, my dear. I'm your grandfather.
Evelyn Mulwray : [ pushes Katherine into the car ] Katherine, get in the car. [ to her butler ]
Evelyn Mulwray : Go on. No no, go on. [ to Curly ]
Evelyn Mulwray : I'll follow you. [ to her father ]
Evelyn Mulwray : Get away from her! Get away.
Noah Cross : Evelyn, please, please be reasonable. [ to Katherine ]
Noah Cross : Come to my...
Evelyn Mulwray : [ pushes her father away ] Get AWAY from her!
Noah Cross : Evelyn! How many years have I got? She's mine, too.
Evelyn Mulwray : She's never going to know that. [ pulls a gun on him ]
Evelyn Mulwray : [ pushes Katherine into the car ] Katherine, get in the car. [ to her butler ]
Evelyn Mulwray : Go on. No no, go on. [ to Curly ]
Evelyn Mulwray : I'll follow you. [ to her father ]
Evelyn Mulwray : Get away from her! Get away.
Noah Cross : Evelyn, please, please be reasonable. [ to Katherine ]
Noah Cross : Come to my...
Evelyn Mulwray : [ pushes her father away ] Get AWAY from her!
Noah Cross : Evelyn! How many years have I got? She's mine, too.
Evelyn Mulwray : She's never going to know that. [ pulls a gun on him ]
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