House of Horrors - Artistic Integrity vs. Public Appreciation Debate
Joan Medford:
You know, sometimes I feel sorry for you. You must be very unhappy.
F. Holmes Harmon:
You're wasting your pity. I'm really a very happy fellow. Especially when I'm deflating the egos of artistic pretenders.
Joan Medford:
Steve Morrow is not a pretender. He's honest. And he has talent. And on top of that, he's successful.
F. Holmes Harmon:
Judged by the dollar sign, yes. Unfortunately, the general public's appreciation of art is limited to billboards and magazine covers. The morons wallow in a sea of girls, girls, unbelievably beautiful and well-proportioned girls.
Joan Medford:
Are you saying that Steve should paint ugliness instead of beauty?
F. Holmes Harmon:
I don't say that anyone should do anything. I merely say, as a critic, what he actually does.
Joan Medford:
Then why don't you temper your criticism with the truth? Oh sure, you have a right to say you don't like apple pie. But it's certainly unfair to say that apple pie isn't good.
F. Holmes Harmon:
You're a clever wench, Joan. But we're not talking about apple pie. We're talking about cheesecake. Here, for example, is a little bit of your Mr. Morrow's "art".
Joan Medford:
Is that bad?
F. Holmes Harmon:
It's revolting! Did you ever see a girl that perfect?
Joan Medford:
You don't get around much, do you? That's why I feel sorry for you, Holmes. You crawl into your bottle of acid and stay there, dripping vitriol indiscriminately, always destroying.
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House of Horrors - Tension Between Characters in a Grim Setting
F. Holmes Harmon: [Hearing someone come in but not turning around]
If you're the janitor, come back later. If you're anyone else, there's a window at the end of the hall, jump out of it.
Jerry, the morgue attendant:
If the Creeper's still alive, I'm gonna put in some overtime.
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The Mole People - Questioning the Divinity of Intruders
Elinu, the High Priest:
And that is not all. The king has shown weakness and poor judgement. He believes in the divinity of these intruders. Dealing with the divine is *our* office. If we abandon the smallest particle of it to outsiders, our position will soon come to naught.
Priest:
But, are these outsiders not divine?
Elinu, the High Priest:
No, they are mortal. Do they not eat when they are hungry? Do they not sleep when they are weary? When the guards attacked them, did not their faces show the fears of mortal men?
Priest:
But, do they not possess the power of heaven?
Elinu, the High Priest:
Aah. The cylinder they carry possesses it. If you had that cylinder, or you, or you, you could use it too. And if it is the power of heaven, is it not we who should possess it? And use it to control the beasts of the dark, the people and... yes, if need be, even a faltering king himself? You will therefore follow these intruders wherever they may go, and bring me that cylinder.
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The Invisible Man Returns - The Challenge of Perception and Visibility
Willie Spears:
Where are you? Where are you?
Geoffrey Radcliffe:
Here beside you!
Willie Spears:
But, but I can't see you!
Geoffrey Radcliffe:
Of course you can't, I'm a ghost.
Willie Spears: [Gasps]
Ghost!
Willie Spears:
What kinda ghosts sneeze?
Geoffrey Radcliffe:
It's cold in the other world, so cold!
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Marnie - The Benefits of Horses for Well-being
Mr. Rutland:
The best thing for the inside of a man or a woman is the outside of a horse.
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