Brenda VaccaroQuotes

Brenda Vaccaro
Birthday
November 18th, 1939
From
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Actor

Zorro, The Gay Blade - Relief Amidst Uncertainty

Don Diego: Florinda, you're not hurt!
Florinda: Thank God for small favors!

Zorro, The Gay Blade - A Night of Unusual Romantic Expectations

Florinda: Do you realize… that we only make love 12 times a year?
Don Diego: Once a month is not too bad!
Florinda: I mean, 12 times in one night! And then, for the rest of the year — nothing!
Don Diego: Tell me… on that one night… does he eat anything especial? Oysters? Raw eggs?
Florinda: Garlic. A lot of garlic.
Don Diego: Ah!
Florinda: Diego, darling! Why didn't I marry you instead of him?
Don Diego: Perhaps because he asked you and I did not.

Zorro, The Gay Blade - Mocking Esteban's Foolishness

Florinda: He made a complete fool out of Esteban. Ha ha!
Don Diego: Well, with Esteban, there is so much material to work with!

Zorro, The Gay Blade - The Duality of Public and Private Roles

Florinda: You know, as the Alcalde's wife, I must play many, many, many roles, but the people only see the part I play in public. Only a few select friends know my private parts.

Midnight Cowboy - Communication and Misunderstanding in Conversations

Shirley: Maybe if you didn't call me ma'am, things might work out better.
Joe: That's the first god-damned time this thing ever quit on me. It's a fact. You think I'm lyin to ya?
Shirley: No, no, I don't think you're lyin'. I just had this funny image. I had this image of a, um, policeman without his stick, and a, uh, bugler without his horn, etcetera, etcetera, etcetera. Well, I think I'm making it worse. Maybe we ought to take a little nap and see what happens.
Joe: I ain't sleepy.
Shirley: Oh! I know, scribbage.

Midnight Cowboy - Negotiating Worth in Unexpected Situations

Ratso: She's hooked.
Shirley: Like why, cowboy?
Ratso: I'd say she was good for ten bucks, but I'll ask for twenty.
Shirley: Why cowboy whore? Did you know we were gonna make it?
Ratso: So, uh, do you really want to do business?
Shirley: [referring to Ratso] Who is he? Don't tell me you two are a couple!
Gretel: Why are you laughing, Joe? Are you really a cowboy?
Joe: Well, I'll tell you the truth now. I ain't a real cowboy, but I am one helluva stud.
Ratso: A very expensive stud. And I happen to be his manager.
Shirley: Incidentally, how much is this gonna cost me?
Ratso: Twenty bucks.
Shirley: OK.
Ratso: And taxi fare for me.
Shirley: Oh, get lost, will ya?
Ratso: I agree, but for that service, I charge one buck taxi fare.

Midnight Cowboy - Emotional Confessions and Uncertainty in Transit

Annie: Do you love me Joe? Do you love me? Love me? You're the only one Joe. You're the only one. You're better Joe. You're better than the rest of em. You're better than any of them Joe. You love me Joe. You're better than all of em. You're the best Joe.
Shirley: Like, uh, say, hay, lay, hay, hey, lay, hmmm...gay ends in y. Hmmm? Do you like that?...Gay, fey. Is that your problem, baby?
Bus driver: Okay, folks, everything's all right. Nothing to worry about...Okay folks, nothin to worry about. Just a little illness. We'll be in Miami in just a few minutes.