Craig Wasson Quotes

Body Double

Self-Reflection and Critique of Authority

Jake Scully What a fool I am.

Sam Bouchard C'mon, Jake, you're too hard on yourself. These guys, they can't get a job, they put an ad in the trades, they call themselves teachers. What do they teach us? How to be more fucked up than we already are!

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Murder and Deception Unfold in Conversation

Jake Scully The truth is a woman was murdered.

Jake Scully Holly, it's not funny a woman was murdered! Look, you and I were set up by a murderer! He wanted to be sure that I witnessed the murder, that's why he hired you to do your routine. He wanted to make sure that I was watching and that I would keep watching. Holly are you listening to me?

Holly Body Yes. I don't understand what you said.

Jake Scully WELL LISTEN HE'S A MURDERER, THE MAN WHO HIRED YOU IS A MURDERER.

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Four Friends

Unnoticed Moments Between Strangers

Mr. Prozor What is it you are suggesting?

Danilo I don't ] — I've never even seen you ].

[[know; [smile]

Mr. Prozor When you were born I smiled.

[long pause]

Danilo Well I guess I wasn't paying attention — that slipped by me.

Mr. Prozor When you were ] … I … took off my hat and I … beat on the table with it! And I'm almost sure … I was smiling …

[[born; pauses, smiles in remembrance, and he and his wife and Danilo all laugh]

Danilo That looks ] on you Papa!

[[good]

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Job Loss and Artistic Differences Explained

Frank Rubin fired you.

Jake Scully What?

Frank You know, fired. Like, you don't have a job. He gave me some bull shit about "artistic differences." Now, what the hell happened?

Jake Scully Nothing. How can he do that?

Frank They're doing it right now, Jake.

Jake Scully Well, can't we do something? Maybe I should talk to Rubin?

Frank No, you better forget it. They've already hired another guy.

Jake Scully How do you know?

Frank He's my client.

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Conflict Between Aspirations and Character Judgment

Jake Scully I'm not a film producer or a rich kid.

Holly Body No, you're a jerk!

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Witness or Pervert: A Moral Dilemma

Det. Jim McLean Scully, I got a real problem with you.

Jake Scully What do you mean?

Det. Jim McLean I mean, you're my only witness to this murder, and you're a peeper. In my book, that's a pervert and a sex offender.

Jake Scully What do you mean, a sex offender?

Det. Jim McLean Save it! I ask the questions.

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Four Friends

Discussion on Isadora Duncan's Legacy

Georgia Whenever you feel the ] influence of the middle class muddling your ], you'll say these two words and you'll be a ] ] again: "].

[[evil; [soul; [free; [spirit; [Isadora Duncan]

David Isadora Duncan. Isadora Duncan! Who's Isadora Duncan?

Georgia She was the ] ] who ever lived. And she was killed in just such a car.

[[greatest; [dancer]

Danilo Actually it was a Bugatti.

Georgia You and your ]. I can't ] how you can write ] to me and still cling to facts.

[[facts; [understand; [poems]

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The Mystery of a Glowing Face

Jake Scully Christ, I keep seeing it: Carol lying there. Her face was glowing.

[after discovering his girlfriend's infidelity]

Sam Bouchard Her face was glowing?

Jake Scully Yeah.

Sam Bouchard How do you do that? How do you get a girl's face to glow? I got sixteen years of good humping, not once did I even get a glimmer, let alone a fucking glow! Glowing?

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Four Friends

Connection Across Time and Loss

Georgia I was born on the very hour on the very day and the very hour that a ] ]. Her ] is inside of me. If you don't ] me, I never want to see you again. Any of you, again, NEVER!

[[Isadora Duncan; [died; [soul; [believe]

Danilo But she died in 1927!

Georgia So what? It took her soul fifteen years to find someone like me.

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Unfamiliar Faces and Unexpected Offers

Jake Scully You were great out there. I'll buy you a drink.

[to Holly after shooting a scene together in an adult film]

Holly Body A drink? I don't even know you.

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Four Friends

Conflicted Emotions in Relationships

Georgia I don't ] Tom. I saw David — don't love him either. I wanted to love all three of you! But, I can't. It's just you. SHIT! Just you — Oh, Christ — it's you. You.

[[love]

Danilo Me? Ha!

Georgia It's not ]!

[[funny]

Danilo You ] what? I wish I had two lives — I wouldn't mind living one without you.

[[know]

Georgia Man, you're not the only one.

Danilo Well, we're not making ], are we?

[[peace]

Georgia Peace?! Never. Why does ] take so long?

[they both stubbornly hold back, and then embrace in tears; [All|everything]

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Film and Theatre Projects Discussed

Theatre Director What have you been doing lately?

Jake Scully Well, I just started a low-budget independent horror film, Vampire's Kiss. I play the vampire.

Theatre Director Vampire's Kiss? It sounds interesting.

Jake Scully Before that I did Petruchio in Taming of the Shrew.

Theatre Director Sounds interesting. Anything else?

Jake Scully You mean anything good?

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Four Friends

Love Poem Recited by Danilo and Georgia

Danilo * Love poem to Georgia, recited early in the story by her, and later by him on a television quiz show.

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Compliments and Confusion in Conversation

Jake Scully You're fantastic. Really. Sensational. And I'll tell you something else. You've got a terrific...

Holly Body Body.

Jake Scully Smile.

Holly Body Smile?

Four Friends

A Sick Day Conversation Between Friends

Georgia Shouldn't you be at ]?

[[work]

Danilo I called in sick.

Georgia Then you should call a doctor.

Danilo I'm fine.

Georgia Then you should be at work.

Four Friends

Exploring New Experiences Together

Georgia Do you ] what we've never done?

[[know]

Danilo A lot of things.

Georgia You got it, kiddo!

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Understanding Lies and Professional Help

Jake Scully Do you understand?

Holly Body Yes, I understand. I understand you're sick and you're a liar and you need professional help, and I do not like being yelled at.

Jake Scully I'm sorry.

Holly Body I should have known the minute you told me I had a terrific smile, no real porn producer would tell me that in a million years.

Jake Scully Holly, just come with me to the police.

Holly Body The police? Are you crazy? You listen to me, you weirdo. I'm gonna leave now and don't try to follow me home because I have friends who will break your legs!

Four Friends

Expressions of Love and Longing

Danilo I ] you like the Pilgrim loves the ] ], Like the wayfarer loves his wayward ways, Like the immigrant that I am loves ], And the ] man the ] of his ]ed ].

[[love; [Holy; [Land; [America; [blind; [memory; [sight; [days]

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Desire and Observation in a Tense Encounter

Jake Scully I like to watch.

Holly Body Makes you hot, doesn't it?

Jake Scully Yeah.

Holly Body Makes me hot too. Why don't you come over here and I'll show you how hot?

Memorable Quotes from Craig Wasson

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