Memorable Quotes from Dick Miller
14 quotesIntruding on the Dead and Living
Stefan
So, must you intrude on the dead as well as the living?
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Introduction of Characters in Conversation
Burson Fouch
My name is Burson Fouch.
Gravis Mushnick
Excellent. I am Gravis Mushnick.
Burson Fouch
Oh, that's a good one.
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The Cost of Creativity and Conformity
Maxwell H. Brock
To be uncreative you might as well be in your grave... or in the Army.
Walter Paisley
They tried to draft me once. I couldn't pass the test.
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Tension Between Characters in Artistic Discussion
Alice
Oh, let's change the subject. I'm sick of hearing about sculptors. Nobody knows how to do that anymore, much less the busboy from The Yellow Door.
[Unimpressed with Walter and his new-found fame as a sculptor]
Walter Paisley
Who do you think you're talkin about?
[Offended]
Alice
Don't shout at me!
Walter Paisley
I don't like you...
Alice
Nobody asked your opinion, Walter! You're just a simple farm boy, and the rest of us are sophisticated beatniks.
[Mocking laughter]
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Encouragement and Independence in Success
Maxwell H. Brock
I will not wish you good luck.
Walter Paisley
Why not?
Maxwell H. Brock
It would imply you could not succeed on your own.
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Decision on Eating in the Shop
Gravis Mushnick
I'll wrap them for you.
Burson Fouch
No, that's all right. I'll eat em here.
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Unexpected Affections in a Chaotic Moment
D.J. Drake
Miss Houghton!
[indicating Daffy in hand]
Camera crew
Get out of the way! Watch out!
Bugs Bunny
Well, what do you know? I've ].
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Daffy
I think she likes you.
[to DJ, about Kate]
D.J. Drake
Oops!
Security Guard
Your father would be so ashamed of you.
[to D.J.]
D.J. Drake
But I was... it was...
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Authority and Confusion in Dialogue
Stefan
What do you want here?
Andre
You seem to have things strangely confused in your mind. You're the servant, not I. I'll ask the questions.
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Concerns About the Crypt's Safety
Stefan
How do you know what harm he plans? Do you want him wandering around the castle? Do you want him down in the crypt?
Baron Von Leppe
Enough. The crypt is no concern of yours.
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Balancing Comfort and Craftsmanship in Clay
Alice
You could use a little more heat around this place!
[Disrobing completely off camera]
Walter Paisley
[Busy work at a mound of clay) It's bad for the clay...you'll get used to it!
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The Perils of Poison Ivy in Business
Burson Fouch
I remember in one flower shop there was a whole wall covered with poison ivy, and people came from miles around to look at that wall — and they stayed to buy.
Gravis Mushnick
And the owner got rich?
Burson Fouch
No. He scratched himself to death in an insane asylum.
Siddie Shiva
Oh! That was my cousin Harry!
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A Plea for Respecting the Past
Stefan
Lieutenant, please, don't involve yourself in these dead matters. There is nothing here but an old man and his decaying memories. I beg of you leave him in peace!
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Essential Rules for Caring for Gremlins
Chinese Boy
Keep him out of the light. He hates bright light. Especially sunlight - it'll kill him. And keep him away from water. Don't get him wet. But the most important rule, the rule you can never forget - no matter how much he cries, or how much he begs, never, never feed him after midnight.
Stripe
(repeated line) Gizmo CaCa!
Lynn Peltzer
GET OUT OF MY KITCHEN!!!
Murray Futterman
Goddamn foreign TV. I told ya, we should've got a Zenith!
Rockin Ricky Rialto
Kid, this is Christmas, not Halloween! Listen, gang. Rockin Ricky's getting fed up with all this ], so cool it, will ya?! What's that? Kitty, what's that, I said? Some of Rockin Ricky's fans? Hey, you're not a Rockin Ricky fan!
[as Pete tries to tell him about the Gremlins; [w:The War of the Worlds (1938 radio drama)|Orson Welles crap; crashing is heard; a Gremlin is heard cackling; screams]
Rocking Ricky Rialto
Hey, gang, It's been a rough night for Rockin Ricky, but he's still on the air!
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Miscommunication During a Phone Call
Buck Gardner
No, Bob. It's completely false. There's not a word of truth to it, believe me.
[on the phone]
Whitney
Sir?
Buck Gardner
I'm on the phone!
Whitney
Piranhas.
[whispers]
Buck Gardner
Don't even say that word!
Whitney
But the piranhas...
Buck Gardner
What about the goddamn piranhas?
Whitney
They're eating the guests, sir.
Buck Gardner
Uh...Bob, I'm gonna have to get back to you on this. We've got a... a situation down here.
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