Memorable Quotes from Gene Kelly
10 quotesCelebrating the True Star of the Show
Don Lockwood
Ladies and Gentlemen! Stop that girl! That girl running up the aisle - stop her! That's the girl whose voice you heard and loved tonight! She's the real star of the picture! Kathy Selden!
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The Allure of Paris for Artists
Jerry Mulligan
This is Paris. And I'm an American who lives here. My name Jerry Mulligan. And I'm an ex-GI. In 1945, when the Army told me to find my own job, I stayed on and I'll tell you why. I'm a painter. All my life, that's all I've ever wanted to do. And for a painter, the Mecca of the world for study, for inspiration, and for living is here on this star called Paris. Just look at it. No wonder so many artists have come here and called it home. Brother, if you can't paint in Paris, you'd better give up and marry the boss's daughter. Back home everyone said I didn't have any talent. They might be saying the same thing over here, but it sounds better in French.
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A Misunderstanding of Origins
Constance Bonacieux
Oh monsieur! Monsieur, you come from the heavens.
D'Artagnan
No mademoiselle, just from upstairs.
D'Artagnan
I come from the end of the earth to implore you.
Constance Bonacieux
I thought you said you came from upstairs.
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Reflections on Retirement from the Music Business
Danny McGuire
You know, I used to be in the music business, but now I'm what you might call retired. It's a refined name for bum.
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Memories of Lola Across the Distance
Joseph Brady
Lola, baby... Forgotten you? Aw, honey, with the picture of you I've got in my mind, why even across the phone I can see every...
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Clarifying Misunderstandings About Relationships
Don Lockwood
Now Lina, you've been reading those fan magazines again. Now look Lina, you shouldn't believe all that banana oil that Dora Bailey and the columnists dish out. Now try to get this straight. There is nothing between us. There has never been anything between us. Just air.
[Lina believes the tabloid reports of a romance between her and Don]
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Filming a Scene in Singin' in the Rain
Roscoe Dexter
All right, here we go! QUIET!! ROLL EM!!
Lina Lamont
Oh, Pierre! You shouldn't have come!
Recorder
She's gotta talk into the mike. I can't pick it up.
Roscoe Dexter
CUT!!
Don Lockwood
What's the matter, Dexter?
Roscoe Dexter
It's Lina! Look, Lina, don't you remember? I told you. There's a microphone right there in the bush.
Lina Lamont
Yeah.
Roscoe Dexter
You have to talk into it.
Lina Lamont
I was talking. Wasn't I, Mrs. Dinsmore?
Dinsmore
Yes, my dear. But please remember, round tones. "Pierre, you shouldn't have come!
Lina Lamont
Pierre, you shouldn't have come!
Dinsmore
Yes, yes, my dear. That's much better.
Roscoe Dexter
Hold it a second! Now, Lina, look. Here's the mike, right here in the bush.
Lina Lamont
Yeah!
Roscoe Dexter
Now you talk towards it. The sound goes through the cable to the box. A man records it on a big record in wax. But, you have to talk into the mike first. In the bush! Now, try it again.
Lina Lamont
Gee, this is dumb.
Don Lockwood
She'll get it, Dexter. Lina, don't worry. We're all a little nervous on the first day. Everything's gonna be okay. Oh, Roscoe! You know the scene where I say, "Imperious princess of the night?" I don't like those lines there. Is it okay if I say what I always do? "I love you, I love you, I love you!
Roscoe Dexter
Sure. Anyway, it's comfortable. BUT, INTO THE BUSH!! Okay, again! QUIET!! ROLL EM!!
Lina Lamont
Oh, Pierre, you shouldn't have come! You're flirting with danger. You'll surely find you out.
Roscoe Dexter
CUT!! Lina, you're missing every other word. You've got to talk into the mike!
Lina Lamont
Well, I can't make love to a bush!
Roscoe Dexter
Alright, alright! We'll have to think of something else.
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A Debate on Time and Company
Aramis
Now tell me, do I look like a man who spends his time with the ladies?
D'Artagnan
Well, if you don't, sir, then Paris must echo with the ladies sighs.
Aramis
That's not what I asked you! These gentlemen insist that I waste my time with the ladies!
D'Artagnan
I can not concede, sir, that in the company of a lady you'd waste a single moment!
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Wounds and Horseback: A Dilemma in Battle
D'Artagnan
Porthos, when did a wound ever come between you and a fight?
Porthos
Well, unfortunately the position of this one comes between me and my horse.
[lying on his stomach]
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Ambition and Loyalty in Royal Affairs
D'Artagnan
I kissed the Queen's hand!
Constance Bonacieux
Have you no higher ambitions?
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