Memorable Quotes from Jack Carson
6 quotesFriendship and Betrayal in Adversity
Matt Libby
Friends, my eye! Listen. I got you out of your jams because it was my job, not because I was your friend. I don't like you. I never did like you. And nothing made me happier than to see all those cute little pranks of yours catch up with you and land you on your celebrated face.
Norman Maine
Pretty work, Libby. Always wait till they're down, then kick them.
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Disappointment in a Night of Fun
Wally Fay
Sure was a big night for me. I come out looking for an evening of fun and laughter and what do I get? Dishpan hands and a date with a Girl Scout.
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Desperation and Truth in Relationships
Brick
Why you heard what Big Daddy said? That girl's got life in her body.
Mae
That's a lie.
Brick
No. No, truth is somethin desperate and Maggie's got it. Believe me, it is desperate and she has got it.
Mae
Why don't you say somethin', honey?
[to Gooper]
Gooper
All right, honey. SHUT-UP!
Brick
Maggie?
Maggie
Yes?
Brick
Come on up here.
Maggie
Yes, sir. Thank you for keepin still, for backin me up in my lie.
[at the door to their bedroom]
Brick
Maggie, we are through with lies and liars in this house. Lock the door!
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Understanding Relationships Through Personal Experience
Oliver Niles
You know Libby you missed a lot not knowing Norman Maine.
Matt Libby
Not knowing him? I spent my life knowing him. I knew what he was going to do before he did it. I knew him backwards.
Oliver Niles
You didn't know him at all. He was quite a guy.
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Unexpected Encounters and Parental Concerns
Doug Blake
Vi, isn't he wonderful?
[has just sprung a little boy as an unexpected new roommate on Vi, whose apartment management does not allow children or pets]
Vivian Martin
Yeah, cutest little lease-breaker I ever saw. Where's his mother?
Doug Blake
She's downstairs, she wasn't sure how you'd take this.
Vivian Martin
Yeah I'll bet.
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A Betrayal Marked by Initials
Matt Libby
If you'll be kind enough to glance between my shoulder blades, Mr. and Mrs. Gubbins, you'll find there a knife buried to the hilt. On its handle are your initials.
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