After the Fox (1966) - Quotes

A Conversation About Who Speaks

Miss Okra: I must talk to you.

Fabrizi: Who's talking, you or him?

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Confronting Oneself in Every Escape

Fabrizi: No matter how fast you run, you cannot run away from yourself.

Tony: Brilliant!

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Discussion About a Film Role

Fabrizi: Tony plays the Fox.

Tony: An animal picture?

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The Importance of Script in Storytelling

Harry: Can I see a script!?

Fabrizi: In here is my script, in here is my story.

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A Busy Producer Faces Emotional Fallout

Fabrizi: Sophia, hello my darling...no, Sophia, I told you I'm busy with Tony Powell... I'm sorry, Sophia, you will have to get somebody else. Sophia—I'm sorry my darling, there's no part for you in the picture...Would I lie to you? So—Soph—Sophia don't cry! Tony, talk to this girl, she's hysterical, she's hysterical. Talk to her, please.

Tony: Hello, Sophia?— she hung up.

Fabrizi: She'll kill me, she'll kill me. It'll be in all the Italian newspapers!

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Understanding Neo-Realism and Its Challenges

Tony: What's neo-realism?

Harry: No money.

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The Value of a Good Kisser

Gina: Ooh, he's a good kisser.

Aldo: You know how many good kissers are starving in Italy?

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A Humorous Take on Age and Teeth

Tony: How many people in the world over 40 can still say they have their own teeth, huh?

Harry: How many people in the world over 50 can still say they're only 40?!

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Old Pictures Can Mislead Perceptions

Gina: That's him, Tony Powell. We saw him at the Excelsior.

Aldo: Why isn't he fat?

Gina: It's an old picture.

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Unexpected Celebrity Reference in Conversation

Bystander: Who is in the car?

Aldo: Marlon Brando's nose.

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Unexpected Revelation About Gina's Location

Aldo: Where is Gina, mama?

Mama: On the street.

Aldo: You mean my sister is a—

Woman: BINGO.

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Authenticity in Everyday Greetings

Police Chief: I could say Good Morning'. That wouldn't be acting, because I always say Good morning'.

Questioning the Existence of a Picture

Harry: What picture?! WHAT PICTURE!?

Desert Abundance and Its Implications

De Sica: More sand in the desert!

Critique of Sevalio's Performance in Film

Fabrizi: Stop! Stop! Cut! Cut! Shame on you, Sevalio! You are a disgrace to your village and to the motion picture industry!

Fabrizi's Affection for Tony

Fabrizi: Where is he? Where is my Tony!? Where is my beautiful Tony? Look at that skin—like a baby. Whatsa matter, you never get old like the rest of us, eh? I love him, I LOVE him!