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Bright Lights, Big City Quotes

"It's 6.00 am. Do you know where you are?"

R 1988 · 1h 47m
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57
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20 quotes
Nostalgia for Past Days in the Office
Alex Hardy ...Siamese fighting fish in the water cooler... the old crew in the golden days of this magazine would have thought of it.
[rambling on aimlessly to himself]
Painful Rabies Shots and Their Misconceptions
Jamie Conway I hear rabies shots are really painful. They put needles in your dick or something.
Reflections on a Broken Relationship
Jamie Conway We sort of split up.
Theresa Too bad for you. She was yummy! Sort of the slinky girl-next-door look. Very ingenuous.
A Night of Excess and Indulgence
Tad Allagash I, believe it or not, took this bimbo back to her place on Fifth Avenue. Did some of her off-the-boat-quality drugs. We scooped it out of these tall Ming vases - did it off each other's naked bodies. Fucking beautiful, man.
Legal Advice on Sexual Abandonment
Jamie Conway This man calls. He said he was her lawyer. Easiest thing all the way around, he said was for me to sue her for sexual abandonment. A legal term, he said.
Navigating Unfamiliar Terrain at Dawn
Jamie Conway You are not the kind of guy who would be at a place like this at this time of the morning and, though the details are fuzzy. You cannot say that the terrain is entirely unfamiliar.
[voiceover]
Allagash Heritage and Attractiveness Explained
Tad Allagash She's an Allagash. She has Allagash genes. She's a very attractive lady. She'll also inherit a little of the Allagash money.
Illusions of Wealth and Success
Taglines All that glitters is not gold.
A Unique Offer from the Ferret Man
Ferret Man Want to buy a ferret?
Jamie No, thanks.
Ferret Man Loose joints. Genuine Hawaiian sens. His name is Fred...
Morning Reflection in Bright Lights, Big City
Taglines It's 6.00am. Do you know where you are?
Navigating Inner Turmoil and External Fears
Vicky Are you sure you're all right?
Jamie Conway Well, my brain is trying to find a way out of its skull - and I'm afraid of just about everything; but, I'm okay.
A Conversation About Drug Possession
Tad Allagash Speaking of drugs, are you in possession?
Jamie Conway Negative.
Tad Allagash Not even a single line for young Tad?
Jamie Conway Sorry.
Tad Allagash Not even a mirror to lick?
Learning to Navigate Life's Challenges Slowly
Jamie Conway You have to go slowly. You'll have to learn everything all over again.
A Journey Far from Home
Taglines He's a long way from Kansas.
Feeling Overwhelmed by Small-Minded People
Alex Hardy Pygmies. I'm surrounded by pygmies.
Reflections on Writing and Editing Careers
Alex Hardy I started off as an office boy at the magazine - got published every so often. I used to write satirical sketches on Manhattan highlife.
Jamie Conway I know, I used to read that stuff. Amazing.
Alex Hardy Yeah. A lot more fun than being an editor. All I do as an editor is read a lot of undisciplined, untalented crap.
Embracing Solitude in Personal Failure
Jamie Conway There's a certain shabby nobility in failing all by myself.
Miscommunication in Creative Expression
Tad Allagash Doing a little writing, are we? Yeah! "Dead Amanda"! I told ya, you get more nookie than you can shake a fucking stick at if you just told people your wife was dead.
[reads paper in typewriter]
Jamie Conway I hit the wrong key.
Embracing the Night's Adventures
Tad Allagash Ready to roll? The girls are waiting.
Jamie Conway Right. Where are we rolling to?
Tad Allagash Into the heart of the night! Wherever there are dances to be danced, drugs to be hoovered, women to be Allagashed. It's a dirty job, Jamie, but somebody's got to do it.
A Conversation About Clara's Behavior
Walter Tyler So how's Clara behaving?
Jamie Conway Same as usual. Like a fourth-grade tyrant.
Walter Tyler I've always wanted to ask somebody in Fact - does Clara piss in the men's room or the ladies'?
Jamie Conway I don't believe she pisses.