The Thin Man (1934) - Quotes

Reporter: Well, can't you tell us anything about the case?

Nick: Yes, it's putting me way behind in my drinking.

Reporter: Say, listen, is he working on a case?

Nora: Yes, he is.

Reporter: What case?

Nora: A case of scotch. Pitch in and help him.

Nora: How do you feel?

Nick: Terrible. I must have gone to bed sober.

Nora: Do you want a drink?

Nick: What do you think?

Nora: What hit me?

Nick: The last martini.

Nora: Nick? Nicky?

Nick: What?

Nora: You asleep?

Nick: Yes!

Nora: Good. I want to talk to you.

Nora: Take care of yourself.

Nick: Why, sure I will.

Nora: Don't say it like that! Say it as if you mean it!

Nick: Well, I do believe the little woman cares.

Nora: I don't care! It's just that I'm used to you, that's all.

Nora: You know, that sounds like an interesting case. Why don't you take it?

Nick: I haven't time. I'm much too busy seeing that you don't lose any of the money I married you for.

Nora: Pretty girl.

Nick: Yes. She's a very nice type.

Nora: You've got types?

Nick: Only you, darling, lanky brunettes with wicked jaws.

Nick: [[w:Grant's Tomb|Grant's Tomb] How'd you like ]?

Nora: It's lovely. I'm having a copy made for you.

Nora: All right! Go ahead! Go on! See if I care! But I thinks it's a dirty trick to bring me all the way to New York just to make a widow of me.

Nick: You wouldn't be a widow long...

Nora: You bet I wouldn't!

Nick: ...Not with all your money.

Nick: I'm a hero. I was shot twice in the Tribune.

Nora: I read where you were shot five times in the tabloids.

Nick: It's not true. He didn't come anywhere near my tabloids.

Nick: Sit down, won't you? What are you drinking?

MacCaulay: Oh, nothing, thanks, nothing.

Nick: Ohh, that's a mistake.

Nora: Say, how many drinks have you had?

Nick: This will make six martinis.

Nora: All right. Would you bring me five more martinis, Leo? Line them right up here.

Leo: Yes, ma'am.

Joe: Madame, I'm afraid we shall take the dog out.

Nick: Oh, it's all right, Joe. It's all right, it's my dog. And uh, uh my wife.

Nora: Well, you might have mentioned me first on the billing.

Nick: Now how did you ever remember me?

Dorothy: Oh, you used to fascinate me. A real live detective. You used to tell me the most wonderful stories. Were they true?

Nick: Probably not.

Marion: I don't like crooks. And if I did like em, I wouldn't like crooks that are stool pigeons. And if I did like crooks that are stool pigeons, I still wouldn't like you!

Nora Charles: [A detective searches the bedroom dresser] What's that man doing in my drawers?!

Nora Charles: Oh Nicky, I love you because you know such lovely people.

Nora Charles: The next person who says "Merry Christmas" to me, I'll kill em.

Nora Charles: Waiter, will you serve the nuts? ... I mean, will you serve the guests the nuts?

Nick Charles: Honey, it's that man again...

Nick Charles: The murderer is right in this room. Sitting at this table. You may serve the fish.

Nick Charles: [Threatened by a man with a gun] Hey, would you mind putting that gun away? My wife doesn't care, but I'm a very timid fellow... All right, shoot. I mean, uh, what's on your mind?

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