clifford odets: 21 Movie Quotes with Audio

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1 Why don't you hit him back? No, wait a minute, I was wrong. Don't hit him back. Explain to him that, since he's bigger than you, it isn't fair.

Ida Lupino as Marion Castle in The Big Knife (1955)

2 A boy like you? Who are you? Who are you? Some kind of special aristocracy because the female public wants to make love with you?

Rod Steiger as Stanley Shriner Hoff in The Big Knife (1955)

3 I drank a light scotch and soda, and I began to cry. And I haven't cried like that since I was a boy.

Rod Steiger as Stanley Shriner Hoff in The Big Knife (1955)

4 Ideals, kitty? Nowadays? A lost crusade.

Quote from The Big Knife (1955)

5 Look at him. Get his act. He's trying to play the crocodile. And what is he? A little lizard under a rock.

Jack Palance as Charlie Castle in The Big Knife (1955)

6 Naive, ain't I? -Yes, but it's one of your best qualities.

Jack Palance as Charlie Castle in The Big Knife (1955)

7 Please, you'll excuse me for speaking with my eyes closed, but it helps me see better.

Rod Steiger as Stanley Shriner Hoff in The Big Knife (1955)

8 Never underestimate a man because you don't like him.

Quote from The Big Knife (1955)

9 Leave a lot of cars out front, and the drunks will be dropping in all night.

Jack Palance as Charlie Castle in The Big Knife (1955)

10 Take it easy? That's where the trouble begins.

Ida Lupino as Marion Castle in The Big Knife (1955)