- An American would despise himself for living off his wife.
- But you see, I'm English. And we have none of these prejudices in the old and more developed civilizations.
— Dennis Barlow (Robert Morse), Aimée Thanatogenos (Anjanette Comer)
10 seconds sound clip from the The Loved One (1965) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:14:11 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- That's splendid. How much is that worth?
- I don't know. I never even considered that part of it.
- It must be something. I mean, 200 a week. We could get married on that.
- We could be married. Don't you see?
- Wait. You know...My dear girl, don't you realize it's only been money that's been holding me back?
- An American would despise himself for living off his wife.
- I think you are being absolutely despicable.
- Now wait. Listen, please. Shh. Now, you want us to be together, now, don't you?
- No! I don't think you're an ethical person!
- Well, here we are. Now to meet mom.
[...]