John Payne: 15 Movie Quotes with Audio

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1 Mmm! He certainly is a giant, isn't he? -Not really. There are no giants.

John Payne as Fred Gailey; Natalie Wood as Susan Walker in Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

2 I see she doesn't believe in Santa Claus either. No Santa Claus, no fairy tales, no fantasies of any kind. Is that it?

As Fred Gailey in Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

3 All my life I've wondered something, and now's my chance to find out. I'm gonna find the answer to a question that's puzzled the world for centuries.

As Fred Gailey in Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

4 Does Santa Claus sleep with his whiskers outside or in? -Always sleep with them out. Cold air makes 'em grow.

Kris Kringle (Edmund Gwenn), Fred Gailey (John Payne) in Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

5 I don't think that would be very fair to him. I'll tell him the truth. I always believe in being truthful with people.

As Fred Gailey in Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

6 Faith is believing in things when common sense tells you not to.

As Fred Gailey in Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

7 You don't get ahead that way. -That all depends on what you call getting ahead. Evidently, you and I have different definitions.

As Fred Gailey in Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

8 Look, someday you're gonna find out that your way of facing this realistic world just doesn't work. And when you do, don't overlook those lovely intangibles. You'll discover they're the only things that are worthwhile.

As Fred Gailey in Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

9 And maybe I didn't do such a wonderful thing after all.

As Fred Gailey in Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

10 Oh, but he is, Your Honor. -Is what? -I intend to prove that Mr. Kringle is Santa Claus.

As Fred Gailey in Miracle on 34th Street (1947)