A good love scene should be about something else besides love. For instance, this one. Me fixing grapefruit, you sitting over there dopey, half asleep. Anyone looking at us could tell we were in love.
— Dix Steele (Humphrey Bogart)
14 seconds sound clip from the In a Lonely Place movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:08:54.557 in the DVD version of the movie.
Quote context
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- What happened to the grapefruit knife?
- Oh, it was crooked and I straightened it.
- Fool. It's supposed to be curved.
- What? Huh. Wonder what they'll think of next.
- Yeah, I noticed you also covered the script.
- What are you trying to prove? You won't get a raise, you know.
- I love the love scene. It's very good.
- That's because they're not always telling each other how much in love they are.
- I always knew I'd get stuck with you eventually. All I needed was a little push.
- Oh? When did you see your doctor?
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