Walter Matthau
(as Willie Gingrich)
Jack Lemmon
(as Harry Hinkle)
[about Willie Gingrich, his shyster lawyer brother-in-law]
Harry Hinkle: He's so full of twists. He starts to describe a donut and it comes out a pretzel.
Harry Hinkle: He's so full of twists. He starts to describe a donut and it comes out a pretzel.
Walter Matthau
(as Willie Gingrich)
[justifying why Willie should cheat his insurance company]
Willie Gingrich: What's wrong? Insurance companies have too much - they have to microfilm it.
Willie Gingrich: What's wrong? Insurance companies have too much - they have to microfilm it.
Jack Lemmon
(as Harry Hinkle)
[repeated line]
Harry Hinkle: You can fool all of the people some of the time, you can even fool some of the people all of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time!
Harry Hinkle: You can fool all of the people some of the time, you can even fool some of the people all of the time, but you can't fool all of the people all of the time!