Arthur Seaton: I take a tip from the fishes, never bite unless the bait's good. I won't get married till I'm good and ready.


--Albert Finney (as Arthur Seaton) in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

Arthur Seaton: I thought I'd come and see you, I'm a bit worried about something.
Aunt Ada: Why, what would a good-looking chap like you have to worry about?
Arthur Seaton: It's not that I'm worried Aunt Ada, I never worry - you know that. But it's this mate of mine at work, he's got this woman in trouble and he don't know what to do about it.
Aunt Ada: That's a daft thing to do, couldn't he have been a bit more careful? Well he'll just have to face the music like our Dave did.
Arthur Seaton: But isn't there something that could be done, I mean sometimes people get rid of it by taking things don't they?
Aunt Ada: What do you know about that?
Arthur Seaton: I read about it in Sunday papers.


--Albert Finney (as Arthur Seaton) in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

Arthur Seaton: I'll have a fag in a bit, no use working every minute God sends. I could get through it in half the time if I worked like a bull, but they'd only slash my wages so they can get stuffed!


--Albert Finney (as Arthur Seaton) in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

Arthur Seaton: I'm out for a good time - all the rest is propaganda!


--Albert Finney (as Arthur Seaton) in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

Arthur Seaton: I've still got some fight left in me, not like most people.
Bert: Not saying you ain't, but where does all this fighting get you?
Arthur Seaton: Have you ever seen where not fighting get you?


--Albert Finney (as Arthur Seaton) in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

Arthur Seaton: It's not the first time that bastard's called me a red though. Not that I wouldn't vote communist if I thought it would get rid of blokes like him.


--Albert Finney (as Arthur Seaton) in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

Arthur Seaton: Look I'll go and see me Aunt Ada, she'll know what to do, she's had 14 kids of her own and I'm sure she's got rid of as many others.


--Albert Finney (as Arthur Seaton) in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

Arthur Seaton: Mam called me barmy when I told her I fell of a gasometer for a bet. But I'm not barmy, I'm a fighting pit prop that wants a pint of beer, that's me. But if any knowing bastard says that's me I'll tell them I'm a dynamite dealer waiting to blow the factory to kingdom come. Whatever people say I am, that's what I'm not because they don't know a bloody thing about me! God knows what I am.


--Albert Finney (as Arthur Seaton) in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

Arthur Seaton: Nine hundred and fifty four, nine hundred and fifty bloody five. Another four more and that's the lot for a Friday.


--Albert Finney (as Arthur Seaton) in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning

Arthur Seaton: Pour us some more tea duck, it's thirsty work falling down stairs.
Brenda: Two ain't it.
Arthur Seaton: You're good to me Brenda, love, and don't think I don't appreciate it.


--Albert Finney (as Arthur Seaton) in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning