Miss Graveley:
How old do you think I am young man?
Sam Marlowe: Hmm... fifty. How old do you think you are?
Miss Graveley: Forty-two! I can show you my birth certificate.
Sam Marlowe: I'm afraid you're going to have to show more than your birth certificate to convince a man of that.
--John Forsythe (as Sam Marlowe) in The Trouble with Harry
Sam Marlowe: Hmm... fifty. How old do you think you are?
Miss Graveley: Forty-two! I can show you my birth certificate.
Sam Marlowe: I'm afraid you're going to have to show more than your birth certificate to convince a man of that.
--John Forsythe (as Sam Marlowe) in The Trouble with Harry
Alvin Dewey:
Someday, somebody will explain to me the motive of a newspaper. First, you scream, "Find the bastards." Till we find them, you want to get us fired. When we find them, you accuse us of brutality. Before we go into court, you give them a trial by newspaper. When we finally get a conviction, you want to save them by proving they were crazy in the first place.
--John Forsythe (as Alvin Dewey) in In Cold Blood
--John Forsythe (as Alvin Dewey) in In Cold Blood
Clayton 'Clay' Anderson:
[to his mother while decorating Christmas tree] Mother, there aren't enough icicles on your side.
--John Forsythe (as Clayton Anderson) in Madame X
--John Forsythe (as Clayton Anderson) in Madame X
Gen. Hempstead:
Davis was an Army man. As such he belongs to me, and I demand...!
Gen. Wendell Bruce: YOU DEMAND? Well, let me remind you that the Internal Security Forces SUPERSEDE the Army! Why, I could have your resignation so fast you'd wonder what fell on you. 'You demand'!
Gen. Hempstead: I apologize for what was perhaps a bad choice of phrase. But I *request* some explanation!
--John Forsythe (as ) in Shadow on the Land
Gen. Wendell Bruce: YOU DEMAND? Well, let me remind you that the Internal Security Forces SUPERSEDE the Army! Why, I could have your resignation so fast you'd wonder what fell on you. 'You demand'!
Gen. Hempstead: I apologize for what was perhaps a bad choice of phrase. But I *request* some explanation!
--John Forsythe (as ) in Shadow on the Land
Sam Marlowe:
You're not supposed to bury bodies whenever you find them. It makes people suspicious.
--John Forsythe (as Sam Marlowe) in The Trouble with Harry
--John Forsythe (as Sam Marlowe) in The Trouble with Harry
Arnie:
How do rabbits get born?
Sam Marlowe: Same way elephants do.
--John Forsythe (as Sam Marlowe) in The Trouble with Harry
Sam Marlowe: Same way elephants do.
--John Forsythe (as Sam Marlowe) in The Trouble with Harry
Capt. Wiles:
I fired three bullets. Three! One for the hunting sign, one for the tin can...
Sam Marlowe: ...and one for the little man who's lying in the grave.
--John Forsythe (as Sam Marlowe) in The Trouble with Harry
Sam Marlowe: ...and one for the little man who's lying in the grave.
--John Forsythe (as Sam Marlowe) in The Trouble with Harry
Reporter:
I see, the hangman's ready. What's his name?
Alvin Dewey: We the People.
--John Forsythe (as Alvin Dewey) in In Cold Blood
Alvin Dewey: We the People.
--John Forsythe (as Alvin Dewey) in In Cold Blood
Reporter:
They say Nancy's boyfriend is the prime suspect.
Alvin Dewey: Is that what they say?
Reporter: Well, he was the last one to see them alive.
Alvin Dewey: Except for the killers.
--John Forsythe (as Alvin Dewey) in In Cold Blood
Alvin Dewey: Is that what they say?
Reporter: Well, he was the last one to see them alive.
Alvin Dewey: Except for the killers.
--John Forsythe (as Alvin Dewey) in In Cold Blood
[Discussing Jennifer's recently deceased husband Harry]
Jennifer Rogers: You can stuff him, for all I care. Stuff him and put him in a glass case, only I'd suggest frosted glass.
Sam Marlowe: What did he do to you? Besides marry you.
--John Forsythe (as Sam Marlowe) in The Trouble with Harry
Jennifer Rogers: You can stuff him, for all I care. Stuff him and put him in a glass case, only I'd suggest frosted glass.
Sam Marlowe: What did he do to you? Besides marry you.
--John Forsythe (as Sam Marlowe) in The Trouble with Harry
