Godfrey:
The only difference between a derelict and a man is a job.
--William Powell (as Godfrey) in My Man Godfrey
--William Powell (as Godfrey) in My Man Godfrey
Godfrey:
These flowers just came for you, miss. Where shall I put them?
Irene: What difference does it make where one puts flowers when one's heart is breaking?
Godfrey: Yes, miss. Shall I put them on the piano?
--William Powell (as Godfrey) in My Man Godfrey
Irene: What difference does it make where one puts flowers when one's heart is breaking?
Godfrey: Yes, miss. Shall I put them on the piano?
--William Powell (as Godfrey) in My Man Godfrey
J.D. Hanley:
[on why Schatze stopped their wedding] There was a last minute decision in your favor.
Tom Brookman: Did you tell her about me?
J.D. Hanley: No. So far as she knows you're still hustling a gas pump.
Tom Brookman: Are you kidding?
J.D. Hanley: Well let's go ask her.
Tom Brookman: Wait a minute JD! Do you think I ought to tell her?
J.D. Hanley: Are you nuts? She clearly prefers gas pump jockeys to millionaires. What do you want to do? Disillusion the poor girl?
--William Powell (as J.D. Hanley) in How to Marry a Millionaire
Tom Brookman: Did you tell her about me?
J.D. Hanley: No. So far as she knows you're still hustling a gas pump.
Tom Brookman: Are you kidding?
J.D. Hanley: Well let's go ask her.
Tom Brookman: Wait a minute JD! Do you think I ought to tell her?
J.D. Hanley: Are you nuts? She clearly prefers gas pump jockeys to millionaires. What do you want to do? Disillusion the poor girl?
--William Powell (as J.D. Hanley) in How to Marry a Millionaire
Lev Andreyev:
[about the Duke] Let him strut a little longer. His days are numbered!
--William Powell (as Lev Andreyev) in The Last Command
--William Powell (as Lev Andreyev) in The Last Command
Nick Charles:
[inviting MacCaulay in] What are you drinking?
Herbert MacCaulay: Oh, nothing, thanks. Nothing.
Nick Charles: Oh, that's a mistake.
--William Powell (as Nick Charles) in The Thin Man
Herbert MacCaulay: Oh, nothing, thanks. Nothing.
Nick Charles: Oh, that's a mistake.
--William Powell (as Nick Charles) in The Thin Man
Nick Charles:
Come on, let's get something to eat. I'm thirsty.
--William Powell (as Nick Charles) in After the Thin Man
--William Powell (as Nick Charles) in After the Thin Man
Nick Charles:
Haven't you heard the news? I'm a gentleman now!
--William Powell (as Nick Charles) in The Thin Man
--William Powell (as Nick Charles) in The Thin Man
Nick Charles:
Hey, would you mind putting that gun away? My wife doesn't care, but I'm a very timid fellow.
Nora Charles: You idiot!
Nick Charles: [to the gunman] Alright, shoot! I mean, uh, what's on your mind?
--William Powell (as Nick Charles) in The Thin Man
Nora Charles: You idiot!
Nick Charles: [to the gunman] Alright, shoot! I mean, uh, what's on your mind?
--William Powell (as Nick Charles) in The Thin Man
Nick Charles:
I'm a hero. I was shot twice in the Tribune.
Nora Charles: I read where you were shot 5 times in the tabloids.
Nick Charles: It's not true. He didn't come anywhere near my tabloids.
--William Powell (as Nick Charles) in The Thin Man
Nora Charles: I read where you were shot 5 times in the tabloids.
Nick Charles: It's not true. He didn't come anywhere near my tabloids.
--William Powell (as Nick Charles) in The Thin Man
Nick Charles:
Nicky, something tells me that something important is happening somewhere and I think we should be there.
[cut to Nora with a cocktail shaker]
--William Powell (as Nick Charles) in Shadow of the Thin Man
[cut to Nora with a cocktail shaker]
--William Powell (as Nick Charles) in Shadow of the Thin Man
