The Velvet Touch (1948)

Leo Genn: Michael Morrell

Quotes 

• Michael Morrell : One of the basic rules of chess is that the king rarely moves.

  Valerie Stanton : That's why so few women play it.

• Michael Morrell : Do you mind not calling me 'darling?' You toss affection around as though it were in mass production.

  Valerie Stanton : And you prefer individual attention?

  Michael Morrell : Yes

• Valerie Stanton : No choice?

  Michael Morrell : I told you. With me you take everything on faith.

• Michael Morrell : [having feigned ignorance of Valerie's stardom, and compared her continual wearing of hand gloves to that of a fighter]  Do you like Boxing?

  Valerie Stanton : I have never been so tempted to try it.