Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957)
Anna Maria Alberghetti: Nina Martelli
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Quotes
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Nina Martelli : A man can't be a friend, he can be a brother, a father or a husband but not a friend.
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Mike Clark : Why don't you stay and have a drink with me?
Nina Martelli : I don't drink.
Mike Clark : You don't know what you're missing. Another double martini, bartender.
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Nina Martelli : [Nina is aboard Ray's private plane - her first time ever flying] Nobody will believe me, this wonderful plane, and only you and me.
Ray Hunter : Well, don't, uh, any of your boyfriends have, uh, private planes?
Nina Martelli : Ha! They're lucky to have "Lambrettas." You know - motor scooters. You ever been on the back seat of a motor scooter?
Ray Hunter : No, not lately.
Nina Martelli : [Indicating his private plane] *This* is better.
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Nina Martelli : Oh, I love the Countessa; but, unfortunately she's ieri - that means yesterday. You're domani - that means tomorrow.
Ray Hunter : That leaves oggi - that means today, right?
Nina Martelli : Oh, you know molto Italiano! I could kiss you!
Ray Hunter : Well, now, aren't you overreacting?
Nina Martelli : It's the climate, we're near Africa.
Ray Hunter : It is a little warm here.
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Papa Vittorio Martelli : Now that you know that my little song is in American jazz, perhaps you'll practice the piano.
Nina Martelli : Oh, I make more money playing a typewriter anyway. And if Mr. Hunter gives me a raise, which I...
Maria Martelli : Nina! How can you?
Ray Hunter : Oh, I don't mind. I like aggressiveness. You know, Nina, you're going to go a long way. How old are you?
Nina Martelli : Nineteen.
Maria Martelli , Papa Vittorio Martelli : Eighteen!
Ray Hunter : I'll see that you get that raise.
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Mike Clark : If you aren't busy, I'd like to dictate a letter.
Nina Martelli : In English?
Mike Clark : Ah-huh.
Nina Martelli : In English, I am slow.
Mike Clark : I dictate slow.
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Nina Martelli : Texas? That is with cowboys, yes?
Mike Clark : Yeah. You like cowboys?
Nina Martelli : Oh, I'm crazy for them!
Mike Clark : Oh, I used to be a cowboy.
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Nina Martelli : Let's dictate, please.
Mike Clark : Dear Pop, Well, here I am in Rome. It has wonderful old ruins like the Coliseum, Hadrian's Palace. It also has the most beautiful women in the world. Italian girls have a special quality. There's a glow that comes from inside. An effervescence that...
Nina Martelli : Stop! I cannot write that.
Mike Clark : Well, why not? It's true.
Nina Martelli : Yes, it's true. But, I can't spell it.
Mike Clark : Oh, you don't have to spell it - you got it!
Nina Martelli : Have I?
Mike Clark : Oh, yes! Oh my, yes!
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Mike Clark : How much do I owe you?
Nina Martelli : I never charge cowboys and pilots.
Mike Clark : You're a doll!
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Nina Martelli : Don't worry. I'm an employee of the hotel and take dictation in many bedrooms.
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Nina Martelli : I know exactly what I'm doing!
Papa Vittorio Martelli : Yes. And exactly what you're doing now is going to bed! Avanti su!
[spanks Nina on her behind]
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Mike Clark : You ready?
Nina Martelli : Yes, I'm ready. But, only for dictation.
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Mike Clark : Why don't we join forces?
Nina Martelli : If this is still a pitch, you're wasting your time.
Mike Clark : Maybe. But, I always keep pitching until the game is absolutely and finally lost. A lot can happen in the last half of a ninth inning.
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Ray Hunter : Get going before you make me...
Nina Martelli : Make you what Mr Hunter?
Ray Hunter : Make me forget my business.