Marlowe (1969)

James Garner: Philip Marlowe

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Quotes 

• Winslow Wong : May I reach for my pocket?

  Philip Marlowe : It would give me great pleasure to see you do something foolish.

• Philip Marlowe : You're light on your feet, Winslow. Are you just a little gay, huh?

• Thug : [blocking Marlowe and gesturing toward the parking lot]  Car.

  Philip Marlowe : [condescendingly]  Beep, beep.

  [Marlowe tries to walk away, but is blocked by two more thugs] 

  Thug : Car.

  Philip Marlowe : For a guy with a limited vocabulary, you do make your point.

• Philip Marlowe : You know where I can find Mavis?

  Dolores Gonzáles : Mavis?

  Philip Marlowe : She's not over at her place.

  Dolores Gonzáles : Why should I turn you over to her?

  Philip Marlowe : Because underneath the pasties is a size 40 heart.

  [Dolores rolls her eyes] 

  Philip Marlowe : I thought you liked Mavis.

  Dolores Gonzáles : I do like her, but why should she get all of the goodies?

• Philip Marlowe : I like a man that uses good grammar. You impress me mister Wong. Whom sent you?

• Philip Marlowe : [sarcastically explaining how he found a clue that Lt. French missed]  I'm a trained detective.

  Lt. Christy French : That's your exit line, Marlowe. Follow it out.

• Philip Marlowe : [after a goon has just ripped up his jacket]  Does your mother know what you do for a living?

• Mavis Wald : [pulling a gun on Marlowe]  Turn around.

  Philip Marlowe : If that were a .45, I wouldn't argue. But a .32, I can get in a couple of words.

  [Mavis raises the gun higher] 

  Philip Marlowe : I've said them all... But don't forget you're a lady.

• Philip Marlowe : [with a gun held on him]  I like your perfume. What is it?

• Lt. Christy French : Were you here when he got it?

  Philip Marlowe : No.

  Lt. Christy French : Who was?

  Philip Marlowe : He was.

• Philip Marlowe : You're so good, Miss Wald. You're so good you could act your way out of a safety deposit box.

• Philip Marlowe : You take this back to your... Leader, Mr. Wong. Tell him you met the last of a dying dynasty - King of the Fools: unassailably virtuous, invariably broke.

• Philip Marlowe : [upon tasting the champagne that Steelgrave has sent him]  That's impertinent. You might say baroque.

• Mavis Wald : I don't want you working for me.

  Philip Marlowe : [Holds up a potentially compromising photo taken by a private investigator that shows her embracing a gangster]  I go to ridiculous extremes to attract clients. Even collect rare photos.

• Dolores Gonzáles : Rough day at the office?

  Philip Marlowe : About the same. Average day in a detective's life. I've been... stabbed, snubbed, and generally snookered. I ache all over, my office qualifies for Urban Renewal, the cops envy my successes. They're tryin' to take my license away. I'd - I'd say that's an average day.

• Dolores Gonzáles : I'm Dolores... with an 'O.' Dolores Gonzáles.

  Philip Marlowe : Isn't that Spanish for pain?

• Philip Marlowe : Well, you're very impressive, Winslow, but I've seen dogs do better on television.

• Julie : [referring to Steelgrave, at the restaurant where she and Marlowe are dining]  Friends in high places. Who is he? Looks rich.

  Philip Marlowe : Oh, he is. Even his tax bracket is unlisted.

• [first lines] 

  Philip Marlowe : How do I get in to see the manager?

  [the man he's talking to points him in the right direction] 

  Philip Marlowe : Thank you.

• Philip Marlowe : And for whom am I doing all this nothing?

  Winslow Wong : Winslow Wong, that is I

  Philip Marlowe : I like a man who uses good grammar. You Impress me, Mr Wong. Whom sent you.