The Spiral Staircase (1975)

Ronald Radd: Oates

Quotes 

• Oates : You couldn't shake that young man loose if you tried. You'll be very happy together, Mrs. Mallory. Just like us three: me and her and the bottle.

• Oates : I'd break the brains of anyone who tries doing anything to you, Mrs. Mallory. Break the brains.

  Mrs. Oates : That's what he tells me.

  Oates : And if I didn't, that nurse upstairs would.

  Mrs. Oates : Hey, she's a better man than you are.

• Dr. Sherman : Blanche, have you decided where you're going to take your vacation?

  Oates : She's going to an island off Trinidad. It's called Tobago. We will be there for eight weeks.

  [sings] 

  Oates : Sun and sand, A sarong and you...