Maîtresse (1976)

Gérard Depardieu: Olivier

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• Olivier : So what do you do? I mean...

  Ariane : Me? You shouldn't ask me questions, because either I lie or I don't answer them.

• Ariane : Were you scared?

  Olivier : I'm never scared.

  Ariane : Liar!

• Olivier : How do you manage? It must be exhausting.

  Ariane : No, it's very exciting. It's fascinating to get into people's madness so intimately.

• Olivier : Don't you get pleasure out of it?

  Ariane : Of course, when I give it.

  Olivier : Then you're the slave...

  Ariane : No.

  Olivier : Yes.

  Ariane : No.

  Olivier : You're at their disposal.

  Ariane : No, I'm not. I couldn't do it if I didn't like it.

• Olivier : Do you ever make love with them?

  Ariane : Never.

  Olivier : Never?

  Ariane : No, never. Some things don't mix.

• Olivier : Strange, isn't it? They're the ones who tell you what to say?

  Ariane : They tell me what they want. And I use my imagination to improve on it. I get into their fantasies, their lives.

• Mario : It's a terrific job. Classy.

  Olivier : Really? And it pays?

  Mario : Yes. It's a gas.

• Olivier : We sell art books. You know, art classics. Here's one on Titian.

• Mario : This is the time when they kill horses.

  Olivier : Huh? How do you know that?

  Mario : I worked in a slaughterhouse once.

  Olivier : What was that like?

  Olivier : Awful. After a few days I started to get used to it, so I quit.

• Olivier : I don't understand anything anymore. You're nuts!

• Olivier : Hey dog, I'm not a thief!