Tattoo (1981)

Bruce Dern: Karl Kinsky

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• Karl Kinsky : That's not for me. That's not what I want. That's not love, Maddy. Because to me things must last.

• Karl Kinsky : A tattoo isn't something you put on or take off just like sunglasses. It's a very important decision.

• Karl Kinsky : Have to understand soemthing, Maddy. I've committed my life to you.

• Karl Kinsky : It's not crap. Some people need it, makes them feel important, gives them a feeling of confidence, strength. I can't keep this place running just on what I like.

• Karl Kinsky : Usually they're women that are ready to identified, ready to belong. Women that need the mark in order to exist. It's nothing new. It's actually been going on for centuries.

• Karl Kinsky : Don't you know that I have committed my life to you? That this is a protective shield? It's my mark, Maddy, it's all I have to offer you. Now I'm not sure anymore whether you're worthy of it. I don't even think that I've made the right choice.

• Sam, Maitre D' : Would you like something to drink?

  Maddy : Yeah, I'll have a bloody mary, not too much...

  Karl Kinsky : Let me do it. You tell me what it is that you want, and then I'll tell him. Okay?

  Maddy : Sure. I'll have a bloody mary. Not too much pepper because it makes me sneeze. Little bit of lemon juice, and heavy on the vodka.

  Karl Kinsky : The lady'll have a bloody mary with...

  Sam, Maitre D' : I heard. And the gentleman?

  Karl Kinsky : Uh... Brandy Alexander.

  Maddy : You don't look like the Brandy Alexander type. It's almost like a malted!

  Karl Kinsky : I like the foam.

  Maddy : How come?

  Karl Kinsky : I don't know. Reminds me of the ocean, I guess.