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Quotable Newman quotes

posted 21 years ago by compsecure
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Awh it stiffens my chewingum! Not in my Hoome! I,m awful tired of answering that question!
Did anyone notice in the movie that Newmans voice seemed to be piched at a lower octave during most of the dialogue. Almost gravel like in parts seemed like he could have a throat problem or maybe it was just intended whatever it added a different twist to the Newman persona someything he & Mcqueen were masters at along with the brilliant acting abilities they shared.

[–] roadrunner-7 20 years ago

I liked "Keep it anyway."

[–] KutWrite 20 years ago

This movie has so many good lines... I guess a combo of Ross MacDonald and William Goldman:

"You must be physic!" "'Psychic,' you mean."

"Kill the body and the head dies."

"I can give you a lot more than you can take!"

"Gee, this detective work is really fun!"

The routine when Harper crank-calls his wife is hilarious: "Mrs Lewis Harper? This is Austin Schwartz-Marmaduke, of the Schwartz-Marmaduke school of Ballroom Etiquette," "We've just drawn your name from an enormous drum full of names... Only you had to be there to win... and you are, so you have!"

And "T'riffic!"

Of course, just some of the names are good: "Puddler," "Claude," and "Sheriff Spanner" (British for "monkey wrench").

I've seen this movie well over 20 times.

Dan

[–] Mister Mysterio 19 years ago

My favorite Newman quote from the movie has to be this

"The bottom is full of nice guys. Only cream and bastards rise to the top."

[–] dgcrow 19 years ago

They are all great lines. I also like Tiffin's "Are you putting me on?" followed by Newman's "Jeez, I don't think so".

[–] mjb442olds 18 years ago

It's been a few years since I've seen this movie. I'm eager for the DVD to finally come out. One of the many one-liners I like is when the sheriff's deputy walks into the men's room at the bar and tells Harper to "put 'em up"
Harper replies, 'put what up?'

[–] ecarle 18 years ago

Cop: I can get ugly about this, Harper.

Harper: You already are ugly.

[–] CDizzle1975 13 years ago

Came here to post it. A classic.

You know: fish, chips, cup 'o tea, bad food, worse weather, Mary fu*king Poppins... LONDON.

[–] esedwards 12 years ago

Miranda: Don't you think I'm attractive?

Harper: You're young, rich and beautiful and my wife is divorcing me. What do you think I think?

...and everything that led up to this in their bedroom scene.

[–] DismembersOnly 18 years ago

"Stoned by suppertime!!"

[–] thbryn 16 years ago

Harper: "you fish eyed *beep*

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[–] mrobertson12 16 years ago

"Big dogs lick my hand"

[–] Loomis_Orange 15 years ago

It's the just the way he said it

"You're old enough to be her grand-father"

Served with the style of a real neurotic
the easy style of a true psychotic
J C Clarke

[–] phillindholm 11 years ago

''I don't buy ''Love's Old Sweet Song'' from you, Betty''.

[–] skep8 10 years ago

Someone calls the rich stepmother (Bacall) a brave lady, and Newman replies, "Yeah, gutty as hell!"
Albert: "You were hired by a bitch to find scum."

[–] carolmr527 10 years ago

You have a way of starting a conversation that ends conversation - Newman to Tiffin, twice.

[–] MrSpark 9 years ago

Yeah, I used to be a sheriff 'til I passed my literacy test.

***Use the Force!!!!***
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[–] bear022013-909-645034 9 years ago

There were none.

[–] BeaSouth (3563) 5 years ago

“I do it because I believe in the U.N. and Southeast Asia and it isn’t funny if your livelihood depends on the Panama Canal — and what about the British pound? And as long as they’re places like Siberia you’ll find Lew Harper on the job.”

I get he was trying to say something nonsensical but, this was so fabricated and scripted it was the point at which I was done with this movie.