Quote

Untitled

We use the guillotine in this country [France]. I have always imagined that the blade, coming down, causes no more than a slight tickling sensation on the back of the neck. It is only a guess, of course... I hope none of you ever finds out for certain.

view related:
By: Jacques Marin
Characters: Police Inspector Edouard Grandpierre
From: Charade

Context:
Inspector Grandpierre (played by Jacques Marin) said that line to Peter Joshua (Cary Grant) and Regina Lampert (Audrey Hepburn), while investigating the murder of the mysterious Charles Lampert in Stanley Donen's classic whodunit Charade.

Untitled

Is it safe?

view related:
By: Laurence Olivier
Characters: Dr. Christian Szell
From: Marathon Man
Genres: Action | Cult Cinema

Context:
Laurence Olivier (who played Dr. Christian Szell) repeats the phrase to Dustin Hoffman's character, Thomas 'Babe' Levy, in the John Schlesinger thriller. Szell - a trained dentist - proceeds to pull Levy's teach out of his head, without anesthetic, in order to find the answer he seeks.

Untitled

You're gonna need a bigger boat.

view related:
By: Richard Dreyfuss
From: Jaws
Genres: Cult Cinema | Horror

Context:
Richard Dreyfuss (who played Matt Hooper) says this to Roy Scheider (Chief Martin Brody) and Robert Shaw (Sam Quint), after seeing the size of the shark in Steven Spielberg's classic thriller Jaws (1975)

Untitled

I know what you're thinkin. Did he fire six shots or only five? Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement, I've kinda lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya punk?

view related:
By: Clint Eastwood
Characters: 'Dirty' Harry Callahan
From: Dirty Harry
Genres: Action | Cult Cinema