The Maltese Falcon

(1941)

Aug

2011

A closed-mouth man

From: The Maltese Falcon

You're a closed-mouth man? –No, I like to talk. –Better and better. I distrust a closed-mouth man. He generally picks the wrong time to talk and says the wrong things. Talking's something you can't do judiciously unless you keep in practice.

Sydney Greenstreet (Kasper Gutman) | Humphrey Bogart (Sam Spade)

#Trust

Aug

2011

High-handed

From: The Maltese Falcon

You're absolutely the wildest, most-unpredictable person I've ever known. Do you always carry on so high-handed?

Mary Astor (Brigid O'Shaughnessy)

#Unpredictable

#Attitude

Jul

2010

The stuff that dreams are made of

From: The Maltese Falcon

What is it? –The, uh, stuff that dreams are made of.

Ward Bond (Det. Tom Polhaus) | Humphrey Bogart (Sam Spade)

#Philosophy

#Dreams

#AFI Top 100 Quotes

Jul

2010

Looking after himself

From: The Maltese Falcon

I do like a man who tells you right out he's looking after himself. Don't we all? I don't trust a man who says he's not.

Sydney Greenstreet (Kasper Gutman)

#Attitude

#Trust

Apr

2010

Fool questions

From: The Maltese Falcon

Haven't you anything better to do than to keep popping in here early every morning, asking a lot of fool questions. –And getting a lot of lyin' answers.

Humphrey Bogart (Sam Spade) | Barton MacLane (Det. Lt. Dundy)

#Lying

#Attitude

#Police

Apr

2010

Other means of persuasion

From: The Maltese Falcon

Well, sir, there are other means of persuasion besides killing and threatening-to-kill.

Sydney Greenstreet (Kasper Gutman)

#Threats

#Murder

#Persuation

Jan

2010

Dippy enough

From: The Maltese Falcon

My guess might be excellent or it might be crummy, but Mrs. Spade didn't raise any children dippy enough to make guesses in front of a District Attorney, an Assistant District Attorney, and a stenographer.

Humphrey Bogart (Sam Spade)

#Legal

#Children

#Stupidity

Jan

2010

Likes talking

From: The Maltese Falcon

I'll tell you right out I am a man who likes talking to a man who likes to talk.

Sydney Greenstreet (Kasper Gutman)

#Talking

Oct

2009

No place for you in our plan

From: The Maltese Falcon

There's no place for you in our plan, sir. So we decided to spare ourselves any possible embarrassment.

Sydney Greenstreet (Kasper Gutman)

#Embarrassment

#Insult

Oct

2009

I won't play the sap for you

From: The Maltese Falcon

I won't play the sap for you.

Humphrey Bogart (Sam Spade)

#Stupidity

#Fall Guy

Aug

2009

You worry me

From: The Maltese Falcon

Look at me, Sam. You worry me. You always think you know what you're doing, but you're too slick for your own good. Some day you're going to find it out.

Lee Patrick (Effie Perine)

#Work

#Worry

Aug

2009

You're very good

From: The Maltese Falcon

(chuckles) You're good. You're very good.

Humphrey Bogart (Sam Spade)

#Work

#Compliments

Jul

2009

Person you pretend to be

From: The Maltese Falcon

You, uh... You aren't exactly the sort of a person you pretend to be, are you?

Humphrey Bogart (Sam Spade)

#Fraud

Jul

2009

You bloated idiot!

From: The Maltese Falcon

You... You imbecile! You bloated idiot!

Peter Lorre (Joel Cairo)

#Insult

#Exclamations

#Idiots

Jun

2009

I've been bad

From: The Maltese Falcon

I haven't lived a good life. I've been bad. Worse than you could know. –Now that's good, because if you actually were as innocent as you pretend to be, we'd never get anywhere.

Mary Astor (Brigid O'Shaughnessy) | Humphrey Bogart (Sam Spade)

#Innocence

#Life

#Evil

Jun

2009

People lose teeth talking like that

From: The Maltese Falcon

People lose teeth talking like that. You wanna hang around, you'll be polite.

Humphrey Bogart (Sam Spade)

#Talking

#Manners

#Teeth

Jun

2009

Not drink too much

From: The Maltese Falcon

I distrust a man who says 'when.' He's got to be careful not to drink too much, because he's not to be trusted when he does.

Sydney Greenstreet (Kasper Gutman)

#Alcohol

#Trust

Jun

2009

Plain speaking

From: The Maltese Falcon

Here's to plain speaking and clear understanding.

Sydney Greenstreet (Kasper Gutman)

#Talking

#Comprehension

May

2009

What can buy you with?

From: The Maltese Falcon

I said $5000 was a lot of money. –It is. More than I could ever offer you if I have to bid for your loyalty. –That's good coming from you. What have you ever given me beside money? You ever given me any of your confidence, any of the truth? Haven't you tried to buy my loyalty with money and nothing else? –What else is there I can buy you with?

Humphrey Bogart (Sam Spade) | Mary Astor (Brigid O'Shaughnessy)

#Finance

#Bribery

#Loyalty

May

2009

A reasonable amount of trouble

From: The Maltese Falcon

I don't mind a reasonable amount of trouble.

Humphrey Bogart (Sam Spade)

#Sex

#Trouble

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