Play Misty for Me (1971)

Clint Eastwood: Dave

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• David 'Dave' Garver : Al, you ever find yourself being completely smothered by somebody?

  Al Monte : Anybody I know?

  David 'Dave' Garver : Yeah, you met her at my house the other day.

  Al Monte : Ooooo - chicken delight! Well that's what I call some pretty good smotherin' cousin.

• Al Monte : Well you know what they always say my man, "He who lives by the sword shall die by the sword".

  David 'Dave' Garver : Don't let the door hit you on the ass on the way out, huh.

• Evelyn : I should've known you'd never do anything to spoil it.

  David 'Dave' Garver : To spoil what?

  Evelyn : What we have between us.

  David 'Dave' Garver : We don't have a goddam thing between us.

• Sgt. McCallum : Why don't you play some Mantovani sometime?

  David 'Dave' Garver : Didn't know you liked the show.

  Sgt. McCallum : I don't. I like Mantovani.

• Evelyn : Something wrong?

  David 'Dave' Garver : No, I keep getting the feeling I know you from somewhere.

• Al Monte : Never let it be said that sweet Al Monte can't take a hint.

  David 'Dave' Garver : Who's hinting?

• Evelyn : Why didn't you take my call?

  David 'Dave' Garver : Where does it say that I gotta drop what I'm doing and answer the phone every time it rings?

  Evelyn : Do you know your nostrils flare out into little wings when you're mad? It's kinda cute.

• Man : [as a passer-by]  Having some trouble, lady?

  David 'Dave' Garver : Get lost!

  Evelyn : Yeah, get lost, assholes!

• David 'Dave' Garver : You haven't got the faintest idea of what love is, we don't even know each other.

• Evelyn : It was funny, I was calling you from that phone booth over there and he was telling me you'd left and I was staring at your car - isn't that funny.

  David 'Dave' Garver : Kind of funny.

• David 'Dave' Garver : I'm just trying to tell you something. I'm trying to tell you there's a telephone. I pick it up and I dial it.

• David 'Dave' Garver : There's a little spot in the middle of each day about your size.

  Tobie Williams : Well there's lots of girls about my size if you're really looking.

  David 'Dave' Garver : I'm not, that's what I'm trying to tell you.

  Tobie Williams : You mean you've given up girls?

  David 'Dave' Garver : Well I haven't exactly been the monk of the month or anything like that but I have been making an effort.

• David 'Dave' Garver : You told me you didn't know where she was.

  Jay Jay : So I lied - picket me.

• David 'Dave' Garver : Hello?

  Sgt. McCallum : Garver!

  David 'Dave' Garver : Yeah.

  Sgt. McCallum : Sgt McCallum. Sorry to wake you but something has come up.

  David 'Dave' Garver : Yeah I know, she just paid me a visit with a butcher knife.

  Sgt. McCallum : Why? Because she was released on parole pending further legal action.

  David 'Dave' Garver : When?

  Sgt. McCallum : A week ago.

  David 'Dave' Garver : Well I sure like the way you broke your ass to let me know about it!

  Sgt. McCallum : I just found out about it myself.

  David 'Dave' Garver : Who's in charge down there anyway?

  Sgt. McCallum : Now look you wanna help find her or would you rather just sit there and belly-ache?

  David 'Dave' Garver : All right.

  Sgt. McCallum : Now exactly what did she say to you?

  David 'Dave' Garver : I told you, she said that she was well and that she was going to Hawaii.

  Sgt. McCallum : Uh what else?

  David 'Dave' Garver : I already told you.

  Sgt. McCallum : Well tell me again.

  David 'Dave' Garver : You know Sergeant, you really make lousy conversation!

  Sgt. McCallum : You make lousy coffee!

• David 'Dave' Garver : Jay Jay, why don't you go cruise some sailors, huh?

  Jay Jay : Oh please, don't mention seafood.

• Al Monte : All right, I think I will go out and hit the streets but before doing that I will blow me a little number.

  David 'Dave' Garver : Take it in the other room, will ya - get zonked just breathing the air in here.

• David 'Dave' Garver : That's right, you assumed wrong.

• Evelyn : Don't you like me?

  David 'Dave' Garver : You're a nice girl.

  Evelyn : But who needs nice girls?

  David 'Dave' Garver : I'm kind of hung up on one.

  Evelyn : And you don't want to complicate your life.

  David 'Dave' Garver : That's exactly right.

  Evelyn : Well neither do I, but that's no reason we shouldn't sleep together tonight if we feel like it.

• David 'Dave' Garver : Care for a beer?

  Al Monte : Not really, I'd go for something more uplifting but not a brew, David, not a brew my man.

• David 'Dave' Garver : Well you shouldn't lend your sweaters to blabbermouths.

• Tobie Williams : I really missed this place.

  David 'Dave' Garver : I missed you.

  Tobie Williams : You'd do me a big favour if you didn't say things like that.

• Tobie Williams : Oh I didn't wish you anything too serious, just a couple of months in traction.

  David 'Dave' Garver : You're all heart.

• Sgt. McCallum : Why don't you play some Mantovani sometime?

  David 'Dave' Garver : Didn't know you liked the show, Sergeant.

  Sgt. McCallum : I don't. I just like Mantovani.