His Girl Friday Quotes
Walter Burns : Sorta wish you hadn't done that, Hildy.
Hildy Johnson : Done what?
Walter Burns : Divorced me. Makes a fella lose all faith in himself. Gives him a... almost gives him a feeling he wasn't wanted.
Hildy Johnson : Oh, now look, junior... that's what divorces are FOR!
Hildy Johnson : Done what?
Walter Burns : Divorced me. Makes a fella lose all faith in himself. Gives him a... almost gives him a feeling he wasn't wanted.
Hildy Johnson : Oh, now look, junior... that's what divorces are FOR!
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Walter Burns : Well well... how long is it?
Hildy Johnson : How long is what?
Walter Burns : You know what... how long is it since we've seen each other?
Hildy Johnson : How long is what?
Walter Burns : You know what... how long is it since we've seen each other?
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Walter Burns : Let's see this paragon! Is he as good as you say?
Hildy Johnson : Why, he's better!
Walter Burns : Well then, what does he want with you?
Hildy Johnson : Ah-ha-ha, now you got me!
Hildy Johnson : Why, he's better!
Walter Burns : Well then, what does he want with you?
Hildy Johnson : Ah-ha-ha, now you got me!
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Hildy Johnson : Walter!
Walter Burns : What?
Hildy Johnson : The mayor's first wife, what was her name?
Walter Burns : You mean the one with the wart on her?
Hildy Johnson : Right.
Walter Burns : Fanny!
Walter Burns : What?
Hildy Johnson : The mayor's first wife, what was her name?
Walter Burns : You mean the one with the wart on her?
Hildy Johnson : Right.
Walter Burns : Fanny!
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Louis : What's the matter, Hildy?
Hildy Johnson : Don't give me that innocent stuff! What did you pull on Mr. Baldwin THIS time?
Louis : Who, me?
Hildy Johnson : Yes, you and that albino of yours!
Louis : You talkin' about Evangeline?
Hildy Johnson : None other!
Louis : She ain't no albino.
Hildy Johnson : She'll do 'till one comes along!
Louis : She was born right here in this country!
Hildy Johnson : Don't give me that innocent stuff! What did you pull on Mr. Baldwin THIS time?
Louis : Who, me?
Hildy Johnson : Yes, you and that albino of yours!
Louis : You talkin' about Evangeline?
Hildy Johnson : None other!
Louis : She ain't no albino.
Hildy Johnson : She'll do 'till one comes along!
Louis : She was born right here in this country!
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Sheriff Hartwell : Aiding an escaped criminal and a little charge of kidnapping.
Fred, the Mayor : Well, looks like about ten years a piece for you two birds.
Walter Burns : Does it? [ unimpressed ]
Hildy Johnson : If you think you've got The Morning Post licked it's time for you to get out of town.
Fred, the Mayor : Whistling in the dark. Well that isn't going to help you this time. You're through.
Walter Burns : Listen the last man that said that to me was Archie Leach just a week before he cut his throat.
Fred, the Mayor : Well, looks like about ten years a piece for you two birds.
Walter Burns : Does it? [ unimpressed ]
Hildy Johnson : If you think you've got The Morning Post licked it's time for you to get out of town.
Fred, the Mayor : Whistling in the dark. Well that isn't going to help you this time. You're through.
Walter Burns : Listen the last man that said that to me was Archie Leach just a week before he cut his throat.
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Molly Malloy : If you was worth breaking my nails on I'd tear your face wide open.
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Walter Burns : You've got an old fashioned idea divorce is something that lasts forever, 'til death do us part.' Why divorce doesn't mean anything nowadays, Hildy, just a few words mumbled over you by a judge.
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Walter Burns : What were you when you came here five years ago - a little college girl from a school of journalism. I took a doll-faced hick...
Hildy Johnson : Well, you wouldn't take me if I hadn't been doll-faced.
Walter Burns : Well, why should I? I thought it would be a novelty to have a face around here a man could look at without shuddering.
Hildy Johnson : Well, you wouldn't take me if I hadn't been doll-faced.
Walter Burns : Well, why should I? I thought it would be a novelty to have a face around here a man could look at without shuddering.
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[ Joe brings a reprieve for Earl Williams from the governor ]
Fred, the Mayor : Who else was there when he gave you this?
Joe Pettibone : Nobody. He was out fishing.
Fred, the Mayor : [ to Sheriff Hartwell ] Get the Governor on the phone.
Joe Pettibone : No, he's not there. He's out duck shooting.
Fred, the Mayor : The blasted nimrod... fishing, duck shooting! A guy who's done nothing for the last forty years but play pinochle gets elected governor and right away he thinks he's a Tarzan!
Fred, the Mayor : Who else was there when he gave you this?
Joe Pettibone : Nobody. He was out fishing.
Fred, the Mayor : [ to Sheriff Hartwell ] Get the Governor on the phone.
Joe Pettibone : No, he's not there. He's out duck shooting.
Fred, the Mayor : The blasted nimrod... fishing, duck shooting! A guy who's done nothing for the last forty years but play pinochle gets elected governor and right away he thinks he's a Tarzan!
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Walter Burns : You've got the brain of a pancake. This isn't just a story you're covering - it's a revolution. This is the greatest yarn in journalism since Livingstone discovered Stanley.
Hildy Johnson : It's the other way around.
Walter Burns : Oh, well, don't get technical at a time like this.
Hildy Johnson : It's the other way around.
Walter Burns : Oh, well, don't get technical at a time like this.
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Walter Burns : We've been in worse jams than this, haven't we, Hildy?
Hildy Johnson : Nope.
Hildy Johnson : Nope.
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Walter Burns : Hey, Duffy, listen. Is there any way we can stop the 4: 00 train to Albany from leaving town?
Duffy - Copy Editor : We might dynamite it.
Walter Burns : Could we?
Duffy - Copy Editor : We might dynamite it.
Walter Burns : Could we?
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[ describing Bruce ]
Walter Burns : He looks like that fellow in the movies - Ralph Bellamy.
Walter Burns : He looks like that fellow in the movies - Ralph Bellamy.
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Hildy Johnson : A big fat lummox like you hiring an airplane to write: "Hildy, don't be hasty. Remember my dimple. Walter." Delayed our divorce 20 minutes while the judge went out and watched it.
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Walter Burns : [ On the phone with Duffy; Walter and Hildy are getting remarried and going to Niagara Falls on their honeymoon ] What? A strike? What strike? Where? Albany? Well, I know it's on the way, Duffy, but I can't ask Hildy to...
Hildy Johnson : All right, we'll honeymoon in Albany.
Walter Burns : Okay, Duffy. [ to Hildy ]
Walter Burns : Well, isn't that a coincidence, we're going to Albany! I wonder if Bruce can put us up.
Hildy Johnson : All right, we'll honeymoon in Albany.
Walter Burns : Okay, Duffy. [ to Hildy ]
Walter Burns : Well, isn't that a coincidence, we're going to Albany! I wonder if Bruce can put us up.
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