The Circus Quotes

Antonio Pirelli: You know what I say. Whenever you got business trouble the best thing to do is to get a lawyer. Then you got more trouble, but at least you got a lawyer.

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Antonio Pirelli: You know what I think? The guy who hit Jeff on the head and knocked him out didn't like him.

J. Cheever Loophole: Now let's not jump to concussions.

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Charlie Chan: Cannot tell where path lead until reach end of road.

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Charlie Chan: Mind like parachute - only function when open.

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Charlie Chan: Mind like parachute - only function when open.

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Charlie Chan: Question without answer like faraway water - no good for nearby fire.

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J. Cheever Loophole: O, Susanna, o, Susanna
[Starts singing]

J. Cheever Loophole: Oh, won't you fly with me/for I need $10,000 'cause the Sheriff's after me.

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Lt. Macy: [referring to Lee] Hello, Mr. Chan. You sure got a bright kid. He gave me a good steer.

Charlie Chan: Uh, sometimes suspect anxious offspring of giving bull.

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Merna: I've run away from the circus.

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Mick Jagger: You've heard of Oxford Circus, you've heard of Piccadilly Circus, and this is the Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, and we've got sights and sounds and marvels to delight your eyes and ears, and you'll be able to see the very first one of those in a few moments.

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Mrs. Suzanna Dukesbury: [a giraffe licks her neck] Not here, monsieur. Not here.

J. Cheever Loophole: Oh, I can't help it. It's just the animal in me.

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Peerless Pauline: I've waited so long to find someone like you.

J. Cheever Loophole: Oh, someone *like* me, I'm not good enough for you, eh?

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A Tramp: If you strike that girl, I'll quit! And what's more, I want what I'm worth.

The Circus Proprietor and Ring Master: I'll give you fifty dollars a week.
[the tramp shakes his head]

The Circus Proprietor and Ring Master: Sixty!
[the tramp mouths 'no']

The Circus Proprietor and Ring Master: I'll double it!

A Tramp: Nothing less than a hundred.
[the Circus Proprietor agrees and they shake on it]

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Antonio Pirelli: If you please, Mistah Carter?

John Carter: What do you want?

Antonio Pirelli: Can I have a month off next August?

John Carter: What for?

Antonio Pirelli: Well, you see, my lawyer, he got-a me a divorce, and one month every year I win the custody of my wife's parents.

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Antonio Pirelli: If you please, Mistah Carter?

John Carter: What do you want?

Antonio Pirelli: Can I have a month off next August?

John Carter: What for?

Antonio Pirelli: Well, you see, my lawyer, he got-a me a divorce, and one month every year I win the custody of my wife's parents.

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Antonio Pirelli: You know what I think? The guy who hit Jeff on the head and knocked him out didn't like him.

J. Cheever Loophole: Now let's not jump to concussions.

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Charlie Chan: Curiosity responsible for cat needing nine lives.

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Charlie Chan: Man who seek trouble never find it far off.

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J. Cheever Loophole: Ah ah! Bad luck, three on a midget!

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J. Cheever Loophole: I bet your father spent the first year of your life throwing rocks at the stork.

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J. Cheever Loophole: I bet your father spent the first year of your life throwing rocks at the stork.

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J. Cheever Loophole: I don't know what I'm doing here, when I could be at home in bed with a hot toddy. That's a drink!

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J. Cheever Loophole: You're like a beautiful chandelier. I'd like to be around when you get lit up.

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Jeffy, Dolly, Billy: [the four kids have just kissed Daddy, and he's rubbing his hand over his cheek] Daddy's wiping our kisses off!

Mommy: No he's not, dears, he's just rubbing them in!

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Jeffy, Dolly, Billy: [the four kids have just kissed Daddy, and he's rubbing his hand over his cheek] Daddy's wiping our kisses off!

Mommy: No he's not, dears, he's just rubbing them in!

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Merna: I've run away from the circus.

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Peerless Pauline: But it's so easy. The bottom of your shoe creates a suction that holds you up in the ceiling.

J. Cheever Loophole: No, no, I'd rather not. I have an agreement with the houseflies. The flies don't practice law and I don't walk on the ceiling.

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Peerless Pauline: But it's so easy. The bottom of your shoe creates a suction that holds you up in the ceiling.

J. Cheever Loophole: No, no, I'd rather not. I have an agreement with the houseflies. The flies don't practice law and I don't walk on the ceiling.

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Peerless Pauline: I've waited so long to find someone like you.

J. Cheever Loophole: Oh, someone *like* me, I'm not good enough for you, eh?

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A Tramp: If you strike that girl, I'll quit! And what's more, I want what I'm worth.
The Circus Proprietor and Ring Master: I'll give you fifty dollars a week. [the tramp shakes his head]
The Circus Proprietor and Ring Master: Sixty! [the tramp mouths 'no']
The Circus Proprietor and Ring Master: I'll double it!
A Tramp: Nothing less than a hundred. [the Circus Proprietor agrees and they shake on it]

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