The Talented Mr. Ripley Quotes

Tom Ripley: And that's the irony, Marge. I loved you. You may was well know it, Marge: I loved you. I don't know... maybe it's grotesque of me to say this now, so just write it on a piece of paper or something and put it in your purse for a rainy day. 'Tom loves me.' 'Tom loves me.'

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Dickie Greenleaf: You're so white! Have you ever seen a guy so white, Marge? Grey, actually.
Tom Ripley: It's just an undercoat.
Dickie Greenleaf: Say again?
Tom Ripley: You know a primer.
Dickie Greenleaf: That's funny. Margie likes that 'cause she's so white too.
Marge Sherwood: Yes, I do and you're not funny.

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Dickie Greenleaf: We're all only children. What does that mean?
Tom Ripley: It means we've never shared a bath. I'm cold, can I get in?
Dickie Greenleaf: No.
Tom Ripley: I didn't mean with you in it.
Dickie Greenleaf: Okay, get in. I'm like a prune anyway.

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Tom Ripley: [imitating Dickie's father] To me, jazz is noise. Insolent noise.
Dickie Greenleaf: Wow! Cut it out! It's so spooky, you're making the hairs on my neck stand up!

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Tom Ripley: I always thought it would be better, to be a fake somebody... than a real nobody.

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Tom Ripley: I really feel happy. As if I had been granted a new lease in life.

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