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 William Powell Quotation"That S.O.B is always acting, even when he takes off his pajamas." - Carole Lombard "Bill Powell is the only intelligent actor I've ever met." - Carole Lombard "I never enjoyed my work more than when I worked with William Powell. He was a brilliant actor, a delightful companion, a great friend and above all, a true gentleman." - Myrna Loy [when asked how he kept so slim] "I highly recommend worrying. It's much more effective than dieting." [speaking in 1929] "Unfortunately, or perhaps it is fortunate that I have always been forced to stand on my acting ability. I haven't a personality such as Jack Gilbert's, for instance, that attracts women and makes tham like me for myself. When I am on the screen I must make tham forget me entirely and think only of my acting." "My friends have stood by me marvelously in the ups and downs of my career. I don't believe there is anything more worthwhile in life than friendship. Friendship is a far better thing than love, as it is commomly accepted." "I do not hold that because the author did a bad job of writing the player need trump it with the same kind of acting. When I go into a picture I have only one character to look after. If the author didn't do him justice, I try to add whatever the creator of the part overlooked." "I have never gone into a picture without first studying my characterisation from all angles. I make a study of the fellow's life and try to learn everything about him, including the conditions under which he came into this world, his parentage, his environment, his social status, and the things in which he is interested. Then I attempt to get his mental attitude as much as possible." "There is more money in being liked by an audience than in being disliked by it. The biggest thing about movie audiences is the sympathy they give characters on the screen. But the art of acting and the talent of selecting what one will act are divorced qualities." Movie Title: After the Thin Man (1936) as Nick Charles: Nick Charles : Come on. Let's get something to eat. I'm thirsty. Nick Charles : You see, when it comes to words like that, an illiterate person-- Polly Byrnes : Whaddaya mean "illiterate"? My father and mother were married right here in the city hall! Movie Title: Ziegfeld Follies (1946) as Florenz Ziegfeld Jr.: Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. : Children play with the dreams of tomorrow. Old men play with the dreams of yesterday. Movie Title: Another Thin Man (1939) as Nick Charles: Nora Charles: I got rid of all those reporters. Nick Charles : What did you tell them? Nora Charles: We're out of scotch. Nick Charles : What a gruesome idea. Gatekeeper : What's the idea of the kid? Nick Charles : Well, we have a dog, and he was lonesome. That was the idea, wasn't it, Mummy? Policeman with flashlight: We're going to have to shoot that mutt. We'll never find him like this. Nick Charles : Wait a minute. His not going to come running up to a lot of strange men with lights. What do you think he is? A moth? Movie Title: Life with Father (1947) as Father: Father : They can't keep me out of heaven on a technicality! Father : What's that doing in here? Vinnie : That's our new rubber plant. Father : The place for rubber plants is on the equator. Take that object out, Catherine. You're not Catherine. Annie : No, sir. Father : Good. Never liked Catherine, anyway. Father : Why did God make so many dumb fools and Democrats? Maid Service Proprietor: Sir, before I can let any girl go from this establishment, I must know the character of the home in which she will be employed. Father : Madam, *I* am the character of my home. Rev. Dr. Lloyd : After considerable thought, we voted that out supporting members should each contribute a sum equal to the cost of their pew. Father : I paid $5,000 for that pew. Vinnie : Yes, Clare, that makes out contribution $5,000. Father : That's robbery. Do you know what that pew is worth today? $3,000. That's what the last one sold for. I've taken a dead loss on that pew of $2,000 already. Frank Bags sold me that pew when the market was at its peak. He knew when to get out. And I'm warning you, Vinnie. If the market ever goes up, I'm going to unload that pew! Rev. Dr. Lloyd : Mrs. Day, your husband is a practical man. We've had to be practical about the new church. We have all the facts and figures. Father : Oh? What's the property worth where we are now? Rev. Dr. Lloyd : Oh, let's see. Is it $40,000? I know the figure has a four in it. Father : What's the new piece of property going to cost you? Rev. Dr. Lloyd : I think the figure I heard mentioned was $85,000. Or was it $185,000? Father : Dr. Lloyd, you preach that someday, we'll all have to answer to God. Rev. Dr. Lloyd : We shall indeed. Father : Well, I hope God doesn't ask you any questions with figures in them! Vinnie : But Clare, they're just staying in that little room of Clarence's. Father : The trouble is, they don't stay there. They stay in the bathroom. Every time I want to take a bath, it's full of giggling females washing their hair! Father : I don't go to church to be preached at as though I were some lost sheep. Vinnie : Clare, you don't seem to understand what the Church is for. Father : Vinnie, if there's one place the Church should leave alone, it's a man's soul! Vinnie : I do the best I can to keep down expenses. You know yourself Cousin Phoebe spends twice as much as we do. Father : Don't talk to me about your cousin Phoebe. Vinnie : You talk about your own relatives enough. Vinnie : That's not fair, Vinnie. When I talk about my relatives, I criticize them. Father : Work never hurt anyone. It's good for them. But if you're going to work, work hard. King Solomon had the right idea about work. "Whatever thy hand findest to do," Solomon said, "do thy doggonedest." Vinnie : That's the loveliest ring you ever bought me. Now that I have this, you needn't buy me any more rings. Father : Well, if you don't want anymore . . . Vinnie : What I'd really like now is a nice diamond necklace. Father : You're going to every house where you sold a bottle of that concoction and buy it all back. John Day : But it's a dollar a bottle. Father : I don't care how much it is. Here, I'll give you the money now. How many bottles did you sell? Father : A hundred and twenty-eight. Father : A hundred and twenty-eight! Vinnie : Clare, I always told you John would make a good businessman. Father : Young man, you'll have to come down to my office with me. I'll give you the money to buy back that medicine. $128, and $10 more for Mrs. Sprague's dog, that's $138. But it's all coming out of your allowance. That means you'll not get another penny until the whole $138 is paid up. John Day : [does math on his fingers] I'll be twenty-one years old! Movie Title: My Man Godfrey (1936) as Godfrey: Godfrey : Do you think you could follow an intelligent conversation for a minute? Irene : I'll try. Master of Ceremonies: Are you wanted by the police? Godfrey : That's just the trouble. Nobody wants me. Godfrey : May I be frank? Molly : Is that your name? Godfrey : No, My name is, Godfrey Molly : Alright be frank. [tt the city dump] Irene : Could you tell me why you live in a place like this when there's so many other nice places? Godfrey : You really want to know? Irene : Oh, I'm very curious. Godfrey : It's because my real estate agent felt that the altitude would be very good for my asthma. Irene : Can you butle? Godfrey : Butle? Irene : Yes, we're fresh out of butlers. The one we had left this morning. Godfrey : The only difference between a derelict and a man is a job. Godfrey : Do you mind telling me just what a scavenger hunt is? Irene : Well, a scavenger hunt is exactly like a treasure hunt, except in a treasure hunt you try to find something you want, and in a scavenger hunt you try to find something that nobody wants. Godfrey : Hmm, like a forgotten man? Irene : That's right, and the one who wins gets a prize, only there really isn't a prize. It's just the honor of winning, because all the money goes to charity, that is, if there is any money left over, but there never is. Godfrey : Well, that clears the whole matter up beautifully. Godfrey : Does the butler have quarters here in the house, or is that necessary? Molly : Oh, you won't need any quarters. Just hang your hat near the door so you can get it quickly on the way out. Godfrey : These flowers just came for you, miss. Where shall I put them? Irene : What difference does it make where one puts flowers when one's heart is breaking? Godfrey : Yes, miss. Shall I put them on the piano? Godfrey : Hasn't anyone ever told you about certain proprieties? Irene : You use such lovely big words. I like big words. What does it mean? Godfrey : Well, I'll try to simplify it. Hasn't your mother or anyone ever explained to you that some things are proper and some things are not? Irene : No she hasn't. She rambles on quite a bit, but then she never has anything to say. Angelica Bullock : My ancestors came over on the boat. Oh, not the Mayflower, but the boat after that. What did your ancestors come over on, Godfrey? Godfrey : As far as I know, they've always been here. Angelica Bullock : They weren't Indians, I hope. Godfrey : One can never be sure of one's ancestors. Angelica Bullock : You know, you do have rather high cheek bones . . . Irene : I went to Venice, and one night I went for a ride in one of those rowboats that the man pushes with a stick. Not a matador. That was in Spain. But something like a matador. Godfrey : Do you, by any chance, mean a gondolier? Irene : That was the name of the boat! Godfrey : That's most of your stock. I knew it had been dumped on the market, so I sold short. Angelica Bullock : I don't understand. You sold short. You mean gentlemen's underwear? Movie Title: Dancing in the Dark (1949) as Emery Slade: Mrs. Schlaghammer : You! You! Just who do you think you are? Emery Slade : I know who I am, Mrs. Schlaghammer. What's more, I know who my father was. And that, around here, is a unique distinction. Movie Title: The Thin Man (1934) as Nick Charles: Nick Charles : The important thing is the rhythm. Always have rhythm in your shaking. Now a Manhattan you always shake to fox-trot time, a Bronx to two-step time, a dry martini you always shake to waltz time. Nick Charles : How'd you like Grant's tomb? Nora Charles : It's lovely. I'm having a copy made for you. Nora Charles : Pretty girl. Nick Charles : Yes. She's a very nice type. Nora Charles : You got types? Nick Charles : Only you, darling. Lanky brunettes with wicked jaws. Nick Charles : I'm a hero. I was shot 2 times in the Tribune. Nora Charles : I read where you were shot 5 times in the tabloids. Nick Charles : It's not true. He didn't come anywhere near my tabloids. Nick Charles : Oh, it's alright, Joe. It's alright. It's my dog. And uh, my wife. Nora Charles : Well you might have mentioned me first on the billing. Nora Charles : You know, that sounds like an interesting case. Why don't you take it? Nick Charles : I haven't the time. I'm much too busy seeing that you don't lose any of the money I married you for. Movie Title: The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936) as Dr. Lawrence Bradford: Dr. Lawrence Bradford : Don't tell him what happened. Paula Bradford : I don't know what happened! Dr. Lawrence Bradford : Neither do I. Dr. Lawrence Bradford : What *is* a cocktail dress? Paula Bradford : Something to spill cocktails on. Paula Bradford : Oh well, you know, "Great minds..." Dr. Lawrence Bradford : No, I don't know any great minds. [Brad and Paula in the morgue] Paula Bradford : My goodness, that looks just like a refrigerator. What is it? Dr. Lawrence Bradford : A refrigerator. Dr. Lawrence Bradford : [to Nick Martel] In exactly twenty-eight minutes I have to start opening a gentleman's stomach. Maybe I can do as much for you some day. Dr. Lawrence Bradford : Murphy, you're manna from heaven. Paula Bradford : You mean that manna's here again? Nick Martel : I didn't know you went in for opening safes, Doc. Dr. Lawrence Bradford : Oh, we surgeons open anything. Movie Title: I Love You Again (1940) as George Carey: Kay Wilson : Where did you learn to dance like this? George Carey : By mail. Movie Title: Libeled Lady (1936) as Bill Chandler: Bill Chandler : I thought that was rather clever of me. Connie Allenbury : Yes, I thought you thought so. |
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