Fear eats the soul

Clementine 2022-11-14 04:34:12

Bogart is really cynical.

There was hardly a second of the first hour of play.

Later when I played Gloria Grahame in the agony of fear, I thought she was pushing hard but not really hitting the mark.

I'm intoxicated by that old alcoholic actor who said affectionately at Bogart's door: For thy sweet love remembered such wealth brings, that then I scorn to change my state with kings.

This sentence is taken from sonnet 29, Shakespeare's The influence of the films of the first half of the 20th century is deep-rooted.

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In a Lonely Place quotes

  • Capt. Lochner: I didn't expect you to give me more information... but certain facts contradict your original statement.

    Laurel Gray: [flatly] I wish you'd say what you mean.

    Capt. Lochner: Yes, let's do that. On the night of the Atkinson murder, you looked at Dixon Steele and said you didn't know him.

    Laurel Gray: I didn't.

    Capt. Lochner: Since then, you and he have been inseparable.

    Laurel Gray: He's writing a script. I'm doing the typing.

    Capt. Lochner: Do you receive a salary for this?

    Laurel Gray: No. I'm doing it for love.

    Capt. Lochner: [surprised] Are you in love with Mr. Steele?

    Laurel Gray: For the record, I am in love with Mr. Steele.

    Capt. Lochner: Are you going to be married?

    Laurel Gray: [pause] If we do, I'll send you an invitation - after all, it was you who first introduced us to each other.

  • Dixon Steele: Oh, I love a picnic. Acres and acres of sand and all of it in your food.

    Laurel Gray: Stop griping. Just lie still and inhale.

    Dixon Steele: What, sand?

    Laurel Gray: No, air - and don't let it go to your head.