“I'll leave you alone with that lady. But if you behave like a gentleman, I'll break your neck.”

Miriam Hopkins - Lily

“- Victoria Ware: Fine way for a gentleman to behave.
- James J. Corbett: Oh, darling, that gentleman stuff never fooled you, did it? I'm no gentleman.
- Victoria Ware: In that case, I'm no lady.”

Alexis Smith - Victoria Ware
Errol Flynn - James J. Corbett

“Life in San Francisco, you see, is still just life. If you want any one thing too badly, it's likely to turn out to be a disappointment. The only healthy way to live life is to learn to like all the little everyday things, like a sip of good whiskey in the evening, a soft bed, a glass of buttermilk, or a feisty gentleman like myself.”
Robert Duvall - Augustus 'Gus' McCrae

“- Bud: How are you gonna get home?
- Sissy: I got a thumb, I got a middle finger!”
John Travolta - Bud
Debra Winger - Sissy

“These days gentlemen are an endangered species. Unlike bloody drag queens who just keep breeding like rabbits.”
Terence Stamp - Bernadette