“- Woman on Plane: Would you please stop hitting the back of my chair? I am trying to sleep!
- Clifford Daniels: I'm sorry, Miss Nice Older Person, but I don't know what you're talking about. Perhaps you were just having a nightmare about your early days in the circus.”

Brandis Kemp - Woman on Plane
Martin Hayter Short - Clifford Daniels

“- District Officer: There've been a half a dozen complaints since you came to that cafe.
- Bijou: A half-dozen! Why not fifty? I'm surprised.”
Richard Carle - District Officer
Marlene Dietrich - Bijou

“- Rick Leland: You never have any clothes on.
- Alberta Marlow: If anyone heard you complaining about it, they would put you in a psychopathic ward.”
Humphrey Bogart - Rick Leland
Mary Astor - Alberta Marlow

“- Martha Strabel Van Cleve: If you don't change your attitude, I shall have to complain to your employer.
- Henry Van Cleve: I'm not employed here. I'm not a book salesman. I took one look at you and followed you into the store.”
Gene Tierney - Martha Strabel Van Cleve
Don Ameche - Henry Van Cleve

“- Lindsay Marriott: I'm afraid I don't like your manner.
- Philip Marlowe: Yeah, I've had complaints about it, but it keeps getting worse.”
Douglas Walton - Lindsay Marriott
Dick Powell - Philip Marlowe