John Cassavetes movie quotes

- Maj. Joe De Lucca: The war was made-to-order for you, Martin. You stole from both sides with equal grace.
- Shelley Martin Webber: Listen, which was the greater immorality? My petty crimes, or the war itself?
- Maj. Joe De Lucca: "Petty crimes"? You're lucky you weren't shot!
John Cassavetes - Maj. Joe De Lucca
Max von Sydow - Shelley Martin Webber

“On a film set the only person less important than the director is a talent agent.”
John Cassavetes

“- Mara: Why didn't you come back?
- Maj. Joe De Lucca: I'm sorry. The war got in the way.”
Sophia Loren - Mara
John Cassavetes - Maj. Joe De Lucca

“- Sarah Lawson: You know what daddy used to say?
- Robert Harmon: No. What did he say?
- Sarah Lawson: For every problem, there is an answer.”
Gena Rowlands - Sarah Lawson
John Cassavetes - Robert Harmon

“- Maj. Joe De Lucca: I always wondered what happened to you.
- Mara: I waited for you.
- Maj. Joe De Lucca: Did you? I waited in chow lines longer than you stayed around.”
John Cassavetes - Maj. Joe De Lucca
Sophia Loren - Mara

“- Susan Charles: When he fails... he's intolerable.
- Childress: How is he performing in bed?
- Susan Charles: Robin wants to please me. That's the main thing, isn't it? He needs a rest. No more tests for at least a month.
- Childress: Sorry.”
Fiona Lewis - Susan Charles
John Cassavetes - Childress

“- Lucky Luciano: Hey, De Lucca, you're Sicilian, aren't you? How's your family?
- Maj. Joe De Lucca: They're all dead.”
Lee Montague - Lucky Luciano
John Cassavetes - Maj. Joe De Lucca

“Love is dead. Love is a fantasy little girls have.”
John Cassavetes - Robert Harmon

“I have a small part. It's unsympathetic. The audience doesn't like me. I can't afford to be in love with you.”

John Cassavetes - Maurice Aarons

“I thought that small talk was too small, I thought big talk was too pretentious, I thought music was noise, and I thought art was bullshit.”
John Cassavetes - Maurice Aarons

“Everyone in the world is very screwed up.”
John Cassavetes - Robert Harmon

“- Maj. Reisman: [briefing the dozen] And kill any officer in sight.
- Victor Franko: Ours or theirs?”
Lee Marvin - Maj. John Reisman
John Cassavetes - Victor Franko

“The first time I walked into a courtroom I looked around. I asked my father, who are the whores - and who are the spectators?”
John Cassavetes - Maj. Joe De Lucca

“- Robert Harmon: You know I think that all beautiful women have a secret. And the interesting thing is to get that secret out, you know, if they volunteer that secret, do you know what I mean?
- Susan: Yeah I guess.”
John Cassavetes - Robert Harmon
Diahnne Abbott - Susan