Twentieth Century (1934)
Ralph Forbes: George Smith
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Quotes
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George Smith : Lying to me! Every minute with every breath, lying to me!
Lily Garland, aka Mildred Plotka : Yes. I tried to save you pain! I lied, yes, only to save you!
Oscar Jaffe : That' s from Sappho.
Lily Garland, aka Mildred Plotka : Get out!
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George Smith : And you wanted my respect!
Lily Garland, aka Mildred Plotka : Who cares about your respect? I'm too big to be respected. The men I've known have understood that.
George Smith : Men you've known? Jaffe, you mean.
Lily Garland, aka Mildred Plotka : Yes, Jaffe. He'll tell you what I am: A first-class passenger entitled to privileges.
George Smith : Oh, an artist!
Lily Garland, aka Mildred Plotka : You're darned tooting I am!
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Lily Garland, aka Mildred Plotka : Fame! Success! Empty words! What is therein? Stop making those awful faces.
George Smith : Stop acting.
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George Smith : Go on! Go on! Rave on! I suppose I'm seeing the true you at last.
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Lily Garland, aka Mildred Plotka : George, you've got to believe in me.
George Smith : Yes, when you're dead.
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Lily Garland, aka Mildred Plotka : George, let's elope.
George Smith : Why elope? There's no one stopping us.
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Lily Garland, aka Mildred Plotka : How little you know the real Lily Garland, George. I've died so often, made love so much on the stage, that I've lost track of what' s real.
George Smith : Well, what is real?
Lily Garland, aka Mildred Plotka : A house, a home with a little attic and a cookie jar and a doorstep, and little feet, pattering up and down.
