The Light Touch (1951)

Pier Angeli: Anna Vasarri

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Quotes 

• Sam Conride : Why do you paint? For art's sake or for money?

  Anna Vasarri : My paintings are for sale. Mine. Not copies or imitations. But, mine. My paintings, not me.

• Sam Conride : You're very attractive to be an artist. You're also rather young to be a genius.

  Anna Vasarri : And you are a little old to be so rude.

• Sam Conride : The cheapest thing in Africa is life.

  Anna Vasarri : What is the most expensive thing?

  Sam Conride : Honor.

• Anna Vasarri : You have many children?

  Sam Conride : Well, none that I know of.

• Anna Vasarri : Oh, Sam, you are like a child. You think to sell my painting? A poor imitation. But, you cannot. You might as well try to sell a fake Tower of Pisa.

  Sam Conride : I have tried.

• Anna Vasarri : Business. Is that why you made love to me? Business? To make out of me - a profit?

• Anna Vasarri : How can you use somebody you love?

  Sam Conride : If you can't use those you love, who can you use?

• Sam Conride : What's the matter?

  Anna Vasarri : I'm so happy.

• Anna Vasarri : A wife should know her husband's business, no?

  Sam Conride : No.

• Anna Vasarri : You believe in nothing. Not in me, or us, or even yourself. You do not change. *I* do not change.