Raymond Massey movie quotes

View Quote [repeated line] Go to bed, Aunt Abby!

View Quote We better not leave the car parked in the street; it might be against the law.

View Quote [to Mortimer] If you tell O'Hara what's in the window seat, I'll tell him what's in the cellar. There's an elderly gentleman down there who seems to be very dead.

View Quote Son, I'd be happy if you'd give me something like your brother's given me. Something honest and human and good. Don't be angry, Son. If you want to give me a present, give me a good life. That's something I could value.

View Quote Adam: [Adam gives Cal the Bible to read] Start at the fifth verse. Verse 5.
Cal: "I acknowledge my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah."
Adam: Go on.
Cal: Six..
Adam: And I suggest a little slower, Cal. And you don't have to read the verse numbers.
Cal: "For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee. And surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him. Selah." Seven..
Adam: Not the numbers, Cal...
Cal: "Thou art my hiding place, thou shalt preserve me from trouble, thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah." Eight...
Adam: You have no repentance! You're bad! Through and through, bad!

View Quote Cal: You're right. I am bad. I knew that for a long time.
Adam: I didn't mean that, Cal. I spoke in anger.
Cal: Well, it's true. Aron's the good one. I guess there's just a certain amount of good and bad you get from your parents and I just got the bad.
Adam: That's not true. Cal, listen to me. You can make of yourself anything you want. It's up to you. A man has a choice. That's where he's different from an animal.

View Quote Gail Wynand: [to Roark, regarding the Wynand Building] Build it as a monument to that spirit which is yours - and could have been mine.

View Quote Ellsworth Toohey: I feel it is my duty to offer you my advice.
Gail Wynand: Whom do you recommend?
Ellsworth Toohey: The rising star of the profession, Peter Keating. No other architect can equal his ability. That Mr. Wynant, is my sincere opinion.
Gail Wynand: I believe you.
Ellsworth Toohey: You do?
Gail Wynand: Of course, but Mr. Toohey, why should I consider your opinion?
Ellsworth Toohey: Well, after all, I am the architectural critic of The Banner.
Gail Wynand: My dear Toohey, don't confuse me with my readers!

View Quote Dominique Francon: I'll marry you. Don't you want to ask me any questions?
Gail Wynand: No.
Dominique Francon: Thank you. You're making it easier for me.
Gail Wynand: Whatever your reason, I shall accept it. What I want to find in our marriage will remain my own concern. I exact no promises and impose no obligations. Incidentally, since it is of no importance to you, I love you.

View Quote In the District Attorney's office we see what happens to middle-aged men who try acting like colts.

View Quote We rarely arrest people just for knowing where the body was.

View Quote Richard Wanley: Well, what do you think?
Frank Lalor: [Distractedly] The woman?
Richard Wanley: You think she's the one?
Frank Lalor: I don't know. She's got something on her conscience, but what woman hasn't?