“To be on the wire is life. The rest is waiting.” – Joe Gideon, All That Jazz ... Movie Quotes Database

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A scene from All That Jazz 1979

Joe Gideon

[first lines]

To be on the wire is life. The rest is waiting.

Angelique

That's very theatrical, Joe.

Joe Gideon

Yeah, I know.

Angelique

Did you make that up?

Joe Gideon

I wish I had.

In this scene

Joe Gideon Roy Scheider More Joe Gideon quotes →

Angelique Jessica Lange More Angelique quotes →

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