Sam I never expected to see you again...A lot of water under the bridge.
Play some of the old songs, Sam... Where is Rick?
Sam I don't know. I ain't seen him all night.
Sam Not tonight no more. He ain't comin'...He went home.
Does he always leave so early?
Sam Oh, he never..., well, he's got a girl up at the Blue Parrot. He goes up there all the time.
You used to be a much better liar, Sam.
Sam Leave him alone, Miss Ilsa. You're bad luck to him.
Play it once, Sam, for old times' sake.
Sam I don't know what you mean, Miss Ilsa.
[whispered]
Play it, Sam. Play As Time Goes By. (#28 in the AFI's list of the top 100 movie quotations)
Sam Why, I can't remember it, Miss Ilsa. I'm a little rusty on it.
I'll hum it for you. [Ilsa hums two bars. Sam starts to play] Sing it, Sam.
Sam [singing]
You must remember this
A kiss is just a kiss
A sigh is just a sigh
The fundamental things apply
As time goes by.
And when two lovers woo
They still say, 'I love you'
On that you can rely ,
No matter what the future brings
As Time Goes By.
Lyrics and Music by Herman Hupfeld (1931)
[rushing in]
Sam, I thought I told you never to play... [stares at Ilsa]
They grab Ugarte. Then she walks in. Well, that's the way it goes. One in, one out. Sam?
Sam Yeah, boss?
If it's December 1941 in Casablanca, what time is it in New York?
Sam Uh, my watch stopped.
I bet they're asleep in New York. I bet they're asleep all over America.
[pounds his fist against the bar in frustration]
Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine! (#67 in the AFI's list of the top 100 movie quotations)
What's that you're playing?
Sam Oh, just a little somethin' on my own.
Well, stop it! You know what I want to hear.
Sam No, I don't.
You played it for her, you can play it for me.
Sam Well, I don't think I can remember...
If she can stand it, I can. Play it!
Henri wants us to finish this bottle, and then three more. He says he'll water his garden with champagne before he'll let the Germans drink it.
Sam This takes the sting out of being occupied, doesn't it, Mr. Richard?
You said it. [toasting] Here's looking at you, kid.
[Gestapo loudspeakers in the street interrupt them, announcing the Germans' arrival the next day.]
My German's a little rusty.
They're telling us how to act when they come marching in. With the whole world crumbling we pick this time to fall in love.
Yeah, it's pretty bad timing. Where were you, say, ten years ago?
Ten years ago? Let's see, yes, I was having a brace put on my teeth. Where were you?
[They kiss, but are interrupted by artillery fire]
Was that cannon fire or is it my heart pounding?
Ah, that's the new German 77, and judging by the sound, only about thirty-five miles away - and getting closer every minute.
