Det. Green My, my, you are a pretty asshole.
Yeah, my mother always tells me that.
Philip Marlowe
Elliott Gould · 9 quotes
Marty Augustine
Mark Rydell · 3 quotes
Roger Wade
Sterling Hayden · 3 quotes
Most scenes together: Marty Augustine & Philip Marlowe (2), Roger Wade & Philip Marlowe (2)
The Long Goodbye quotes
Det. Green 
Dr. Verringer I apologize for this intrusion, Mrs. Wade, but your husband dislikes paying his bills. I'm sorry; in future I must refuse to accept him as a patient.
Well we don't accept you as a doctor, quack.
Your friend was a murderer and a thief.
That's a lie. I know he didn't kill her.
Let me tell you something else. It's a minor crime, to kill your wife. The major crime is that he stole my money. Your friend stole my money, and the penalty for that is capital punishment.
Excuse me, I don't see any Courry Brand cat food here.
Supermarket clerk
Some what?
Some Courry Brand cat...
Supermarket clerk
Could you spell that?
Courry Brand, C-O-U-R-R...
Supermarket clerk
Oh, we're all out of that. Why don't you get this. All this shit is the same anyways.
You don't happen to have a cat by any chance?
Supermarket clerk
What do I need a cat for, I've got a girl.
Ha, ha. He's got a girl, I got a cat.
Listen Harry, in case you lose me in traffic, this is the address where I'm going. You look great.
Harry Thank you.
I'd straighten your tie a little bit. Harry, I'm proud to have you following me.
Nobody cares but me.
Terry Lennox Well that's you, Marlowe. You'll never learn, you're a born loser.
Yeah, I even lost my cat.
Do you ever think about suicide, Marlboro?
Me, I don't believe in it.
I tell you what we're gonna do, Marlboro. You're gonna take that goddamn J.C. Penney tie off and we're gonna have an old fashioned man to man drinking party.
Well, that's okay but I'm not taking off the tie.
What'll you have?
What are you drinking?
What I'm drinking is called Aquavit.
I'm drinking what you're drinking.
Well God bless you. I like to hear that. People these days go, "Oh, I want a little of this. Oh, and a little of that and a twist of lemon." Balls!
A picture of James Madison.
It's a $5000 bill.
I know.
Where'd you get this?
A box of crackerjacks, came as a prize.
Det. Green [Marlowe is being interrogated. Green and Farmer watch from behind the mirror]
There he is, a real cutie pie.
Det. Farmer
He's a smartass.
Det. Green That's what I meant.
Det. Farmer
Why don't you learn to say what you mean?
Det. Green He's the cutie pie, you're the smartass, you little honky bastard.
[on Dr. Verringer to party guests as Verrigner stands before him]
You know, this son of a bitch - let me tell you one thing about this bastard. He is the epitome of what's wrong - with this world - he really is actually, 'cause he pretends to cure people. Can you cure people?
[to Joanne]
Look at that face. Is that a face for a magazine cover? The profile. You're beautiful, and I love you. I sleep with a lot of women; I make love to you. The single most important person in my life, next to my family. Is that right, Pepe? Huh? [smashes a coke bottle on her face] Get her out of here! [to Marlowe] Now, that's someone I love! And you I don't even like! You got an assignment, cheapie: find my money!