John Truett [to Esther]
You've got a mighty strong grip for a girl.
Played by Tom Drake 
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) · 43 quotes
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) · 43 quotes
4th most-quoted character in Meet Me in St. Louis (1944): in 5 of its 43 quotes
Most scenes with: Esther Smith (3)
You don't need any beauty sleep.
More lines from John Truett
1 quote John Truett Scenes with John Truett
3 scenes John [after Esther apologizes]
If you're not busy tomorrow night, could you beat me up again?
John [after proposing to Esther]
I wouldn't have said it, Esther, if I'd thought it would make you cry.
[crying]
I've imagined you saying it thousands of times. And I always planned exactly how I'd act. I never planned to cry.
John Well, at least you didn't laugh...I never asked a girl to marry me before...
John, nobody could have done it more beautifully. I'm very proud.
John Esther, will you? Will you, Esther?
Of course I will, John.
I kept telling myself that even if I did go away, we'd find some way to be together. Well, I never really believed it.
John When you go to New York, it will be with your husband. Your folks can show us the town, meet us at the station. Let's go in and tell them now.
Oh no, not tonight. I mean, I'd rather that just the two of us knew about it tonight. Even if I did go to New York, we could still work something out somehow, couldn't we?
