“I didn't realize you were an art collector. I thought you just...” – Roger Thornhill, North by Northwest ... Movie Quotes Database

[to Vandamm]

I didn't realize you were an art collector. I thought you just collected corpses...I'll bet you paid plenty for this little piece of sculpture...She's worth every dollar of it, take it from me. She puts her heart into her work. In fact, her whole body.

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