Princess Ann quotes from Roman Holiday (1953)

Rome! By all means, Rome. I will cherish my visit here in memory as long as I live.

Princess Ann

I hate this nightgown. I hate all my nightgowns, and I hate all my underwear too.

My dear, you have lovely things.

Princess Ann

But I'm not two hundred years old. Why can't I sleep in pajamas?

Pajamas?

Princess Ann

Just the top part. Did you know that there are people who sleep with absolutely nothing on at all?

I rejoice to say I do not.

Princess Ann

Is this the elevator?

Joe Bradley

This is my ROOM!

Princess Ann

Can I sleep here?

Joe Bradley

Well, that's the general idea.

Princess Ann

Can I have a silk nightgown with rosebuds on it?

Joe Bradley

I'm afraid you'll have to rough it tonight - in these. [He presents her with his own oversized pajamas]

Princess Ann

Pajamas!

Joe Bradley

Sorry honey, but I haven't worn a nightgown in years.

Princess Ann

Will you help me get undressed, please?

Joe Bradley

Uh, OK. [He removes her necktie] There you are, you can handle the rest.

Princess Ann

This is very unusual. I've never been alone with a man before - even with my dress on. [She begins unbuttoning and removing her blouse] With my dress off, it's most unusual. I don't seem to mind. Do you?

Joe Bradley

I think I'll go out for a cup of coffee. You'd better get to sleep. [She flops on his bed] No, no, no. [He leads her toward the couch] On this one.

Princess Ann

How terribly nice.

Joe Bradley

Hey - these are pajamas. They're to sleep in. You're to climb into them, you understand?...Then you do your sleeping on the couch, see. Not on the bed, not on the chair, on the couch. Is that clear?

Princess Ann

Now, I'd better get a taxi and go back.

Joe Bradley

Well look, before you do, why don't you take a little time for yourself?

Princess Ann

Maybe another hour.

Joe Bradley

Live dangerously. Take the whole day.

Princess Ann

I could do some of the things I've always wanted to.

Joe Bradley

Like what?

Princess Ann

Oh, you can't imagine. I-I'd do just whatever I liked all day long.

Joe Bradley

Tell you what. Why don't we do all those things, together?

Princess Ann

But don't you have to work?

Joe Bradley

Work? No. Today's gonna be a holiday.

Princess Ann

But you want to do a lot of silly things?

Joe Bradley

...First wish? One sidewalk cafe, comin' right up. I know just the place. Rocca's.

Princess Ann

I'm a good liar too, aren't I, Mr. Bradley?

Joe Bradley

The best I ever met.

Princess Ann

We spent the whole day doing things I've always wanted to. Why?

Joe Bradley

I don't know. It seemed the thing to do.

Princess Ann

I never heard of anybody so kind.

Joe Bradley

It wasn't any trouble.

Princess Ann

Also, completely unselfish.

Princess Ann

At midnight, I'll turn into a pumpkin and drive away in my glass slipper.

Joe Bradley

And that will be the end of the fairy tale.

Princess Ann

I have to leave you now. I'm going to that corner there and turn. You must stay in the car and drive away. Promise not to watch me go beyond the corner. Just drive away and leave me as I leave you.

Joe Bradley

All right.

Princess Ann

I don't know how to say goodbye. I can't think of any words.

Joe Bradley

Don't try. [They sadly hug and kiss]

And what, in the opinion of Your Highness, is the outlook for friendship among nations?

Princess Ann

I have every faith in it... as I have faith in relations between people.

Joe Bradley

May I say, speaking for my own... press service: we believe Your Highness's faith will not be unjustified.

Princess Ann

I am so glad to hear you say it.

Which of the cities visited did Your Highness enjoy the most?

Each, in its own way...

Princess Ann

Each, in its own way, was unforgettable. It would be difficult to — Rome! By all means, Rome. I will cherish my visit here in memory as long as I live.