General McLaidlaw
Good heavens! You can't expect me to remember every detail about everybody, can you?
Johnnie Aysgarth
Cary Grant · 11 quotes
Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth
Joan Fontaine · 8 quotes
Isobel Sedbusk
Auriol Lee · 4 quotes
Most scenes together: Johnnie Aysgarth & Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth (5), Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth & Isobel Sedbusk (2)
Suspicion quotes
Page 1 of 2I always think of my murderers as my heroes.
You couldn't hurt a fly, Bertram, unless it was already dead.
I must go now or I'll be late to luncheon. Anyway, if my father saw me come in both late and beautiful, he might have a stroke.
Imagine a substance in daily use everywhere. Anyone can lay his hands on it, and within a minute after taking, the victim's beautifully out of the way. Mind you, it's undetectable after death.
Is whatever it is, painful?
Oh, not in the least. In fact I should think it'd be a most pleasant death.
What do you think of me by contrast to your horse?
If I ever got the bit between your teeth, I'd have no trouble in handling you at all.
You thought I was going to kiss you, didn't you?
Weren't you?
Of course not. I was merely reaching around you, trying to fix your hair.
What's wrong with my hair?
Well, I'm glad you asked me that. It would've been extremely discourteous for me to bring the subject up. Your hair's all wrong. It has such wonderful possibilities that I, well, I got excited. For the moment I became a, a passionate hairdresser.
When he enticed his victim across the footbridge, knowing that the bridge has been sawn through...
He also knew that his victim couldn't swim. Don't forget that.
Well, what I want to know is this. Would you call that an actual murder?
Well, from a moral standpoint there's no question at all. It is murder.
Photographer
I wonder if I could have just a little bit more of your smile?
Oh, now, not at this hour of the morning.
I know.
He doesn't trust me from here to there. [Speaking to portrait] Do you? Well, you're right. I can only bring her unhappiness. Well, warn her. Speak up, man. It's your last chance. [To Lina] Hear him?
Very distinctly.
He's not exaggerating a thing, dear. It's all true, every word he isn't saying.
I love him, father.
Did you see him jump?
I did.
Well, watch this one. [Speaking to portrait] Sir, I have the honor of asking for your daughter's hand in marriage. Well, what do you say to that? [He begins tapping on the portrait and it falls off the wall] My oh my. You heard him that time, didn't you?
[Lina asks Johnnie how he intends to support them]
Well, if the worst comes to the worst and there's no other way out, I'll have to...
What?
Borrow some more.
Why not?
Because your ucipital mapilary is quite beautiful.
Hello Monkeyface!
If you're going to kill someone, do it simply.