Marge Sherwood Why is it when men play they always play at killing each other?
3rd most-quoted character in The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999): in 8 of its 39 quotes
Most scenes with: Tom Ripley (6), Dickie Greenleaf (3)
Dick? Dickie? I know you can hear me. What am I doing, chasing you around...? I was going to say I would count to three and if you didn't open the door, but I won't count any more. On you. I won't count on you any more. Whatever it is, whatever you've done or haven't done, you've broken my heart. That's one thing I know you're guilty of, and I don't know why. [crying] I don't know why, I just don't know why...
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Everybody should have one talent, what's yours?
Telling lies, forging signatures and impersonating almost anybody.
That's three. Nobody should have more than one talent. So, do an impression.
What, now?
Yeah.
"Oh, I love to sail, believe me, I love to sail. Instead, I make sailboats, and other people sail them."
Stop! It's too much. You're making the hairs on my neck stand up!
"Oh, yes, jazz? Let's face it, jazz is insolent noise."
It's like he's here. Horrible, like the old bastard's here! That's brilliant! Brilliant! How do you know him?
Oh, I met him in New York.
Marge, you have to hear this! This is scary. Marge Sherwood, I'd like you to meet my father, Herbert Richard Greenleaf, the First.
"How do you do, Marge. Dickie's made a fine catch. I know Emily thinks so."
Marge Sherwood I... I don't get it.
It's uncanny!
"I'd pay you if you would go to Italy and persuade my son to come home. I'd pay you a thousand dollars."
Marge Sherwood [about Tom]
I like him.
Marge, you like everybody.
[Imitating Marge's voice]
I like him. [imitating Dickie's voice] Marge, you like everybody.
That ring is superb.
Marge Sherwood Oh, Tom, I love you! See?
I had to promise, capital p, to never take it off. Otherwise I'd give it to you.
Marge Sherwood Isn't it great? I found it in Naples. I had to bargain for it for about two weeks!
Uh, I hope it wasn't cheap, Marge?
Marge Sherwood Oh, it was!
Marge Sherwood The thing with Dickie... it's like the sun shines on you, and it's glorious. And then he forgets you and it's very, very cold.
So I'm learning.
Marge Sherwood When you have his attention, you feel like you're the only person in the world, that's why everybody loves him so much. [bitterly] And that's just the boys...
Marge Sherwood [Marge has found Dickie's rings in Tom's pocket; Tom is about to kill her to keep her quiet] [terrified]
I wasn't snooping. I was just looking for a needle and thread to mend my bra.
That scent you're wearing... I bought that for you, not Dickie. The thing about Dickie... so many things... That day when he was late coming back from Rome? I tried to tell you this. He was with another girl. I'm not talking about Meredith, either. Another girl who we met in a bar. He couldn't be faithful for five minutes. So when he makes a promise, it doesn't mean what it means when you make a promise, or I make a promise. He has so many realities, Dickie, and he believes them all. He lies, he lies, and that's his... and half the time he doesn't even realize he's doing it! Today, I actually started wondering if he may have actually killed Freddie.
[Marge notices that blood is seeping into Tom's robe pocket, obviously from a concealed knife]
He would get so crazy if anyone contradicted him — well, you know that. You know that. And that's the irony, Marge — I loved you. You may as well know that now. I loved you. I don't know, maybe it's grotesque of me to say that now, so... just write it on a piece of paper and save it for a rainy day. "Tom loves me." "Tom loves me."
Marge Sherwood Why do you have Dickie's rings?
I told you. He gave them to me.
Marge Sherwood Why? When?
I feel as if you haven't been listening to anything I've been saying.
Marge Sherwood I don't believe you!
It's all true.
Marge Sherwood I don't believe a single word you've said!
Marge, you're shivering, look at you. Can I hold you? Please, let me hold you.
Marge [Marge screams in fright, when suddenly Peter walks through the door] [running into his arms, sobbing]
Oh, God, Peter! Get me out of here, get me out of here!
Marge, what's going on? Tom, are you okay?
Tom Ripley You try. You try talking to her. I give up.
Marge Sherwood Why do I think there's never been a Ripley rainy day?
What?
Marge Sherwood [leans closer]
I know it was you. You killed Dickie! I know it was you!
