How can I leave here until my wife's name is clean? Clean!
Police Captain Hank Quinlan
Orson Welles · 22 quotes
Susan Vargas
Janet Leigh · 5 quotes
Ramon Miguel 'Mike' Vargas
Charlton Heston · 4 quotes
Schwartz
Mort Mills · 4 quotes
Tana
Marlene Dietrich · 4 quotes
Uncle Joe Grandi
Akim Tamiroff · 4 quotes
Most scenes together: Police Captain Hank Quinlan & Tana (3)
Touch of Evil quotes
Page 3 of 3I understand very well what he wants...Tell him I'm a married woman, and that my husband is a great big official in the government, ready and willing to knock out all those pretty front teeth of his.
Listen, I got a position in this town, a reputation...somebody's gonna be ruined.
Listen, I'm no cop now. I'm a husband! What did you do with her? Where's my wife?
Of course, even on his honeymoon, the chairman of the Pan-American Narcotics Commission has a sacred duty to perform.
There are all kinds of policemen, sir. I don't have to tell you that. A few take bribes... Most are honest, yes, but even some of the honest men abuse their power in other ways.
There's an old lady on Main Street last night picked up a shoe. The shoe had a foot in it. We're going to make you pay for that mess.
This isn't the real Mexico. You know that. All border towns bring out the worst in a country. I can just imagine your mother's face if she could see our honeymoon hotel.
Until he gets out, who's running this outfit?...Oh, what a set-up to work with! One brother in jail, two others dead, and nobody left to carry on the business for the bunch of nephews.
We are both after the same exact thing, Captain. If Vargas goes on like this, shooting his face off...Somebody's reputation has got to be ruined. Why shouldn't it be Vargas's?
We're gonna get him where it really hurts and without laying a hand on him. He's got a reputation. He's got a young bride. He's gonna leave this town wishing he and that wife of his had never been born.