Driving along the French Riviera, from Alfred Hitchcock's To Catch A Thief (1955)

  • Frances Stevens (Grace Kelly): I've been waiting all day for you to mention that kiss I gave you last night.
  • John Robie (Cary Grant): You know, back home in Oregon, we'd call you a headstrong girl.
  • Frances: Where in Oregon, the Rogue River?
  • John: Where were you born?
  • Frances: In a taxi, halfway between home and the hospital. I've lived in 27 different towns and cities.
  • John: Why, somebody chasing you?
  • Frances: Boys.
  • John: Well, you can stop running now.
  • Frances: When I was ten, my father died and they discovered oil on our land. And that's when I really started to travel.
  • John: You mean the boys' fathers were chasing you.
  • Frances: Yes. But I had the funny feeling that all they wanted was to get their hands on my money.
  • John: Oh, I'm impressed! Well on second thought, back home in Oregon, we'd have called you a RICH, headstrong girl. That would have made it alright.
  • Frances: Money handles most people.
  • John: Do you honestly believe that?
  • Frances: I've proved it!
  • John: You're a singular girl.
  • Frances: Is that good or bad?
  • John: Oh it's good. It's quite good. You know what you want. You go out after it. And nothing stops you from getting it.
  • Frances: You make it sound corny.
  • John: Well now, you're a jackpot of admirable character traits.
  • Frances: I already knew that.
  • John: Yes, I will say you do things with dispatch; no wasted preliminaries. Not only did I enjoy that kiss last night, I was awed by the efficiency behind it.
  • Frances: Well, I'm a great believer in getting down to essentials.
  • John: Yes, inviting me for breakfast, planning a swim and now this drive. Miss Stevens, I must say you are a girl in a million.
  • Frances: That's a routine compliment, but I'll accept it.
  • John: Oh. May I ask you a personal question?
  • Frances: I've been hoping you would.
  • John: What do you expect to get out of being so nice to me?
  • Frances: Probably a lot more than you're willing to offer.
  • John: I know. You're here in Europe to buy a husband.
  • Frances: The man I want doesn't have a price.
  • John: Well, that eliminates me.
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