Rear Window - Quotes Flashcards
“We’ve become a race of Peeping Toms. What people ought to …
“We’ve become a race of Peeping Toms. What people ought to do is get outside their house and look in for a change.”
“That’s a secret, private world you’re looking into out there. People …
“That’s a secret, private world you’re looking into out there. People do a lot of things in private they couldn’t possibly explain in public.”
‘I wonder …
‘I wonder if it’s ethical to watch a man with binoculars and a long-focus lens.’
‘Six weeks sitting in a two-room apartment …
‘Six weeks sitting in a two-room apartment with nothing to do but look out the window at the neighbours.’
‘’Judge, …
‘’Judge, it was only a bit of innocent fun.’’
‘OK, chief. …
‘OK, chief. What’s my next assignment?’
‘’She’s like a queen …
‘’She’s like a queen bee with her pick of the drones.’’
‘’Well, she picked …
‘’Well, she picked the most prosperous looking one.’’
‘’I’d say she’s doing a …
‘’I’d say she’s doing a woman’s hardest job. Juggling wolves.”
“That’s no ordinary look. That’s the kind of look …
“That’s no ordinary look. That’s the kind of look a man gives when he is afraid somebody might be watching him.”
“Intelligence. Nothing has caused …
“Intelligence. Nothing has caused the human race so much trouble as intelligence.”
‘Next Wednesday …
‘Next Wednesday I emerge from this plaster cocoon.’
‘Jeff, wives …
‘Jeff, wives don’t nag anymore, they discuss.’
‘I can’t tell you what a welcome …
‘I can’t tell you what a welcome sight this is. No wonder your husband still loves you.’
‘Gee, …
‘Gee, I’m proud of ya.’
‘That feminine intuition stuff …
‘That feminine intuition stuff sells magazines but in real life, it’s still a fairy tale.’
“A woman going anywhere but to the hospital …
“A woman going anywhere but to the hospital would never leave home without her makeup.”
‘It’s about time you got married before …
‘It’s about time you got married before you turn into a lonesome and bitter old man.’
‘Women aren’t …
‘Women aren’t that unpredictable.’
‘Isn’t there anybody in the neighbourhood …
‘Isn’t there anybody in the neighbourhood who could cast an eye in her direction?’
‘Mr Jefferies, …
‘Mr Jefferies, the music stopped her.’
“A murderer would never …
“A murderer would never parade his crime in front of an open window.”
‘I’m in love with you. I don’t care what …
‘I’m in love with you. I don’t care what you do for a living. I’d like to be part of it somehow.’
‘She’s not in love with …
‘She’s not in love with him or any of them’
“swamp of …
“swamp of boredom”
“I’m gonna get married and then …
“I’m gonna get married and then I’ll never be able to go anywhere”
“You don’t know the meaning of the word ‘neighbour.’ Neighbours like …
“You don’t know the meaning of the word ‘neighbour.’ Neighbours like each other, speak to each other, care if anybody lives or dies, but none of you do.”
