Chinatown tells the story of a woman who suspects her husband is cheating on her.
1.”As little as possible.” -J.J. Gittes, ‘Chinatown’.
2.”Evelyn Mulwray: You want to go to the police if I tell you?
J. J. Gittes: I will, if you dont.” -Evelyn Mulwray and J.J. Gittes, ‘Chinatown’.
3.”J.J. Gittes: I said I want the truth!
Evelyn Mulwray: She’s my sister and my daughter!” -Evelyn Mulwray and J.J. Gittes, ‘Chinatown’.
4.” I don’t get tough with anyone…My lawyer does.” -Evelyn Mulwray, ‘Chinatown’.
5.”You’re a very nosy fellow, kitty cat. Huh? You know what happens to nosy fellows? Huh? No? Wanna Guess? Huh? No? okay. They lose their noses.” -Man with Knife, ‘Chinatown’.
6.”Ida Sessions: Are you alone?
J.J. Gittes: Isn’t everybody?” -Ida Sessions and J.J. Gittes, ‘Chinatown’.
7.”I goddamn near lost my nose. And I like it. I like breathing through it.” -Jack Gittes,’ Chinatown’.
8.”Bring the water to L.A. or you bring L.A. to the water.” -Noah Cross, ‘Chinatown’.
9.”Escobar: So tell me Gittes, How’d you get past the guard?
J.J. Gittes: To tell you the truth, I lied.” -Escobar and J.J. Gittes, ‘Chinatown’.
10.”Walsh: Forget it, Jake. It’s Chinatown” -Walsh, ‘Chinatown’.
11.”Next time you lose the whole thing. Cut it off and feed it to my goldfish.” -Man with Knife, ‘Chinatown’.
12- “In the middle of a drought and the water commissioner drowns! Only in L.A.” –Morty, ‘Chinatown’.
13- “Listen, pal. I make an honest living. People only come to me when they’re in a desperate situation. I help ’em out. I don’t kick families out of their houses like you bums down at the bank do.” -J.J. Gittes, ‘Chinatown’.
14- “-Escobar: You must really think I’m stupid, don’t you, Gittes?
-Gittes: I don’t think about it that much, but give me a day or two and I’ll get back to you.” –‘Chinatown’.
15- “-Gittes: [on the phone] Hello, Miss Sessions. I don’t believe we’ve had the pleasure.”
-Ida Sessions: Oh, yes we have. Are you alone?
-Gittes:Isn’t everybody?”-‘Chinatown’.
16- ” -Escobar: [pointing to graffiti on the wall] Isn’t that your phone number?
-Gittes: Is it? I forget. I don’t call myself that often.” –‘Chinatown’.
17- ” -Escobar: So, tell me Gittes, how’d you get past the guard?
-Gittes: Well, to tell you the truth, I lied a little.” –‘Chinatown’.
18- “-Mrs. Mulwray: I’ve never hired you to do anything, certainly not to spy on my husband. I see you like publicity, Mr. Gittes. Well, you’re going to get it.
-Gittes: Now wait a minute, Mrs. Mulwray. I think there’s been some misunderstanding here. There’s no point in getting tough with me. I’m just trying–
-Mrs. Mulwray: I don’t get tough with anyone, Mr. Gittes. My lawyer does.” –‘Chinatown’.
19- “Curly:She’s just no good.
-Gittes:What can I tell you, kid? You’re right. When you’re right, you’re right, and you’re right.”
20- “Goddamn Florsheim shoes”-Jake Gittes, ‘Chinatown’.
21- “To tell you the truth, I lied a little.” –Jake Gittes, ‘Chinatown’.
22-“How do you like them apples? ” –Jake Gittes, ‘Chinatown’.
23- “See, Mr. Gitts, most people never have to face the fact that, at the right time and the right place, they’re capable of… anything!” –Noah Cross, ‘Chinatown’.
24- “He’s rich! Do you understand? He thinks he can get away with anything.” –Jake Gittes,‘Chinatown’.
25- “‘Course I’m respectable. I’m old. Politicians, public buildings, and whores all get respectable if they last long enough.” –Noah Cross, ‘Chinatown’.
26-“You’ve got a nasty reputation, Mr. Gitts. I like that.” –Noah Cross, ‘Chinatown’.
27- “-Jake Gittes: Evelyn, put that gun away. Let the police handle this.
-Evelyn Mulwray: He owns the police!”-‘Chinatown’.
28- “-Loach: What happened to your nose, Gittes? Somebody slammed a bedroom window on it?
-Jake Gittes: Nope. Your wife got excited. She crossed her legs a little too quick. You understand what I mean, pal?” –‘Chinatown’.
29- “I goddamn near lost my nose. And I like it. I like breathing through it.”-Jake Gittes,‘Chinatown’.
30- “You’re a very nosy fellow, kitty cat. Huh? You know what happens to nosy fellows? Huh? No? Wanna guess? Huh? No? Okay. They lose their noses.” –Man with Knife, ‘Chinatown’.
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