Go Naked in the World (1961)

Ernest Borgnine: Pete Stratton

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• Pete Stratton : This is special. 18. Built like this. And her old man's loaded with asphalt. He's up to here in asphalt! Oh, that's some number, that Ringus number. You'll see. A pleasure to look at her. You know

  [puffs out his chest] 

  Pete Stratton : up here.

• Yvonne Stratton : I know what men like.

  Pete Stratton : That's enough of that talk. You don't know and you ain't gonna. When you get married, you'll find out.

  Yvonne Stratton : What will I find out when I get married, Father? What?

  Pete Stratton : Well, never mind. After you're married, you'll talk to the boy and the boy will talk to you and - and one thing and another.

• Nick Stratton : Hey, Yvonne, look how pretty you are! And stacked! Hey, you're stacked.

  Pete Stratton : Don't talk dirty on the front porch.

  Yvonne Stratton : Can I kiss you?

  Nick Stratton : Can you kiss me? You better!

  [Yvonne gives Nick a long kiss on his cheek] 

  Nick Stratton : Hey Mom, you must be feeding her well. She's really stacked.

• Pete Stratton : I seen the way you talk to them. With your eyes rollin' around like a - marbles in a bottle.

  Yvonne Stratton : Papa it's time you knew. You don't get babies from talking to boys. That's not how it's done.

  Pete Stratton : I forbid you to talk dirty in the house! I forbid you talking dirty!

• Pete Stratton : I always blow cigar smoke down my shirt, but, it don't do any good. You're mother's got a nose for perfume like the army's got radar.

• Pete Stratton : If I see a diamond going down the sewer, I shouldn't try to stop it? You're going down the sewer, boy!

• Pete Stratton : Half the men in this room are sweatin' blood. Now, get her out of here.

  Nick Stratton : Who?

  Pete Stratton : That broad you're with.

• Mary Stratton : Damn you!

  Pete Stratton : Now, what's the matter with you?

  Mary Stratton : I'm old. That's what's the matter. Old and useless. And I don't know how it happened. You made me feel old.

  Pete Stratton : Oh, no. Not that again. Listen, we're not a couple of kids to go around breathin' heavy and pawin' at each other.

• Pete Stratton : I'll kill him with my bare hands. I'll kill him. The biggest call girl in town at my wedding anniversary.

  Anniversary Party Guest : The dame. Why your boy has...

  Pete Stratton : Don't tell me!

  Party Guest : If my wife finds out...

  Pete Stratton : Well, what about my wife?

  Argus Dlavolos : My wife isn't here.

• Pete Stratton : The days were never long enough for me. Or the nights either. You know that. I've always hated to sleep even. To lay down! Except for a reason. I hate to sleep. And that's what they say dying is. Eternal sleep. It'll ruin my life.

• Pete Stratton : How much does it cost you to be in love with this girl? Love is love. We're talking about rent. There's a dozen men in this room that know that call girl better than you do. Including me, you dumb kid. Fallin' for a hooker...

• Pete Stratton : Look, Doc, it's my wedding anniversary. I got a big party going tonight. Over 200 Greeks all in the same place. You want me to miss out on that?

• Pete Stratton : I don't know how to beg. I never learned.

• Pete Stratton : It's the moon. That's what it is. There's something screwed up with the moon or something. Sun spots. Atom bombs. Everybody running around in big circles. Everybody leaving me - like I was a leper or something.

• Pete Stratton : You pack your things, you little tramp. Get out of this house!

  Yvonne Stratton : I'm already packed.