Clarence Locan:
Make it 1001 faces, Lon. This is one I've never seen before.
--Jim Backus (as ) in Man of a Thousand Faces
--Jim Backus (as ) in Man of a Thousand Faces
Clarence Locan:
What'd you say?
Creighton Chaney at 13: Huh?
Clarence Locan: A thousand faces! Thalberg's been after me to start a new advertising campaign. "The Man of a Thousand Faces"! How's that?
--Jim Backus (as ) in Man of a Thousand Faces
Creighton Chaney at 13: Huh?
Clarence Locan: A thousand faces! Thalberg's been after me to start a new advertising campaign. "The Man of a Thousand Faces"! How's that?
--Jim Backus (as ) in Man of a Thousand Faces
Flaherty:
And to show you I have indeed read the book, it says in Ecclesiastes "Money answereth all things".
Dupin: In bitterness, Flaherty, it was said in bitterness!
Flaherty: That's the way I was asking for it.
--Jim Backus (as Flaherty) in The Man with a Cloak
Dupin: In bitterness, Flaherty, it was said in bitterness!
Flaherty: That's the way I was asking for it.
--Jim Backus (as Flaherty) in The Man with a Cloak
Frank Stark:
I wouldn't make a hasty decision. Nobody can make a snap decision. We've got to consider the pros and cons, make a list, get advice... Have I ever stopped you from doing anything?
--Jim Backus (as Frank Stark) in Rebel Without a Cause
--Jim Backus (as Frank Stark) in Rebel Without a Cause
Jim Cleary:
A journalist makes himself the hero of the story. A reporter is only a witness.
--Jim Backus (as ) in Deadline - U.S.A.
--Jim Backus (as ) in Deadline - U.S.A.
Mergo:
It'll work! You know, I wouldn't do this for a friend of mine. He might get in trouble. With you, I don't care.
--Jim Backus (as ) in I Love Melvin
--Jim Backus (as ) in I Love Melvin
Mergo:
What are you grinning about?
Melvin: Oh, nothing, just happy.
Mergo: Well, don't let me catch you being happy around me!
--Jim Backus (as ) in I Love Melvin
Melvin: Oh, nothing, just happy.
Mergo: Well, don't let me catch you being happy around me!
--Jim Backus (as ) in I Love Melvin
