Emile de Becque:
What makes her talk like that - you and she? I do not believe it is born in you! I do not believe it!
Lt. Cable: It's not born in you - it happens after you're born!
--John Kerr (as Lt. Joseph Cable, USMC) in South Pacific
Lt. Cable: It's not born in you - it happens after you're born!
--John Kerr (as Lt. Joseph Cable, USMC) in South Pacific
Bloody Mary:
[the ancient Mary is looking him up and down] Lieu-tellen, you sexy man.
Lt. Cable: Thanks... You're looking pretty... er, fit yourself.
--John Kerr (as Lt. Joseph Cable, USMC) in South Pacific
Lt. Cable: Thanks... You're looking pretty... er, fit yourself.
--John Kerr (as Lt. Joseph Cable, USMC) in South Pacific
Steven Holte:
They said Van Gogh was crazy because he killed himself. He couldn't sell a painting while he was alive, and now they're worth twenty million dollars. They weren't that bad then and they're not that good now, so who's crazy?
--John Kerr (as Steven W. Holte) in The Cobweb
--John Kerr (as Steven W. Holte) in The Cobweb
Tom Lee:
Ever since then, I've been a sucker for girls in polo coats.
Laura Reynolds: I think I have one...
Tom Lee: Yes, I know.
--John Kerr (as Tom Robinson Lee) in Tea and Sympathy
Laura Reynolds: I think I have one...
Tom Lee: Yes, I know.
--John Kerr (as Tom Robinson Lee) in Tea and Sympathy
[last lines]
Steven Holte: Seem to keep running into these things.
--John Kerr (as Steven W. Holte) in The Cobweb
Steven Holte: Seem to keep running into these things.
--John Kerr (as Steven W. Holte) in The Cobweb