Pilon:
He makes a good speech.
Daniel Alvarez: Yeah, like an old goat in the moonlight!
--John Garfield (as Daniel Alvarez) in Tortilla Flat
Daniel Alvarez: Yeah, like an old goat in the moonlight!
--John Garfield (as Daniel Alvarez) in Tortilla Flat
Mrs. Robey:
If you were a man, you'd be out looking for a job.
Nick Robey: If you were a man, I'd kick your teeth in.
--John Garfield (as ) in He Ran All the Way
Nick Robey: If you were a man, I'd kick your teeth in.
--John Garfield (as ) in He Ran All the Way
Sparks:
How come they picked you?
Wolf: I don't know. Strong arm, strong back, weak mind!
--John Garfield (as Wolf) in Destination Tokyo
Wolf: I don't know. Strong arm, strong back, weak mind!
--John Garfield (as Wolf) in Destination Tokyo
Edna Tucker:
You're wide open, Joe. I can see into you without looking.
Joe Morse: Don't bother; besides it's not nice to do.
Edna Tucker: More interesting than when you have a rock for a husband like mine. He's a stone, that man. Whole world are rocks and stones to him.
Joe Morse: Why tell me? Tell him.
Edna Tucker: Never tell him anything. Makes me feel unnecessary.
Joe Morse: If I make you feel NECESSARY then I'm making a mistake.
--John Garfield (as Joe Morse) in Force of Evil
Joe Morse: Don't bother; besides it's not nice to do.
Edna Tucker: More interesting than when you have a rock for a husband like mine. He's a stone, that man. Whole world are rocks and stones to him.
Joe Morse: Why tell me? Tell him.
Edna Tucker: Never tell him anything. Makes me feel unnecessary.
Joe Morse: If I make you feel NECESSARY then I'm making a mistake.
--John Garfield (as Joe Morse) in Force of Evil
Dan Butler:
America? Flat tracks! Dirt tracks! And the life there! It's on the fritz, believe me. Here we go wherever we please and see the sights!
--John Garfield (as ) in Under My Skin
--John Garfield (as ) in Under My Skin
Dan Butler:
I'm not talkin' about money. Any bird with a million dollars can be a millionaire.
--John Garfield (as ) in Under My Skin
--John Garfield (as ) in Under My Skin
Dan Butler:
Keep looking for her, Joe. She'll come back. You just keep looking for your girl. You'll find her.
--John Garfield (as ) in Under My Skin
--John Garfield (as ) in Under My Skin
Dan Butler:
You're a pretty cold dame!
Paule Manet: You bet I am!
Dan Butler: I enjoy cold dames!
--John Garfield (as ) in Under My Skin
Paule Manet: You bet I am!
Dan Butler: I enjoy cold dames!
--John Garfield (as ) in Under My Skin
Frank Chambers:
With my brains and your looks, we could go places.
--John Garfield (as Frank Chambers) in The Postman Always Rings Twice
--John Garfield (as Frank Chambers) in The Postman Always Rings Twice
John 'Kit' McKittrick:
[First Lines]
[Thinking, not speaking out loud]
John 'Kit' McKittrick: All right. Go on. Let's have it. Can you go through with it? Have you got the guts for it? Or have they knocked it out of you? Have they made you yellow?
--John Garfield (as ) in The Fallen Sparrow
[Thinking, not speaking out loud]
John 'Kit' McKittrick: All right. Go on. Let's have it. Can you go through with it? Have you got the guts for it? Or have they knocked it out of you? Have they made you yellow?
--John Garfield (as ) in The Fallen Sparrow
