Sunset Blvd. (1950)
Erich von Stroheim: Max Von Mayerling
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Quotes
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Max Von Mayerling : There were three young directors who showed promise in those days: D. W. Griffith, Cecil B. DeMille, and Max Von Mayerling.
Joe Gillis : And she's turned you into a servant.
Max Von Mayerling : It was I who asked to come back, as humiliating as it may seem. I could have continued my career; only I found everything unendurable after she'd left me. You see, I was her first husband.
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Joe Gillis : Tell her, Max. C'mon, do her that favor. Tell her there isn't going to be any picture. Tell her there are no fan letters other than the ones you write.
Norma Desmond : It's not true! Max!
Max Von Mayerling : Madame is the greatest star of them all.
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Max Von Mayerling : Madame has moments of melancholy.
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Max Von Mayerling : If you need any help with the coffin, call me.
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Max Von Mayerling : You see those offices up there? That was Madame's dressing room, the whole row.
Joe Gillis : Didn't leave much for Wallace Reid.
Max Von Mayerling : Oh, he had a big bungalow on wheels.
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Joe Gillis : She's quite a character, that Norma Desmond.
Max Von Mayerling : She was the greatest of them all! You wouldn't know, you're too young. In one week she received 17,000 fan letters. Men bribed her hair dresser to get a lock of her hair. There was a Maharaja who came all the way from India to beg one of her silk stockings. Later he strangled himself with it.
Joe Gillis : Well, I sure turned into an interesting driveway.
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Norma Desmond : Cameras? What is it Max?
Max Von Mayerling : The cameras have arrived.
Norma Desmond : They have? Tell Mr. DeMille I'll be on the set at once.
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Max Von Mayerling : Madame is wanted on the telephone.
Norma Desmond : You know better than to interrupt me.
Max Von Mayerling : Paramount is calling.
Norma Desmond : Who?
Max Von Mayerling : Paramount Studios.
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Joe Gillis : [spotting Max in the shadows] What is it, Max? Wanna wash the car? Or you're doing a little spying in your off-hours?
Max Von Mayerling : You must be very careful as you cross the patio. Madame may be watching.
Joe Gillis : How about going up the kitchen stairs and undressing in the dark? Will that do it?
Max Von Mayerling : I'm not inquiring where Mr. Gillis goes every night.
Joe Gillis : Why don't you? I'm writing a script, and I'm going to finish it. No matter what.
Max Von Mayerling : It's just that I'm greatly worried about Madame.
Joe Gillis : Sure you are. And we're not helping her any. Feeding her lies and more lies. Getting herself ready for a picture. What happens when she finds out?
Max Von Mayerling : She never will. That is my job, and it has been for a long time. You must understand: I discovered her when she was 16. I made her a star and I cannot let her be destroyed.
