Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)

Faye Dunaway: Laura Mars

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• Laura : I can't understand... how it's possible... to live your whole life... without someone... and be doing more or less OK. And then suddenly you find them.

  John Neville : You recognize them.

  Laura : You recognize them. And... you know without them...

  John Neville : [whispered]  It's terrifying.

  Laura : Yes.

  John Neville : [whispered]  It's beautiful.

  Laura : Yes.

• Lulu : Laura, I don't like pink.

  Laura : Lulu it likes you.

• Laura : I'm completely out of control!

• John Neville : That is tragic. Absolutely tragic.

  Laura : You really think so?

  John Neville : Yes, I think it's really tragic that this is the kind of junk that's passing for art these days.

  Laura : Oh. Well, that's a completely different conversation.

  John Neville : I mean, don't you think it's a hype?

  Laura : I don't understand.

  John Neville : Hype, hustle, rip-off.

  Laura : Are you a critic?

  John Neville : No! Do you know the artist? What's her name?

  Laura : Laura Mars. I know her fairly well.

  John Neville : Well, if you see her, will you point her out to me? Because, I'd really be interested to find out what kind of frustrated voyeur type this chick really is.

• Laura : I'd like her mouth more fuchsia, her eyes much more intense. I'd like them to pop. I'd like to be able to see the mouth and the eyes from a mile away.

• Donald Phelps : Murdered. Something about her eyes.

  Laura : What did you say about her eyes?

  Donald Phelps : Something sharp. Let's get you a drink. Laura? Come on, darling. Come on. Laura?

• Laura : I'm going to call my lawyer. I think it's the time to do that. Or, do you have to read my rights or something first?

  John Neville : No, no. Hell, no. I didn't even frisk you yet.

• Laura : I saw it happen.

  John Neville : With your own eyes?

  Laura : In a nightmare.

• Laura : Look, what I'm trying to do is give an account of the times in which I'm living. And I've seen all kinds of murder. Physical, yes. But moral, spiritual, emotional - murder! I can't stop it, but I can show it. I can make people look at it.

• Michael Reisler : Don't look at me like that. I did not kill Elaine. What reason would I have to kill her? She was the best meal ticket I ever had.

  Laura : Second best. *I* was the best.

• Laura : Why is he killing my friends? Why is he after me? Why me?

  John Neville : A variety of things might attract him to you - and to your associates. It could be a person who's jealous of your success. It could be a person who, in his own loony way feels that your work is promoting porno and decadence and he has a mission to clean up the world.

• Model : Do you want the eyes opened or closed?

  Laura : Your head over. Eyes open. Wide.

• Laura : The eyes are perfect. Keep them soft. Don't change.

• Laura : Look, get them ready. Let's shoot.

• Laura : You really know how to manipulate me, don't you?

  Donald Phelps : Manipulate? "Manipulate" is just a little bit paranoid.

• Laura : He took money, but he was terrified and he needed help. I could have been kinder.

• [repeated line] 

  Laura : No!

• [last lines] 

  Laura : I'm Laura Mars.

• Laura : Am I hallucinating *all* of this? You tell me it's all a dream.