Barfly (1987)

Faye Dunaway: Wanda Wilcox

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• Wanda Wilcox : I can't stand people, I hate them.

  Henry : Oh yeah?

  Wanda Wilcox : Do you hate them?

  Henry : No, but I seem to feel better when they're not around.

• Henry : That's it.

  Wanda Wilcox : That's what?

  Henry : I'm broke. Can't buy another drink.

  Wanda Wilcox : You mean you don't have any money?

  Henry : No money, no job, no rent. Hey, I'm back to normal.

• Henry : [screaming]  Why did it have to be Eddie? He symbolizes everything that *disgusts* me.

  Wanda Wilcox : [quietly]  What.

  Henry : Obviousness. Unoriginal macho energy. Ladies man...

  Wanda Wilcox : You're right. He's not much.

• Wanda Wilcox : I made an error, an unhappy error. But, *I* drink. When I drink, I move in a wrong direction.

• Wanda Wilcox : [talking about the rumor that her neighbor killed people]  Maybe he had a reason to kill those people.

  Henry : Yeah well most people think they do.

• Henry : I sure want to thank you for your hospitality.

  Wanda Wilcox : Just one thing. I don't ever wanna fall in love. I don't wanna go through that. I can't.

  Henry : Hey, don't worry. Nobody's ever loved me yet.

• Henry : I'm gonna ask you the same damn thing, people are always asking me?

  Wanda Wilcox : Like?

  Henry : Like what do you do?

  Wanda Wilcox : I drink.

• Henry : The first thing I noticed about you were your legs.

  Wanda Wilcox : Really? I guess I got lucky with legs. It's the brain I was shorted on.

  [Wanda pulls up her robe to expose her entire legs while she lies on the couch] 

  Henry : Oh. Oh, yeah. Hey. I could look at a woman's legs for hours.

  Wanda Wilcox : I've got nothin' but time.

• Wanda Wilcox : Maybe this guy had a reason for killing.

  Henry : Hey, well, most people think they do.

• Henry : Hey, you don't believe in that crap, do you?

  Wanda Wilcox : Sure. The more crap you believe in, the more better off you are.

• Henry : Who's Wilbur? Is he your pimp?

  Wanda Wilcox : I'm no hooker, I don't have a pimp.

• Wanda Wilcox : Nothing ever works right in this life.

• Wanda Wilcox : Don't you hate cops?

  Henry : No, but I seem to feel better when they're not around.

• Wanda Wilcox : How did your face get so beat up?

  Henry : You don't mind, do you?

  Wanda Wilcox : I think it looks beautiful.

• Henry : Do you think I'm crazy?

  Wanda Wilcox : What's crazy? I dunno. We're all in some kind of hell. And the madhouses are the only places where people *know* - they're in hell.

• Wanda Wilcox : You're the damndest barfly I've ever seen. You act like some real blue blood, like royalty.

  Henry : Oh. Oh, I wasn't aware of that. Thank you. Yeah, I noticed you're class too, baby.

• Wanda Wilcox : What is it?

  Henry : Oh, it's hatred. It's the only thing that last.

• Wanda Wilcox : What did you do while I was gone? Where the hell are my panties?

• Wanda Wilcox : What are we gonna do about us?

  Henry : Well, us? Us is gonna drink, I hope.

  Wanda Wilcox : Pour me one then.

• Wanda Wilcox : See. The angels are everywhere.

  Henry : Oh, it's time those fuckers came out of hiding.