It Should Happen to You (1954)

Peter Lawford: Evan Adams III

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Quotes 

• Bert Piazza : [discussing an ad campaign]  But what's the angle?

  Evan Adams III : The 'average American girl!'

  Robert Grau : A lot of penetration there.

• Gladys Glover : [Dancing with Evan and looking over his shoulder]  Look!

  Evan Adams III : What?

  Gladys Glover : Walter Winchell!

  Evan Adams III : [Nonchalantly]  Oh, yes.

  Gladys Glover : That's the seventh big name I've seen tonight. What a night!

• Robert Grau : [Thinking about an ad for their product]  How's this? "Stars need it. Celebrities too. But, more important, it's the favorite of average American girls such as Miss Gladys Glover!"

  Bert Piazza : I don't think she's so average.

  Evan Adams III : Why not?

  Bert Piazza : Because she's unusual.

  Evan Adams III : That's what you men don't understand.

  Bert Piazza : What?

  Evan Adams III : That the average American girl IS unusual.

  Bert Piazza : How's that again?

  Evan Adams III : Exactly.

  Robert Grau : He's got something there BP.

• Evan Adams III : [Putting the moves on Gladys]  There you are.

  Gladys Glover : Yes.

  Evan Adams III : Feeling better?

  Gladys Glover : Much.

  Evan Adams III : There's nothing like champagne.

  Gladys Glover : Yes, there is.

  Evan Adams III : What?

  Gladys Glover : More champagne.

• Gladys Glover : You must be on the lonesome side.

  Evan Adams III : Yes. Yes, I am.

  Gladys Glover : You ever think of getting a parrot?

• Evan Adams III : I'd rather have you.

  Gladys Glover : Than a parrot?

  Evan Adams III : Yes.

• Gladys Glover : Aren't you going to go around Columbus Circle?

  Evan Adams III : What for?

  Gladys Glover : To see it!

  Evan Adams III : It?

  Gladys Glover : Well, what this whole date's about.

  Evan Adams III : What?

  Gladys Glover : What I've got that you want.

  Evan Adams III : What you've got...

  Gladys Glover : The sign!

• Gladys Glover : How big?

  Evan Adams III : Well, I don't know, offhand. We'd have to look into it.

  Gladys Glover : But, not as big as this one, huh?

  Evan Adams III : Possibly not, no.

  Gladys Glover : No soap.

• Evan Adams III : The size of the sign doesn't matter.

  Gladys Glover : No?

• Gladys Glover : [after Evan makes a pass]  I don't mind the way you're acting, exactly. What I mind is the way you give the idea you're sort of entitled.

  Evan Adams III : Maybe, I am.

  Gladys Glover : Oh! Sure. If you want to make it into a sort of business proposition.

  Evan Adams III : That's what you're doing, isn't it?

  [moves in for kiss, Gladys pushes him back] 

  Evan Adams III : If you're looking for true romances, Missy, the magazines are full of it. But, I...

  Gladys Glover : The way it looks to me, Mr. Adams, there are two kinds of people: the ones who'll do anything to make a name for themselves and the ones who'll do almost anything.

  Evan Adams III : To which are you?

  Gladys Glover : Ah, I'll let you know.

• Gladys Glover : He works on movies. Documentaries. Very interesting.

  Evan Adams III : Is it, anything?

  Gladys Glover : Is what?

  Evan Adams III : You and he.

  Gladys Glover : Oh, no.

  [looks around and sees Evan's bedroom] 

  Gladys Glover : Oh, no!

  [walks away] 

• Evan Adams III : Who endorses products now? Movie stars, opera singers, debutantes, six-day bicycle riders. The whole things been done to death!

  Robert Grau : How's this! Stars use it, celebrities too; but, more important, it's the favorite of average American girls, such as, Miss Gladys Glover.

  Bert Piazza : I don't think she's so average.

  Evan Adams III : Why not?

  Bert Piazza : Because she's - unusual.

  Evan Adams III : That's what you men don't seem to realize.

  Bert Piazza : What?

  Evan Adams III : That the average American girl is unusual!

• Evan Adams III : [Snuggles up to Gladys, with his head on her shoulder]  Hello.

  Gladys Glover : What's this?

  Evan Adams III : What's what?

  [kisses Gladys' neck] 

  Gladys Glover : This.

  Evan Adams III : Nothing.

  Gladys Glover : Oh, I thought it was something.

  Evan Adams III : No.

  [takes off Gladys' earring and kisses her earlobe] 

  Gladys Glover : That's not nothing?

• Pete Sheppard : [Walking around inspecting Evan's foreign vehicle]  Imported.

  Evan Adams III : [In the driver's seat]  That's right.

  Pete Sheppard : Hm. Great little car.

  Evan Adams III : I like it.

  Pete Sheppard : I like it too.

  Evan Adams III : [to Evan's irritation, Pete continues to inspect the car]  Need something?

  Pete Sheppard : What's car like this worth?

  Evan Adams III : About $5,000. Why? You want to buy it?

  Pete Sheppard : Yes, I do. The only thing I don't happen to have $5,000 on me just njow. And I don't get paid 'til Friday.

  Evan Adams III : That's too bad.

  Pete Sheppard : [Digging in his pocket]  You wouldn't take eleven dollars and what... thirty cents. I suppose that'd do it, eh?

  Evan Adams III : No.

  Pete Sheppard : I didn't think it would.