Penelope (1966)

Peter Falk: Lt. Bixbee

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• Lt. Bixbee : You see, in the neighborhood that I come from, a kid had 3 chances. He could be a hood, he could be a cop, he could be a priest. Well, I was too clumsy to steal, and we weren't Catholic.

• Sgt. Rothschild : [They've just reviewed the bank's security camera footage of the robbery]  Well, that's it. Suspect: young, white female, 5 foot 3, red hair, yellow suit. Did I forget anything?

  Lt. Bixbee : Yeah, when viewed from behind, she has a very attractive wiggle.

• Lt. Bixbee : Penelope, I am the best damn cop I know. And that's my trouble. I'm too damn good for my own damn good.

  Penelope : I think you're very good.

• Lt. Bixbee : You're tense. You're much too tense. Very bad for the digestion. Relax. The insurance company, let them be tense. They have to make good your losses.

• Lt. Bixbee : Poke your tongue into it and fill the pocket with air.

  Penelope : I did it!

  Lt. Bixbee : Beginner's luck.

• Lt. Bixbee : What's your right name, honey?

  Honeysuckle Rose : Well, I told you. Honeysuckle Rose. My sister's Mexicali Rose.

  Lt. Bixbee : I know, the roses of Washington Square.

  Honeysuckle Rose : Huntington, West Virginia.

• Lt. Bixbee : Honey, believe me, you're only making it tough on yourself by sticking to this cockamamie story.

  Honeysuckle Rose : Well, that's the only cockamamie story I know!

• Lt. Bixbee : Penelope, I don't think you're getting the full picture. You see, the charge against Miss Rose here is not cat-walking, it's bank-robbing.