Bay of Angels 1963 - Movie Quotes

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Jean Fournier I've been the studious, mild-mannered boy up until now. That's over now. I need something else.

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M. Fournier How much did you win?

Jean Fournier 500,000 in less than an hour. It's immoral, but no more than anything else. No more than poverty or ugliness.

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Jackie Demaistre Life has its tricks. Its oddities.

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Jackie Demaistre When I left my hotel this morning, I'd really decided to go back to Paris. I went to the station with my bag. I had just enough money. As I was about to buy my ticket, the urge came over me. I left my suitcase there and came back to the casino, almost against my will. You understand? I gambled all afternoon, hoping to make up my losses. Like a fool I kept playing 17, sure it'd win, but no. I was losing my train money, but I thought to myself, "If not Paris, I can get as far as Dijon." Then it was Lyon. Then it was hitchhiking. With my last chip I couldn't even get to Marseilles, so I gambled that away too.

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M. Fournier If I ever hear you're gambling, you can pack up and get out.

Jean Fournier That's nice.

M. Fournier Your mother would say, "Twelve fishermen, twelve hunters, twelve gamblers makes thirty-six loafers." I don't need a loafer around here.

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Jackie Demaistre [at the beach] This display of flabby flesh makes me sick. I'd rather watch people gambling.

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Jackie Demaistre Doesn't it ever happen to you?

Jean Fournier Actually, this is all new to me. I didn't think such a lifestyle existed anymore. Don't get me wrong. I mean, except in the movies or certain American novels.

Jackie Demaistre What lifestyle?

Jean Fournier This hotel, this terrace, this band. This opulence. And you.

Jackie Demaistre Me? So I'm like an American novel?

Jackie Demaistre A character in a novel, yes.

Jean Fournier That's funny. I'd never thought about it.

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Jean Fournier I was engaged once, but at the last moment, I think I got scared. I saw what I'd turn into. I saw a sensible life ahead, with no risks or surprises. So I broke it off.

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Jackie Demaistre You want to know? Why I drag you around with me like a dog? You bring me luck, like a lucky horseshoe.

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Jean Fournier You gamble to make money.

Jackie Demaistre Not at all. I don't like money. You see what I do with it when I have it. If I loved money I wouldn't squander it. What I love about gambling is this idiotic life of luxury and poverty. And also the mystery - the mystery of numbers and chance. I've often wondered whether God rules over numbers.

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Jackie Demaistre The first time I walked into a casino, I felt like I was in church. I felt the same emotion.

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Jackie Demaistre I don't owe anyone anything. Why deny myself this passion? In whose name? I'm free!

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Jackie Demaistre Sometimes I feel ashamed. I feel rotten inside. I fight it, but the rottenness spreads everywhere. I lie. I let others down. I dirty everything I touch.

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Jean Fournier We'll go back to Nice tomorrow. The Bay of Angels brings us luck.

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