Al Schmid Quotes in Pride of the Marines (1945)

Al Schmid: You know, I bet it would be more fun to shoot Japs than bears.

Lee Diamond: No, no, this is their chance. They've been gettin' reinforcements/ We haven't. They'll come sooner or later.

Johnny Rivers: I'll take sooner.

Al Schmid: I'll take later.

Al Schmid: Lucy, I want a kiss that'll last me me the duration. You got one like that?

Ruth Hartley: I'll do my darnedest.

Ruth Hartley: What makes men do such crazy things?

Al Schmid: Women!

Al Schmid: Probably see a lot more action before this is over.

Lee Diamond: Looks that way. My arm's comin' along good now.

Al Schmid: Funny... sittin' around thinkin' of you landing on a beachhead again.

Lee Diamond: When I hit the beach, I'll mark the first nip for you, Al.

Al Schmid: [Bitterly] Get him in the eyes! Right in the eyes!

Al Schmid: Just for luck, maybe the ship'll come in tomorrow with some mail on it.

Lee Diamond: Why is it that everything good is always gonna happen tomorrow?

Al Schmid: Well, there's nothing wrong with a shotgun wedding if you own a shotgun.

Ella Mae Merchant: [Hearing news on the radio] Jim, where's Pearl Harbor?

Jim Merchant: Pearl Harbor? Oh, it's down the Jersey Coast near Atlantic City someplace.