Biff Grimes Quotes in The Strawberry Blonde (1941)

Amy Lind: You're not a very easy person to get to know, Mr. Grimes.

Biff Grimes: Well, that's the kind of a hairpin I am.

Biff Grimes: I uh, I guess a little kiss is harmless if it's all in fun.

Amy Lind: Even if it isn't in fun.

Biff Grimes: You mean - -?

Amy Lind: Exactly.

Biff Grimes: Well, wouldn't you like a nice, young man to marry you someday?

Amy Lind: No, not particularly.

Biff Grimes: So you don't believe in the institution of marriage!

Amy Lind: An outmoded, silly convention started by the cavemen and encouraged by the florists and jewelers. After all, what's marriage?

Biff Grimes: Wouldn't you like to have a home and kids?

Amy Lind: Certainly I would, but that doesn't mean you have to go through all the...

Biff Grimes: You mean - -?

Amy Lind: Exactly.

[she winks]

Biff Grimes: I'm gonna have a smoke.

Amy Lind: May I have one too, please?

Biff Grimes: Oh, sure. Hey! Don't tell me you smoke!

Amy Lind: Only when I'm bored.

Biff Grimes: Well, your mother's a bloomer girl, you're a nicotine fiend, are there any more at home like you?

Amy Lind: I have an aunt who's an actress.

Biff Grimes: Well, that completes the picture. I've been around, they can say an awful lot of things about Biff Grimes, but not that he ever gave a cigarette to a girl.

Amy Lind: There's something about the country air.

Biff Grimes: Hm?

Amy Lind: I said, there's something about the country air.

Biff Grimes: I like city air.

Amy Lind: Well... there really isn't any difference between city air and country air. They're both hydrogen, and oxygen, and -...

Biff Grimes: Air! You can't even see it, so why talk about it?

Amy Lind: Oh for goodness sake, Virginia, cut out the nonsense. This is a pre-arranged date and we all know it. I've got to get back on duty by 11, so come on, let's shake our tootsies.

Virginia Brush: Amy!

Amy Lind: Oh 'Amy!' my Grandmother's hot water bottle!

Biff Grimes: [muttering to Hugo] She's fast.

Hugo F. Barnstead: [under breath] Yeah.

Virginia Brush: [they are at the Statue of Liberty and they watch a woman slap a man for trying to kiss her]

Virginia Brush: And she was right too.

Biff Grimes: Well, if a man can't get liberties here, where can he?

[last lines]

Biff Grimes: [repeated line] That's the kind of hairpin I am!

Nicholas Pappalas: [Reminiscing] Oh, she was a beautiful girl, Virginia!

Biff Grimes: Now what made you bring up Virginia?

Nicholas Pappalas: Virginia? You were stuck on her, ain't you?

Biff Grimes: [Looking around for Amy] Me? No...

Nicholas Pappalas: Well, I was.

Biff Grimes: Oh, I liked her in a nice way.

Nicholas Pappalas: Yeah, I liked her too but I forget which way.

Nicholas Pappalas: [while playing horseshoes] Beef, what is it the score?

Biff Grimes: I don't know. Haven't you been keeping track?

Nicholas Pappalas: Since when do I suppose to knowhow to count?

Biff Grimes: You can count in Greek, can't you?

Nicholas Pappalas: But this ain't no Greek game.

Biff Grimes: Are we playing for money?

Nicholas Pappalas: Sure.

Biff Grimes: in that case, I'm way ahead.

Nicholas Pappalas: I think tomorrow mornin' I start to go to night school.

Biff Grimes: Gosh, you look wonderful!

Virginia Brush: Oh, Biff, but you...? Is that another black eye or the same one?

Biff Grimes: [Dismissively to Amy] I wish you'd tie a can to yourself and beat it?

Biff Grimes: I learned an awful lot while I was away...

Biff Grimes: You know, Amy. There's an awful lot of good in people if you just look for it. Trouble is, we don't look for it.

Biff Grimes: We just go threw life saying i'm all right and the other fellows all wrong.