Charles Bonnet Quotes in How to Steal a Million (1966)

Charles Bonnet: Don't you know that in his lifetime Van Gogh only sold one painting? While I, in loving memory of his tragic genius, have already sold two.

Charles Bonnet: This tall, good-looking ruffian with blue eyes, he didn't, er, molest you in any way, did he?

[Nicole is staring off dreamily]

Charles Bonnet: Well, did he?

Nicole Bonnet: Not much.

Nicole Bonnet: I keep telling you, Papa, when you sell a fake masterpiece, that is a crime!

Charles Bonnet: But I don't sell them to poor people, only to millionaires.

Charles Bonnet: I doubt very much if Van Gogh himself would have gone through so much trouble.

Nicole Bonnet: He didn't have to. He was Van Gogh!

Charles Bonnet: What have I done? I've given the world a precious opportunity of studying and viewing the Cellini Venus.

Nicole Bonnet: Which is not by Cellini!

Charles Bonnet: Ahh, labels, labels. It's working with the Americans that's given you this obsession with labels and brand names. I wish you'd give up that ridiculous job.

Charles Bonnet: American millionaires must be all quite mad. Perhaps it's something they put in the ink when they print the money.

Charles Bonnet: My dirt!

Charles Bonnet: [describing Nicole's grandmother who posed for the Venus] Naturally that was before she started eating those enormous lunches.

Nicole Bonnet: Papa, I caught a burglar!

Charles Bonnet: Of course you did!

Insurance Clerk: By the way sir, would you like to be present at the technical examination?

Nicole Bonnet, Charles Bonnet: Tech-technical examination?