Cop663 Quotes in Chungking Express (1994)

Cop663: You like noisy music?

Faye: Yes. The louder the better. Stops me from thinking.

Cop663: You don't like to think? What do you like?

Faye: Never thought about it.

[663 finds his apartment is flooded]

Cop663: Did I leave the tap running, or is the apartment getting more tearful? I always thought it would cope okay. Didn't expect it to cry so much. When people cry, they can dry their eyes with tissues. But when an apartment cries, it takes a lot to mop it up.

Cop663: Since she left, everything in the flat is sad. Everything needed lulling to sleep.

[to a bar of soap]

Cop663: You've lost a lot of weight, you know. You used to be so chubby. Have more confidence in yourself.

[to a threadbare wet dishcloth]

Cop663: You have to stop crying, you know. Where's your strength and absorbency? You're so shabby these days.

Cop663: [to new bar of soap] You mustn't let yourself go. You've gained weight so fast. She may have gone but life goes on. You must stop indulging yourself.

Cop663: [to new towel] You're a real disappointment to me. You've changed so much. You can't just switch personality like this. Her walking out is no excuse.

Cop663: [as it drips] It was such a relief when I saw it crying. It may look different, but it's still true to itself. It's still an emotionally charged towel.

[633 confronts an intruder]

Cop663: What are you doing in my apartment?

Faye: You asked me to visit.

Cop663: Would you let a person on board with a boarding pass like this? It's dated today, but it got blurred in the rain. I don't know where it's taking me. Do you?

Faye: No idea, but I'll give you another.

Cop663: Great.

Faye: Where do you want to go?

Cop663: Wherever you want to take me.

Cop663: On board every flight, there's one stewardess you long to seduce.

Cop663: We broke up in April's fools day, so I took it as a joke. I'm willing to humor her for a month.

Cop663: [to a shirt] Lonely? You look like a mess. Cold? I'll warm you up.

[irons it]

Cop663: I thought we'd stay together for the long haul, flying like a jumbo jet on a full tank. But we changed course.

[633 after his date fails to meet him at the California restaurant in Hong Kong]

Cop663: Actually she did go to California that evening. But it was the other one.

[633 on the previous owner of his restaurant]

Cop663: He has great business sense. First he sold me fish and chips, then the whole thing.