Faustino the Great Quotes in Love Happy (1949)

Faustino the Great: Look-a, Mr. Lyons, I know you wanna make a good impression, but-a please - don't play better than me.

Faustino the Great: How long you study music?

Mr. Lyons: Fifteen years.

Faustino the Great: Fifteen. You know, two more years you could've been a plumber?

Faustino the Great: Nevermind the pianissimo. I'm gonna make it-a very simple for you: we play it allegro pizzicato. That's what-a you call 'em, high-class Carnegie Hall stuff. You know allegro pizzicato?

Mr. Lyons: No.

Faustino the Great: You know Jimmy Pizzicato?

Mr. Lyons: No.

Faustino the Great: None of the Pizzicatos, uh?

Mr. Lyons: No.

Faustino the Great: What DO you know?

Mr. Lyons: I know pistachio.

Faustino the Great: Pistachio? Ha! We play it!

[shrugs]

[Faustino, wanting to audition for Mike's show of "unknowns," promotes himself as a mind-reader]

Faustino the Great: I no like-a to brag, but the thing I'm-a most unknown for is-a mind-reading. I give you demonstration. You're thinking of something.

Mike Johnson: [dubiously] Right, so far.

Faustino the Great: You're thinking of a nice juicy steak with a French-a fried-a potatoes.

Mike Johnson: [far less than impressed] The exit's over there.

Mr. Lyons: Are you a friend of Mr. Yorkman?

Faustino the Great: [crossing fingers before him] Friend? Ha. Max and I are just-a like that - two heads on the same neck.

Faustino the Great: Ice-a cream. Tootsie-fruitsie ice-a cream.

Faustino the Great: I'm going to cover you with the sardines. That's-a how much I love you. Watch-a my smoke!