Moustache Quotes in Irma la Douce (1963)

Moustache: Life is total war my friend... nobody has a right to be a conscientious objector.

Moustache: Shows you the kind of world we live in. Love is illegal - but not hate. That you can do anywhere, anytime, to anybody. But if you want a little warmth, a little tenderness, a shoulder to cry on, a smile to cuddle up with, you have to hide in dark corners, like a criminal. Pfui.

Moustache: But that's another story...

Nestor Patou: Why don't we just tell him the truth?

Moustache: The truth? That's dynamite.

Nestor Patou: But I'm innocent.

Moustache: The jails are full with innocent people because they told the truth.

Moustache: To be overly honest in a dishonest world is like plucking a chicken against the wind... you'll only wind up with a mouth full of feathers.

Moustache: It's a hard way to earn an easy living.