Pamela Piggott Quotes in Avanti! (1972)

Wendell Armbruster: [moving his face close to hers] Permesso?

Pamela Piggott: Why don't you just make a contribution to your favorite charity?

Wendell Armbruster: [firmly] *Permesso.*

Pamela Piggott: Avanti.

Pamela Piggott: For instance, you need a coffin lined with some sort of metal.

Wendell Armbruster: Zinc.

[to Carlucci]

Wendell Armbruster: Better get a couple of those.

Carlo Carlucci: I had trouble finding one!

Wendell Armbruster: Come on. You can dig up a couple of coffins.

Carlo Carlucci: [hesitating] You want second-hand coffins?

Pamela Piggott: [Talking about her ex-boyfriend] The bastard walked out on me. Stole my telly, two Picasso posters, and my hair dryer. Moved in with some skinny girl in Kensington... When I found out, would you believe I tried to kill myself?

Wendell Armbruster: No!

Pamela Piggott: Yes. I took my week's salary, bought myself a suitcase full of fish and chips and a dozen bottles of Guinness stout, and tried to eat myself to death. Took them hours to pump my stomach out.

Wendell Armbruster: Was it worth it, for a guy like that?

Pamela Piggott: It was stupid. But I've learned my lesson: No more fish and chips!

Pamela Piggott: I guess there is something to what it says in the tourist guide.

Wendell Armbruster: What does it say?

Pamela Piggott: It says Italy is not a country - it's an emotion.

Wendell Armbruster: Well, it's certainly been an experience!

Wendell Armbruster: Wait a minute, your mother? Where is she?

Pamela Piggott: In the morgue.

Wendell Armbruster: What's she doing in the morgue?

Pamela Piggott: What do people usually do in the morgue? She's lying there.

Pamela Piggott: Oh, they're a terrific group! They call themselves, "The Four Apostles" - Matthew, Mark, Luke and Bertram.