Pete Sheppard Quotes in

Pete Sheppard: Well, goodbye and bad luck, Mr. Adams.

[after meeting Gladys in central Park]

Pete Sheppard: Good luck to you, Gladys. I sure hope you make a name for yourself, if that's what you want. If that's what you really want, you'll get it.

Gladys Glover: How?

Pete Sheppard: I don't know. Just a theory of mine: that not only 'where there's a will, there's a way'... but, 'where's there's a way, there's a will'. See?

Gladys Glover: Listen, Peter, I'm over twenty-one.

Pete Sheppard: From the neck down, yeah.

Sour Man in Central Park: Look, girlie. I don't mind a pick up once in a while, only I like to do the pickin' see?

Gladys Glover: Lister, mister. How would you like to watch some of your language?

Sour Man in Central Park: Who are you?

Gladys Glover: Nobody, that's who.

Pete Sheppard, Sour Man in Central Park: So why are you trying to make a big stink?

Gladys Glover: Who, me?

Sour Man in Central Park: Sure you, not who.

[to the others in the park listening]

Sour Man in Central Park: Comes in walkin' in barefooted. Sits down on the top of me...

Gladys Glover: [Incredulous] Top of?

Sour Man in Central Park: Starts throwing around peanuts around. Gets all them dusty birds over. Top it off, she tries to pick me up... if I ain't got enough troubles now.

Gladys Glover: Listen, mister, how would you like a good smack in your face?

Sour Man in Central Park: Why don't you try it?

Gladys Glover: Because it's too hot's why!

Sour Man in Central Park: What a putz!

[He leaves]

Gladys Glover: [to Pete Sheppard] How do you like that?

Pete Sheppard: [Who has been filming the encounter] Not bad. A real interesting chat.

Pete Sheppard: Say, if you care to give me your address, I could drop you a postcard and fix it up for you to see this picture when it gets done.

Gladys Glover: I'd give my right arm to see myself in the movies.

Pete Sheppard: You don't have to give me your right arm. Just give me your right address.

Gladys Glover: 262 West 61st Street, Room 9.

Pete Sheppard: Well, so long Gladys.

Gladys Glover: [Extends her hand but instead of him shaking it, Pete kisses it impulsively. She looks taken aback]

Pete Sheppard: I saw a fella do that in a French movie last week. I've been meaning to try it ever since.

Pete Sheppard: [Walking around inspecting Evan's foreign vehicle] Imported.

Evan Adams III: [In the driver's seat] That's right.

Pete Sheppard: Hm. Great little car.

Evan Adams III: I like it.

Pete Sheppard: I like it too.

Evan Adams III: [to Evan's irritation, Pete continues to inspect the car] Need something?

Pete Sheppard: What's car like this worth?

Evan Adams III: About $5,000. Why? You want to buy it?

Pete Sheppard: Yes, I do. The only thing I don't happen to have $5,000 on me just njow. And I don't get paid 'til Friday.

Evan Adams III: That's too bad.

Pete Sheppard: [Digging in his pocket] You wouldn't take eleven dollars and what... thirty cents. I suppose that'd do it, eh?

Evan Adams III: No.

Pete Sheppard: I didn't think it would.

Pete Sheppard: There's a lot of things... sensitive things... we could talk about and do and try for but Ican't seem to get you down to Earth.

Gladys Glover: What's so wonderful about Earth?