Richard Hannay Quotes in The 39 Steps (1959)

Fisher: I'm not going to lie on that bed!

Richard Hannay: As long as you're chained to me you can't very well avoid it. Come on.

Fisher: Ow!

Fisher: I wish you wouldn't keep saying 'ow' like that. In a respectable house it might be misinterpreted.

Richard Hannay: Beautiful, mysterious woman pursued by gunmen. Sounds like a spy story.

Annabella Smith: That's exactly what it is.

Richard Hannay: [Hannay escapes onto the stage at a political rally and has to make an impromptu speech] Ladies and gentleman I apologise for my hesitation in rising just now, but to tell you the simple truth I'd entirely failed while listening to the chairman's flattering description of the next speaker to realise that he was talking about me.

Richard Hannay: I know what it is to feel lonely and helpless and to have the whole world against me, and those are things that no men or women ought to feel.

Annabella Smith: Have you ever heard of the 39 Steps?

Richard Hannay: No. What's that, a pub?

[a flock of sheep block the road as the car screeches to a halt]

Richard Hannay: Hello, what are we stopping for? Oh it's a whole flock of detectives.

Richard Hannay: How far is Winnipeg from Montreal?

Mr. Memory: A gentleman from Canada. You're welcome, sir. Winnipeg, the third city of Canada and the capital of Manitoba. Distance from Montreal: 1424 miles.

Richard Hannay: There are 20 million women in this island and I've got to be chained to you.

Richard Hannay: Are you married?

The Milkman: Yes, but don't rub it in.

[Screaming out to Mr. Memory at the Music Hall]

Richard Hannay: What are The 39 Steps?

Richard Hannay: Out for adventure, eh?

Annabella Smith: That's right.

Richard Hannay: [as they register at the inn] You shall sign, darling. The sooner you get used to writing your new name the better. Off we go, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hopkinson, The Hollyhocks, Hammersmith.