Ryder Smith Quotes in Where the Boys Are (1960)

Ryder Smith: Experience! That's what separates the girls from the Girl Scouts.

Ryder Smith: [talking about them getting intimate] Don't be frightened.

Merritt Andrews: I'm not frightened and I'm not being coy. It's just that I've... I've never done anything like this before.

Ryder Smith: You certainly had me fooled. All that talk.

Merritt Andrews: That's all it was is talk, and unless you love me the way I love you...

Ryder Smith: I love you, Merritt, I love you.

[they kiss]

TV Thompson: Nice kids, aren't they?

Ryder Smith: Yeah, maybe a little too nice.

TV Thompson: Yeah, funny thing about women, if you don't make a big pitch for them, they get mad. If you do, they get mad. How can you win?

Ryder Smith: You can't, you're not playing for the same stakes.

TV Thompson: Boy, I know what you mean. While you're seeing stars, they see a wedding ring. They're so darn, practical.

Ryder Smith: You know something? I don't think they realize what a risk marriage is for men.

TV Thompson: Well not so much for a rich guy like you. You can afford to be wrong. I can't even afford to be right.

Ryder Smith: Sophistication isn't a matter of where you come from or even what your family does. It's the way you - the way you think, your outlook on life, what you've experienced.

Merritt Andrews: Do you love me Ryder?

Ryder Smith: I think so.

Merritt Andrews: Do I love you Ryder?

Ryder Smith: I hope so.