Tom Culdane Quotes in Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)

Young Groom: Mr. Culdane, we have a reservation, but the people in our room haven't moved out yet and they say there are no other vacancies.

Young Bride: And we just got married.

Tom Culdane: Well, it won't be long. Why don't you go to the bar and have a drink on the house while you're waiting.

Young Groom: But, we only got two days and there's all this time here waiting...

Young Bride: Shhh! You don't have to tell everybody everything.

Maria Corvier: While I'm dancing, people will be eating?

Tom Culdane: Well, after all, how much noise do people make eating?

Maria Corvier: Crunching celery, drinking soup, talking. Oh, no, Mr. Culdane, I'm sorry, it's impossible.

Tom Culdane: There's nothing I can do about it.

Maria Corvier: Well, you can speak to the owners, can't you?

Maria Corvier: Miss Corvier, the owners are businessmen. You say art to them, they say, "Art who?" No, all they know about is making money and money they make from people. And people, while they're catching a floor show, like to eat. See?

Maria Corvier: And what does that make me? An extra dish?

Tom Culdane: Well, honey, it makes you just about the highest priced dish in history!

Tom Culdane: Miss Corvier, an artist like you with ethics and 30,000 dollars a week for two weeks? You're not thinking about walking out?

Maria Corvier: I left this country when I was 13, so, I can't tell you what I'm thinking! I never learned the words in English.

Maria Corvier: The only thing that could possibly keep me from opening here would be my deciding not to, not your deciding anything. If I made a fool of myself last night, why shouldn't I? If I want to Can-Can down Main Street or gamble with him or not gamble with him, why shouldn't I? Let's get this straight Mr. Culdane, what I do or I don't do, depends entirely on me!

[Storms off]

Chuck Rodwell: Man, that's nobody, that's a tiger!

Tom Culdane: Whatever she is, she can have me.