Chinatown

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Evelyn Mulwray (Faye Dunaway) I see you like publicity, Mr. Gittes. Well, you're going to get it.

Jake Gittes (Jack Nicholson) Now wait a minute, Mrs. Mulwray. I think there's been some misunderstanding here. There's no point in getting tough with me. I'm just trying--

Evelyn Mulwray I don't get tough with anyone, Mr. Gittes. My lawyer does.
Jake Gittes Mulvihill! What are you doing here?

Mulvihill (Roy Jenson) They shut my water off. What's it to you?

Jake Gittes How'd you find out about it? You don't drink it. You don't take a bath in it. They wrote you a letter. But then you have to be able to read.
Evelyn Mulwray Hollis seems to think you're an innocent man.

Jake Gittes Well, I've been accused of a lot of things before, Mrs. Mulwray, but never that.
Man with Knife (Roman Polanski) You're a very nosy fellow, kitty cat. Huh? You know what happens to nosy fellows? Huh? No? Wanna guess? Huh? No? Okay. They lose their noses.
Noah Cross (John Huston) Exactly what do you know about me? Sit down.

Jake Gittes Mainly that you're rich, and too respectable to want your name in the newspapers.

Noah Cross Of course I'm respectable. I'm old. Politicians, ugly buildings, and whores all get respectable if they last long enough.
Evelyn Mulwray Tell me, Mr. Gittes. Does this often happen to you?

Jake Gittes What's that?

Evelyn Mulwray Well, I'm judging only on the basis of one afternoon and an evening, but, uh, if this is how you go about your work, I'd say you'd be lucky to, uh, get through a whole day.

Jake Gittes Actually this hasn't happened to me for a long time.

Evelyn Mulwray When was the last time?

Jake Gittes Why?

Evelyn Mulwray It's an innocent question.

Jake Gittes In Chinatown.

Evelyn Mulwray What were you doing there?

Jake Gittes Working for the district attorney.

Evelyn Mulwray Doing what?

Jake Gittes As little as possible.

Evelyn Mulwray The district attorney gives his men advice like that?

Jake Gittes They do in Chinatown.
Escobar (Perry Lopez) Isn't that your phone number?

Jake Gittes Is it? I forget. I don't call myself that often.
Loach (Dick Bakalyan) What happened to your nose, Gittes? Somebody slammed a bedroom window on it?

Jake Gittes Nope. Your wife got excited. She crossed her legs a little too quick. You understand what I mean, pal?
Jake Gittes Who is she? And don't give me that crap about your sister because you don't have a sister.

Evelyn Mulwray I'll tell you. I'll tell you the truth.

Jake Gittes Good. What's her name?

Evelyn Mulwray Katherine.

Jake Gittes Katherine who?

Evelyn Mulwray She's my daughter.

Jake Gittes slaps Evelyn Mulwray.

Jake Gittes I said I want the truth.

Evelyn Mulwray She's my sister. (Another slap) She's my daughter. (Another slap) My sister, my daughter.

Two more slaps.

Jake Gittes I said I want the truth!

Evelyn Mulwray She's my sister and my daughter!
Jake Gittes I just want to know what you're worth. Over ten million?

Noah Cross Oh my, yes.

Jake Gittes Why are you doing it? How much better can you eat? What can you buy that you can't already afford?

Noah Cross The future, Mr. Gitts, the future.
Noah Cross You see, Mr. Gitts, most people never have to face the fact. At the right time and the right place, they're capable of ... anything!

Jake Gittes Evelyn, put that gun away. Let the police handle this.

Evelyn Mulwray He owns the police!

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