Body and Soul (1947)
John Garfield: Charley Davis
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Quotes
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Charlie Davis : Get yourself a new boy. I retire.
Roberts : What makes you think you can get away with this?
Charlie Davis : What are you gonna do? Kill me? Everybody dies.
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Charlie Davis : You sold me out, you rat. Sold out, like Ben.
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Charlie Davis : Get out of here! Get out of here!
Miss Tedder : We have to ask questions if we're going to help.
Charlie Davis : We don't want any help. Tell them we're dead. We don't want any help!
[slams the door]
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Peg Born : Are you all right?
Charlie Davis : I never felt better in my life.
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Anna Davis : I did it to buy myself fancy clothes? Fool! It's for you! To learn, to get an education, to make something of yourself!
Charlie Davis : [yelling to Shorty] Shorty! Shorty, get me that fight from Quinn. I want money. Do you understand? Money, money!
Anna Davis : I forbid, I forbid. Better buy a gun and shoot yourself.
Charlie Davis : You need MONEY to buy a gun!
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Charlie Davis : I don't want any handouts. Do you think I like waiting around for the whole world to make up its mind what to do with me? My mother don't understand.
Peg Born : What is it you want to do?
Charlie Davis : There's only one thing I know how to do. Fight.
Peg Born : Well if you want to fight, fight.
Charlie Davis : And it's all right with you?
Peg Born : Anything you want is all right with me. I love you, Charlie.
Charlie Davis : [makes a fist] It'll be quick.
Peg Born : Tiger, tiger.
Charlie Davis : Yeah, that's right. I got claws. But not for you Peg. Not for you.
[kisses her]