Taxi Driver (1976)
Cybill Shepherd: Betsy
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Quotes
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Betsy : You know what you remind me of?
Travis Bickle : What?
Betsy : That song by Kris Kristofferson.
Travis Bickle : Who's that?
Betsy : A songwriter. 'He's a prophet... he's a prophet and a pusher, partly truth, partly fiction. A walking contradiction.'
Travis Bickle : [uneasily] You sayin' that about me?
Betsy : Who else would I be talkin' about?
Travis Bickle : I'm no pusher. I never have pushed.
Betsy : No, no. Just the part about the contradictions. You are that.
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Travis Bickle : I'll tell you why. I think you're a lonely person. I drive by this place a lot and I see you here. I see a lot of people around you. And I see all these phones and all this stuff on your desk. It means nothing. Then when I came inside and I met you, I saw in your eyes and I saw the way you carried yourself that you're not a happy person. And I think you need something. And if you want to call it a friend, you can call it a friend.
Betsy : Are you gonna be my friend?
Travis Bickle : Yeah.
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Travis Bickle : I would say he has quite a few problems. His energy seems to go in the wrong places. When I walked in and I saw you two sitting there, I could just tell by the way you were both relating that there was no connection whatsoever. And I felt when I walked in that there was something between us. There was an impulse that we were both following. So that gave me the right to come in and talk to you. Otherwise I never would have felt that I had the right to talk to you or say anything to you. I never would have had the courage to talk to you. And with him I felt there was nothing and I could sense it. When I walked in, I knew I was right. Did you feel that way?
Betsy : I wouldn't be here if I didn't.
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Betsy : Taking me to a place like this is about as exciting as saying to me "Let's fuck."
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Travis Bickle : I should get one of those signs that says "One of these days I'm gonna get organezized".
Betsy : You mean organized?
Travis Bickle : Organezized. Organezized. It's a joke. O-R-G-A-N-E-Z-I-Z-E-D...
Betsy : Oh, you mean organezized. Like those little signs they have in offices that says, "Thimk"?
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Betsy : You gotta be kidding.
Travis Bickle : What?
Betsy : This is a dirty movie.
Travis Bickle : No, no. This is a movie that a lot of couples come to.
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Betsy : That taxi driver's been staring at us.
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Betsy : I don't know why I came in here. I don't like these movies.
Travis Bickle : Well, I mean, I - you know - I didn't know that you'd feel that way about this movie. I don't know much about movies, but, if I had known...
Betsy : This the only kind of movies you go to?
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Tom : Does he bother you?
Betsy : No.
Tom : You really mean yes and you're being sarcastic.
Betsy : Oh, you're quick. You're really quick.
Tom : Well, I try to be real quick. I'll tell you what, I'll play the male in this relationship and I'll go out and...
Betsy : Good luck.
Tom : And tell him to move. And I don't need good luck. Thank you.
Betsy : Oh, yes, you do. You just think you don't.
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Tom : We *have* to emphasize the mandatory welfare program. That's the issue that should be pushed.
Betsy : First, push the man, then the issue. Senator Palantine is a dynamic man. An intelligent, interesting, fresh, fascinating...
Tom : You forgot sexy.
Betsy : Man. I did not forget sexy.
Tom : Listen to what you're saying. You sound like you're selling mouthwash.
Betsy : We are selling mouthwash.
Tom : Are we authorized to do that?
