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Quotes from The Little Foxes (1941)

25 quotes
Richard Carlson
David Hewitt: [Listening to African-Americans singing] Well, white people may have the pianos, but the colored folks got the voices.
- Richard Carlson (as David Hewitt) in The Little Foxes (1941)

Richard Carlson
David Hewitt: Do you like me?
Alexandra Giddens: Not today.
David Hewitt: Why, I'll come back tomorrow.
- Richard Carlson (as David Hewitt) in The Little Foxes (1941)

Richard Carlson
David Hewitt: I'll tell you what you could do if you went away, Zan: if you could find some place where they pay wages for talkin' silly, you could make a fortune.
- Richard Carlson (as David Hewitt) in The Little Foxes (1941)

Richard Carlson
David Hewitt: You know, that's the first time I ever heard your mother tell you to do something, and you didn't hop to do it.
Alexandra Giddens: That's a funny thing to say
David Hewitt: You know, you take one step. And then you take another. After a while you'll find out you're walking all by yourself.
- Richard Carlson (as David Hewitt) in The Little Foxes (1941)

Charles Dingle
William Marshall: You don't have to convince me about 'Hubbard Sons.' I'm sure you're the right people for the deal. You want the mill here, I want it here. But it's not my business WHY you want it.
Ben Hubbard: They're to bring the machine to the cotton, and not the cotton to the machine.
- Charles Dingle (as Ben Hubbard) in The Little Foxes (1941)

Bette Davis
Ben Hubbard: [From his balcony] Mornin', Regina.
Regina Giddens: Really, Ben! You look very silly in your nightgown. You shouldn't show yourself.
Ben Hubbard: That's why I never got married. I shall dress and come over for breakfast with you and Alexandra.
Regina Giddens: No, don't. I hate conversation before I've had something hot.
- Bette Davis (as Regina Giddens) in The Little Foxes (1941)

Charles Dingle
Ben Hubbard: [to Regina] That's cynical. But, cynicism is an unpleasant way of telling the truth.
- Charles Dingle (as Ben Hubbard) in The Little Foxes (1941)

Charles Dingle
Ben Hubbard: Four conversations are three too many.
- Charles Dingle (as Ben Hubbard) in The Little Foxes (1941)

Charles Dingle
Ben Hubbard: I always say to myself, I don't like nervous people. I can't trust 'em. Leo, you are one of the people who bore me. An' I'm getting' too old to wanna' be bored. I'm just getting' so I hate it. Now you take your nerves on outta' here and go upstairs and take a warm bath. That'll be good for you - a nice, warm bath.
- Charles Dingle (as Ben Hubbard) in The Little Foxes (1941)

Charles Dingle
Ben Hubbard: Regina, you're a fool! How many times did mama tell you it's unwise for a good-lookin' woman to frown? How many times have i told you that softness and a smile will do more to the hearts of men?
Regina Giddens: I'll do things in my own way, Ben. I know what I'm doing.
Ben Hubbard: I hope you do, Regina.
- Charles Dingle (as Ben Hubbard) in The Little Foxes (1941)