Dr. Harvey: Jonathan I have a very pleasant surprise for you! Jonathan Reynolds: How long will you be gone? - Charles Laughton (as Jonathan Reynolds) in It Started with Eve (1941)

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Jonathan Reynolds Jr.: Oh, I think you have a nice room. It's... different. Anne Terry: Uh-huh. On a clear day you can see all the way across it. - Deanna Durbin (as Anne Terry) in It Started with Eve (1941)

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Jonathan Reynolds: The trouble with being sick is you have to associate with doctors. - Charles Laughton (as Jonathan Reynolds) in It Started with Eve (1941)

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Anne Terry: You told me you'd have that picture destroyed! Jonathan Reynolds: Destroyed? If I'd done that, they'd never have seen it. Jonathan Reynolds Jr.: They? Jonathan Reynolds: Those women... those bead-twirlers. They called before they left. Jonathan Reynolds Jr.: They're gone! I mean... they've gone? Jonathan Reynolds: Well, they saw the picture in the paper. They said they were taking the first train to Mexico City. I advised them to take a plane - *quicker*. - Charles Laughton (as Jonathan Reynolds) in It Started with Eve (1941)

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[a waiter brings Jonathan Sr. an enormous, fruit-fillled cocktail] Anne Terry: What's that? Jonathan Reynolds: It's a Reynolds Special. Anne Terry: Oh, but you shouldn't be... what's in it? Jonathan Reynolds: Oh, oh, nothing but, ah, coconut milk and, ah, vegetable juices. Doctor Harvey orders it for me. It's horrible. Anne Terry: Then why do you drink it. Jonathan Reynolds: It reminds me of Doctor Harvey and make me hate him and when I hate him, I feel good. - Charles Laughton (as Jonathan Reynolds) in It Started with Eve (1941)

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[Doctor Harvey disposes of Jonathan Sr.'s forbidden cigar] Jonathan Reynolds: Hey, that's a two-dollar cigar! Dr. Harvey: Where'd you get it? Anne Terry: Don't look at me - I smoke a pipe. - Deanna Durbin (as Anne Terry) in It Started with Eve (1941)

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[Jonny angrily chases Anne around his living room] Anne Terry: Going around pinching people at your age. Jonathan Reynolds Jr.: When I get three seconds older, I'm going to start punching people. - Charles Laughton (as Jonathan Reynolds) in It Started with Eve (1941)

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[Jonny is still chasing Anne around his living room] Jonathan Reynolds Jr.: If you hear something snap, don't turn around - it'll be your neck. - Charles Laughton (as Jonathan Reynolds) in It Started with Eve (1941)

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[Jonny tries to convince his father that Anne hates him] Jonathan Reynolds: What did she call me? Jonathan Reynolds Jr.: A pompous, self-indulgent, overbearing imitation of a dictator. - Charles Laughton (as Jonathan Reynolds) in It Started with Eve (1941)

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[last lines] Jonathan Reynolds Jr.: All right, I'm sorry I pinched you. Anne Terry: Honest? Jonathan Reynolds Jr.: Hm-hmm. Anne Terry: You'll never do it again? Jonathan Reynolds Jr.: Never. Anne Terry: Promise? Jonathan Reynolds Jr.: Hm-hmm. [Jonny leans forward as if to kiss Anne] Anne Terry: JONNY! - Deanna Durbin (as Anne Terry) in It Started with Eve (1941)

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