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Film Quotes by Charles Dingle

7 quotes
The Little Foxes
Year: 1941

Director:
William Wyler
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)
The Little Foxes
Year: 1941

Director:
William Wyler
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)
The Little Foxes
Year: 1941

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

Director:
William Wyler
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)
The Little Foxes
Year: 1941

Director:
William Wyler
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)
The Little Foxes
Year: 1941

Director:
William Wyler
Ben Hubbard: Then, too, one loses today and wins tomorrow.
-- Charles Dingle (as Ben Hubbard) in The Little Foxes (1941)
The Little Foxes
Year: 1941

Director:
William Wyler
Regina Giddens: How much more time can you give me?
Ben Hubbard: Horace has refused.
Regina Giddens: He'll change his mind. I'll find a way to make him. How much longer can you wait?
Ben Hubbard: Well, I could wait a few days, but I can't wait a few days. I could, but I can't. Could and can't.
[laughs]
-- Charles Dingle (as Ben Hubbard) in The Little Foxes (1941)