Quotes about Drinking

Brad/Rex: We have a saying back in Texas mame. Never drink anything stronger than you -- or younger.

- Rock Hudson (as Brad Allen) in Pillow Talk (1959)

Rhett Butler: I'm very drunk and I intend on getting still drunker before this evening's over.

- Clark Gable (as Rhett Butler) in Gone with the Wind (1939)

Dr. Gerald Boyer: How dry I am. How dry I am. How dry I am. Honey... Where are you honey?

- James Garner (as Dr. Gerald Boyer) in The Thrill of It All (1963)

Tom Blue: There's nothin' like a stretch on the rack to raise a thirst!

- Thomas Mitchell (as Tom 'Tommie' Blue) in The Black Swan (1942)

Tom Blue: I'm a better man drunk than sober for any kind of work.

- Thomas Mitchell (as Tom 'Tommie' Blue) in The Black Swan (1942)

Brad Allen: I've had hangovers before, but this time, even my hair hurts.

- Rock Hudson (as Brad Allen) in Pillow Talk (1959)

Sugar: [pouring bourbon into paper cup] Turn the lights on.
Daphne: No lights, we don't want anyone to know we're having a party.
Sugar: But I might spill some.
Daphne: So spill it! Spills, thrills, laughs, and games. This may even turn out to be a surprise party!

- Jack Lemmon (as Jerry/Daphne) in Some Like It Hot (1959)

Daphne: Better have a drink first.
Sugar: There. That'll put hair on your chest.
Daphne: No fair guessing.

- Jack Lemmon (as Jerry/Daphne) in Some Like It Hot (1959)

Harry Payne Bosterly: You're drunk!
Harold Bissonette: And you're crazy. But I'll be sober tomorrow and you'll be crazy for the rest of your life.

- W.C. Fields (as Harold Bissonette) in It's a Gift (1934)

Jeb Stuart: What do you do on Saturday night for fun here?
Kit Carson Holliday: Well, as I remember, half of Leavenworth takes a bath and the other half gets drunk. And since there are only two bathtubs in town, things get kind of exciting around midnight.

- Olivia de Havilland (as 'Kit Carson' Holliday) in Santa Fe Trail (1940)