the goodbye girl
from the 1977 film. alter as needed.
i'm trying to tell you how beautiful it's going to be.
you were born twenty-six.
stars have to be actors first.
you're such a stickler for details.
wash your face and brush your hair.
we cleaned out the store. we bought everything on sale.
doesn't start off too good.
i thought you'd be upset if you knew.
this is one of the worst letters i've ever read in my whole life.
i had to sell my watch and camera to pay off the loan sharks.
it's amazing how flabby you get when you're happy.
you leaving tonight, or in the morning?
that's none of my business, honey.
that bastard! that no good bastard!
there's nobody by that name here.
you got a latch, you can keep it on. i just want to talk to you for one second.
i figured i could spend the night here.
i think the answer is something fishy is going on.
i don't have a place to sleep tonight. and i don't want to blow my last few bucks on a hotel.
according to my non-waterproof watch, it's at least 12:20.
i've got a gun! i'll use it if i have to!
you got change for a one?
go to bed. i will handle this.
if there's any such thing as the 78th street flu, i think i've got it.
if you have any compassion in your heart whatsoever, you'll call me back.
i'm dripping on your rug.
i don't blame you for being hostile.
you're a sharp girl, right?
you get dumped on enough, you develop an edge.
i happen to have a lawyer acquaintance downtown. all i gotta do is call him.
right out of streetcar named desire.
ask an actor a question, you get his credits.
i love actors. just so long as they stay on stage.
you are really something, you know that?
wait a second. hold it. can we make a deal?
can i have a cup of coffee?
don't be bashful, just say what's on your mind!
the only practical solution is we share the apartment.
i may be stubborn, but i'm not stupid.
would you stop grinding your teeth for two seconds? the noise is driving me crazy.
you're dynamite. i love listening to you.
this is your room. i do not clean or make beds. use the kitchen or the bathroom when i am not in it. wash it up when you are through.
i play the guitar during the night whenever i cannot sleep.
i sleep in the nude, winter and summer, rain or snow, with the windows open.
them's my rules and regulations.
i don't like it. i don't like you.
one of god's little jests.
move your little fanny out of my room.
you forgot to say goodnight.
jesus christ, you're naked!
i am decent. i also happen to be naked.
won't grow on two hours of sleep a night.
music is one of nature's sedatives.
i'm sorry, baby. i'm really sorry i got you in the middle of all this mess.
i smell strawberries burning.
i'm in a blissful state. don't bug me.
most musicals have less music.
today is probably the most important day of my life.
you are a pain in the ass.
i slept seventeen minutes last night, thanks to you.
my body is a temple which i worship.
i really don't know you well enough to dislike you, but you are too weird to live with.
a little rusty, but not bad.
richard iii was a flaming homosexual. so was shakespeare, for that matter.
don't give me bette midler, but let's not be afraid to be bold.
that's why we're here, isn't it?
i am going to put you up for adoption.
get your old [relationship] a coke.
i don't want to beat the crap out of you.
i told you to write everything down.
i think he's kind of cute. he reminds me of a dog that nobody wants.
can i talk to you in private?
not in my house. i won't put up with this sort of thing.
they have motels for that sort of activity.
i will bring home anyone or anything i chose, including a one-eyed episcopalian kangaroo, if that happens to be my kinky inclination.
if i attempt to have carnal knowledge of that gorgeous bod, that's her option, my problem, and none of your business.
why don't you turn off some of the lights?
socks in the hamper, please.
oh, god, please let me be hit by a rich man in a rolls-royce.
what a nice person you are.
i am making a horseth asseth of myselfeth!
i see. you want to play it safe.
i come from [place]. we do things differently.
i feel like an asshole. i passed foolish on tuesday.
relax. we don't have to fight til we get home.
why don't we have one shopping list and split the bill?
you're quick. i like a quick girl.
i'm short of stature, but not tight of pocket.
should i fight them with a can of tomato paste?
why can't you at least thank me for risking my life for you?
it's style that counts, darling.
i got the biggest ego this side of st. louis.
you're terrific with words.
you don't think i'm sexy?
what do you know? you're [age] years old.
it's off-off-off broadway.
all you gotta do is be nice to me.
you don't have to snap at me.
everybody's not after your magnificent body.
you're not even very pretty.
i'll tell you what i like about you.
i know, smiling's against your religion.
how do i feel? did you ever see the exorcist? then you better get out of the room.
i want you to take slow, deep breaths.
i'm not used to the kindness of strangers.
if you're listening, this is my attempt at being nice, decent, and fair.
i never listen to critics.
well, if you got to kill me, kill me with panache.
i thought you didn't put unhealthy things in your body.
i was putrid. capital "p," capital "u," capital "trid."
you don't have to be so blunt about it.
you're really not such a bad person, after all.
i don't know what came over me.
you try and get some sleep now, okay?
the minute you think your world's collapsing, something wonderful happens!
it's all for the best. now i can take that other job.
we're late. get your jacket.
did you know spencer tracy got terrible reviews the first time he was on broadway?
well, after breakfast, i was contemplating an aborted suicide attempt.
you look terrific. you're so cute.
you want to get paid, or not?
all i want is a kiss. just one little kiss.
come here, you little twerp.
i'm gonna bust your stupid face in.
stop trying to make something between us. that man is not my type.
that is a rotten thing to say.
sometimes i can be so goddamn furious with you.
my eye? oh, i used it to stop a fist from going through my face.
let me put some ice on it.
i've decided that you can stay as long as you like.
get yourself to bed, young lady.
talent-wise, i'm very secure. just appeal-wise, i'm a little shaky.
c'mon, you can tell me, i can take it. am i as adorable as i think i am?
i cannot keep up with your energy. they must pick you up on cb radios in alaska.
high school was the last time i heard that line.
your goddamn nose drives me crazy.
you drove me bananas the first time i saw you.
i'm [age]. i'm not supposed to get embarrassed anymore.
if you were a musical, people would hum your face.
i hate that "goddamn, it's wonderful to be alive" feeling.
do not come into my life. i just got through putting up fences.
even ginger was nervous the first time she danced.
[begins to sing "how about you?" by sinatra]
i'm a sucker for romance.
[sender's full name] is a many-faceted individual.
it happens all the time on the road.
i used to do things like that. thank god i am over that period.
are we going to sleep with each other tonight?
of all the up-front girls i know you are the right up-frontest.
it's an expression of endearment, like "hiya, kid." "how you doing, kid?" "what's wrong, kid?"
would you be terribly hurt if we just forget all about last night?
it's a little late for that, i've already entered it in my diary.
you could at least say to me last night was wonderful.
i am not up to falling in love again. it is too much work.
lots of weirdos in this neighborhood.
i'd just like to say that last night was terrific. it was the super bowl of romance. i give it a fat nine, but you lose one point for burping into your wine.
lower your neurosis for one minute, i'm not finished.
you love to love somebody, but the minute that they take the initiative, that scares the pants off of you!
you are the silliest man i ever met.
despite the fact that you're a huge pain in the ass, last night was the best thing that's happened to me.
you're behaving like such a horse's rectum.
personally, madam, i think you blew it.
if you don't let go of me, i'll punch your eye out!
i think you got charisma, too.
what are you so sore about?
i like your style, kid, i really do.
i'll keep asking you until you answer me.
a really, really, really lot?
as much as you like me, it's not one one-thousandth as much as i'm crazy about you.
you can cry all over yourself, i'm gonna tell you anyway.
i am certifiably nuts about you.
you know what i want more than anything else in the whole world?
i think we should have them over for dinner real soon.
what color should we paint the bedroom?
you didn't lock yourself out again, did you?
i would take you if i could.
isn't that what a mature relationship is all about? i root for you, you root for me.
i couldn't be happier for you.
honey, i thought you'd be excited.
that's a dumb, stupid thing to do.
i'll miss you, but i'll survive.
i've grown up these last couple of months.
it was better than summer camp.
if you're ever up for an academy award, i promise i'll keep my fingers crossed for you.
what is it about you that makes a man with a high iq feel like an idiot?
give it five minutes, you just got into bed.
i can predict the future.
get dressed, you're coming with me.
don't play games with me.
you have enough work to do without worrying about me.
i never doubted it for a minute.