The Wrong Man (1956)
Vera Miles: Rose Balestrero
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Quotes
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Rose Balestrero : He even gave me a little lecture on evolution on the side. It seems the human race is growing smaller jaws and having fewer teeth. But the teeth are ahead of the jaws and so everybody has more teeth than they know what to do with. That's why I have four impacted wisdom teeth.
Christopher Emmanuel 'Manny' Balestrero : You look just about perfect to me. If evolution can produce you, it's doing pretty good.
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Rose Balestrero : Don't you see? It doesn't do any good to care. No matter what you do, they've got it fixed so that it goes against you. No matter how innocent you are or how hard you try, they'll find you guilty. Well, we're not going to play into their hands anymore. You're not going out. You're not going to the club and the boys aren't going to school. I've thought it all over, sitting here. We're going to lock the doors and stay in the house. We'll lock them out and keep them out.
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Rose Balestrero : Every time we get up, something comes along and knocks us right back down again.
Christopher Emmanuel 'Manny' Balestrero : That's life, honey. That's the way it is.
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Rose Balestrero : They wanted to punish me, because I'd failed him and then let him down. I did everything all wrong. Well, didn't they arrest him, because they thought he was guilty? Oh, no. No, they knew he wasn't guilty. I was guilty. They were after me. They were after me, and they'll get me. It's no good trying. It's useless.
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Rose Balestrero : You think I'm crazy, don't you? Don't you? Well, you're not so perfect either. How do I know you're not crazy?
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Rose Balestrero : [to her husband, visiting her in the hospital] That's fine for you. You can go now.
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Christopher Emmanuel 'Manny' Balestrero : It's the arithmetic I like, honey. I guess it's the musician in me. You know, musicians are always fascinated by mathematics. They can't read, but they can figure.
Rose Balestrero : It would be nice if you could win us about $300.
Christopher Emmanuel 'Manny' Balestrero : In my experience, I always pay for what I get.
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Rose Balestrero : If I can just think where to begin. My husband plays the bass fiddle at the Stork Club...
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Rose Balestrero : Manny, we're going home now. I've got some coffee and lasagna.
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Christopher Emmanuel 'Manny' Balestrero : You never know.
Rose Balestrero : I know. I know.
