Millie (1931)

John Halliday: Jimmy Damier

Quotes 

• Connie Maitland : Oh! Oh! It tickles my nose!

  [giggles] 

  Jimmy Damier : Does it?

  Connie Maitland : I like it.

  Jimmy Damier : Do you? Well, have some more.

• Jimmy Damier : Just what is your ambition, Millie?

  Millie Blake : Oh, to - keep my independence - and, perhaps, a little comfort.

• John Holmes : [drunkenly]  I don't have to be there til Thursday, the day before Christmas.

  Jimmy Damier : Oh, well, today is Christmas. Yesterday was Thursday.

  John Holmes : Thursday? Well, whatever became of Wednesday?

• Millie Blake : I didn't have any idea Tommy'd be so late.

  Jimmy Damier : Maybe he's out on a special assignment.

  Millie Blake : Yes, he is.

  Jimmy Damier : Yeah? Blonde or brunette?

• Jimmy Damier : Well, suppose we toddle along?

• Jimmy Damier : Hey, look out, Millie. That isn't water.

  Millie Blake : No? Well, come again! Jimmy, I'm a redheaded woman, lookout for me!

• Jimmy Damier : Well, I think you're quite old enough to do as you please.

  Connie Maitland : Oh, you're a peach to say that, Uncle Jimmy.

  Jimmy Damier : Am I?

  [pats Connie's knee] 

• Jimmy Damier : How are you? I haven't seen you in forever so long.

• Connie Maitland : I always have such a good time when I'm with you, Uncle Jimmy.

  Jimmy Damier : Well, now, suppose we forget the uncle part of it, just now, and - and you call me Jimmy.

  Connie Maitland : All right - Jimmy.

  Jimmy Damier : All right and just for that - I'm going to show you something.

• Mark : She looks good to me, though - even if she has a daughter seventeen.

  Jimmy Damier : Is she - is she anything like...

  Mark : She's going to be a queen.

  Jimmy Damier : Really?

  Mark : Haven't you seen her?

  Jimmy Damier : No. No, I haven't seen her since she was a little kid so high. I sent her a present once. I nearly got my head bitten off.

  Mark : Get an eyeful, boy. You'll wish you were back at college, taking her to parties.

• Connie Maitland : Well, if I"m going to have an art career, I certainly can't be bothered about conventions.

  Jimmy Damier : Certainly not.

• Jimmy Damier : Why, she's a kid of 16.

  Millie Blake : That wouldn't mean anything to you.

  Jimmy Damier : Oh, no? Well, I'm much obliged for your good opinion of me.

• Jimmy Damier : If it matches your beauty, it's yours. It does!