Romantic Comedy (1983)

Mary Steenburgen: Phoebe

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• Phoebe Craddock : You just sat down and creased yourself!

• Phoebe Craddock : Where'd everybody go?

  Bus Boy : The reviews came in.

• Phoebe Craddock : Whenever we sit in a restaurant, you always take the best seat, with your back to the wall so everyone can see you!

  Jason Carmichael : And so they can't see you! You dress like a walking garage sale!

• Jason Carmichael : You could have broken a rib! Who the hell do you think you are?

  Phoebe Craddock : I'll tell you who I am, you're full of shit, that's who I am!

• Jason Carmichael : Do you know who I really am?

  Phoebe Craddock : Oliver Twist?

• Phoebe Craddock : I wish I could think of a response to that, but right now I'm in the middle of a hot flash!

• Phoebe Craddock : Do you think someone could fall in love that fast?

  Jason Carmichael : Of course. It happened to me once. I was at the Tony awards two years ago, I saw this woman from the back. She was wearing a blue taffeta dress, and she had gleaming black hair, cascading over creamy white shoulders. I fell instantly in love. then she turned 'round and it was you.

  Phoebe Craddock : It was green actually.

  Jason Carmichael : What was?

  Phoebe Craddock : The dress. It was from the second act of "Somewhere every summer" I borrowed it from wardrobe.

  Jason Carmichael : I might have known you wouldn't have bought it.

• Phoebe Craddock : Do you love her, Jason?

  Jason Carmichael : Love her? I can't even hear her from the balcony!

  Phoebe Craddock : Then why?

  Jason Carmichael : Christ! Don't you understand anything about sex?

  Phoebe Craddock : Apparently not.

• Blanche Dailey : What about you, my love? Are you going to marry that nice young man?

  Phoebe Craddock : Well, I've gone from no to perhaps but I'm not fooling anyone. Not even myself.

• Phoebe Craddock : I take it this is my friend and not my agent talking.

  Blanche Dailey : I just don't want to see you turn into one of those dotty women writers who drink too much and wear hats.

• Jason Carmichael : How do you feel?

  Phoebe Craddock : Sleepy. Incredibly sleepy. Do you think that's the alcohol?

  Jason Carmichael : Either that or the bananas.

• Phoebe Craddock : [waking]  Oh, god! I had the most horrible dream! I was at the opening night party, the mayor was sitting next to me...

  [remembering] 

  Phoebe Craddock : Oh... God!