Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
Taylor Holmes: Mr. Esmond Sr.
Quotes
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Esmond Sr. : Have you got the nerve to tell me you don't want to marry my son for his money?
Lorelei Lee : It's true.
Esmond Sr. : Then what do you want to marry him for?
Lorelei Lee : I want to marry him for YOUR money.
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Mr. Esmond Sr. : Say, they told me you were stupid! You don't sound stupid to me!
Lorelei Lee : I can be smart when it's important. But most men don't like it.
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Mr. Esmond Sr. : Are you out of your mind?
Ernie Malone : Mm-hmm, but I like it that way.
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Mr. Esmond Sr. : Young lady, you don't fool me one bit.
Lorelei Lee : I'm not trying to. But I bet I could though.
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Lorelei Lee : Gus, he's always been interested in my brains.
Mr. Esmond Sr. : No. No, that much of a fool he's not.
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Mr. Esmond Sr. : You don't understand? How do you think I feel with thousands of Lorelei Lees coming at me from everywhere?
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Mr. Esmond Sr. : I explicitly told you in my cable to stay with him until I arrived. Don't you know he can't be left alone in the same city with that blonde man-trap.