Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957)

Eva Bartok: Maria Martelli

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• Maria Martelli : I hope I didn't offend you.

  Ray Hunter : Not at all, you're just one of those people who speak their mind - an over-rated virtue!

• Maria Martelli : Anton when a girl says yes, don't ask so many questions.

• Ray Hunter : Why can't we have coffee like this in America?

  Maria Martelli : Americans haven't time to wait for espresso, they want instant coffee. I meant no offense Mr. Hunter.

  Ray Hunter : Oh, no offense. I'll admit the Americans are very impatient; but, isn't there any impatience in Italy?

  Maria Martelli : Perhaps, but not for the same things.

• Maria Martelli : She has lost and you have won.

  Ray Hunter : This isn't a sporting event. Nobody wins or loses. It's business!

• Maria Martelli : I feel as if I'd been thoroughly spanked. Forgive me.

• Papa Vittorio Martelli : Now that you know that my little song is in American jazz, perhaps you'll practice the piano.

  Nina Martelli : Oh, I make more money playing a typewriter anyway. And if Mr. Hunter gives me a raise, which I...

  Maria Martelli : Nina! How can you?

  Ray Hunter : Oh, I don't mind. I like aggressiveness. You know, Nina, you're going to go a long way. How old are you?

  Nina Martelli : Nineteen.

  Maria Martelli , Papa Vittorio Martelli : Eighteen!

  Ray Hunter : I'll see that you get that raise.

• Maria Martelli : I am enjoying myself.

  Ray Hunter : So am I. Even enough to dance. I'm not good at it.

  Maria Martelli : Whenever a man says that, he dances like Nijinsky.

• Maria Martelli : I'll make him stop this nonsense.

  Ray Hunter : Well, you're a livin', breathin' doll and I love you.

• Maria Martelli : Ray Hunter is a wealthy and aggressive man. And if he wants to get something, he's going to get it, whether he has to buy it or bribe it or walk on top of people or overpower them.

• Maria Martelli : Why can't you remember that I am human too? Stop pressing buttons to change my life. Don't tell me whom to love and whom to marry and when and where and if. I don't work for you and I do not belong to you, Mr. Hunter. And I don't care for your money or your position or your hotels or - or the ease with which you fall in love.

• Maria Martelli : There are 2 types of people who marry for love - the very rich and the very poor.