- Spade Maddock: [discussing diamond-studded Mrs. Marley at the gang's speakeasy] C'mere - take a gander at her.
- Dan Quigley: [eyeing her through a peephole] Did you say "gander?" I wonder how she'd go for a goose.
- Dan Quigley: [to Lois Underwood] Well... you're certainly changing my idea of what movie stars were like. I always thought they were sort of, well, you know, high hat.
- Dan Quigley: Oh, I'm sorry, Madame. But, you can't the dog inside.
- Fido's Owner: But Fido wouldn't make the least bit of trouble.
- Dan Quigley: I"m sorry, but, its against the rules, Madame.
- Fido's Owner: I don't understand, I'm not a Madame!
- Dan Quigley: Well, I wouldn't know about that.
- Myra Gale: [preparing to pour a drink for Dan] How much?
- Dan Quigley: Oh, about two ounces,one for each kidney.
- Myra Gale: [handing him the drink] Here. Oh, uh, chaser?
- Dan Quigley: Always have been.
- [they laugh]
- Dan Quigley: Funny fella.
- Spade Maddock: [admiring an 8 x 10 of Lois Underwood] Friend a yours? You been rubbing noses with all the big shots in the picture business.
- Dan Quigley: [chuckling] We'll call it noses if you like.
- Lois Underwood: How long have you been in the business?
- Dan Quigley: Four days... which just about makes me a supervisor.
- Myra Gale: Hey, what about we go to Florida?
- Dan Quigley: Uh-uh. Too many hurricanes, blow you right out of bed. Wake up in the morning and find a boat in your lap.
- Movie Patron: [Looking at a Movie Poster] Tommy, Edward G. Robinson in a Dark Ha-zard.
- Slug - Movie Patron: Well, you gotta get a load of that guy!
- Movie Patron: Yeah, he's not bad.
- Movie Patron: [Entering a movie theater] Hey, you got a Mickey Mouse on the bill today?
- Dan Quigley: No, not today.
- Slug - Movie Patron: [Disappointed] What? No, Mickey Mouse?
- Dan Quigley: No, no Mickey Mouse.
- Slug - Movie Patron: Why?
- Dan Quigley: Because he's makin' a personal appearance in Jersey City.
- Slug - Movie Patron: Oh, you're trying to kid somebody, heh?
- Movie Patron: Come on, Slug, let's get our dough back.
- Spade Maddock: Oh, I beg your pardon. I didn't know you had company.
- Myra Gale: Oh, that's alright. I lost my purse and this gentleman returned it. Oh, eh, what, what'd you say your name was?
- Dan Quigley: Well, I guess I can tell it here. Dan Quigley.
- Spade Maddock: Irish?
- Dan Quigley: That's the rumor.
- Duke: What's the matter? You gettin' yellow?
- Dan Quigley: No, getting smart.
- Duke: Well, what are you squawkin' about? Pete and Smiley and I take all the chances, while you lay around waitin' for somethin' to happen... lady fingers.
- Charlie - the Fence: I'm takin' an awful chance. If the bulls ever hook me up with you guys, I'm sunk.
- Dan Quigley: That mug's been walkin' up-and-down outside of here for the past five minutes. Looks like a copper to me.
- Myra Gale: He couldn't be a copper, his feet aren't flat enough. Besides, who knows we're in Chicago?
- Dan Quigley: There's always the telegraph, dumbbell.
- Myra Gale: You can't get out of this country without paying your income tax.
- Dan Quigley: Hmm, that income tax. I wish I had a piece of that racket.
- Dan Quigley: Heh, California.
- [Reading travel brochure]
- Dan Quigley: Land of Eternal Sunshine. Ideal climate year round. No fog. No rain. Let's go out there and get sunburned.
- Myra Gale: Let's see what else they've got.
- [Takes brochure]
- Myra Gale: Aw-ha! Sunkist oranges, lemons, prunes, figs... grapefruit.
- [Looks concerned]
- Dan Quigley: Oh, wait a minute, wait a minute.
- Spade Maddock: Now, listen kid, we can take that money and go down to Mexico City and have a swell time. No cops. No worries. Just you and me lappin' up good liquor all the time. Going to bullfights. We might even take a trip to South America if we get tired of the tamales. What do you say?
- Dan Quigley: [Talking on the phone] Hello. Is that you Myra? Yeah, I'm still in the can. Yeah, they're holding me on some kind of trumped up larceny charge. Well, listen, I've got a mouthpiece here who can spring me if I can put up bond. Yeah. Five grand. Yes, it's going to take five grand. Oh, listen, you hop in a cab and bring that dough down here, will ya?
- Dan Quigley: [Walking into an actor's trailer at a movie set] Oh, I beg your pardon. May I come in?
- Dan Quigley: [Lying on a bed, dressed as an Indian] Yeah. Sure. Sure. Come right in, honey, come right in. Park it any place.
- Lois Underwood: I, eh, hope I'm not intruding.
- Dan Quigley: No, no, not at all. You working in this horse opera too?
- Lois Underwood: Uh-huh. What are you made up for?
- Dan Quigley: Big Chief Es Tut Mir Veh im Tuchas.
- Lois Underwood: Ha-ha. What language is that?
- Dan Quigley: Sioux.
- Lois Underwood: Sioux?
- Dan Quigley: Yeah, sue you for anything.
- Director Williams: We're looking for types, new faces, tough guys for a gangster picture. Do you want a job?
- Dan Quigley: Doin' what?
- Director Williams: Acting in pictures.
- Dan Quigley: Who are tryin' to rib?
- Director Williams: Do you want it or don't ya?
- Dan Quigley: What's in it?
- Director Williams: Three bucks a day and a box lunch.
- Dan Quigley: I'm on.
- O'Brien - Los Angeles Police Chief: What are you gonna do when you walk out of here? Got any money?
- Dan Quigley: On, I'm alright. Besides I've got a job promised.
- O'Brien - Los Angeles Police Chief: I'll give you just 48 hours to get that job. And if you haven't got one by that time, you better get out of town.
- Detective Conroy: Yeah, and if you're picked up on the street, after that, we'll run you in as a vag
- [vagrant]
- Detective Conroy: . That'll mean 30 days in the tank. Now, you got your tip, so run along.