Goin' to Town (1935)

Mae West: Cleo Borden

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• Buck Gonzales : You ain't scared of me 'cause they say I'm a bad man?

  Cleo Borden : I'm a good woman for a bad man.

• Ivan Valadov : For one kiss of your lips I would give half of my life.

  Cleo Borden : Oh, see me tomorrow, I'll kiss you twice.

• [Cleo sings last lines] 

  Cleo Borden : But now I'm a lady / Come up and see me some time.

• Ivan Valadov : My darling, my sweet, my lovely one!

  Cleo Borden : Never mind that. I got all the earl I want.

  Ivan Valadov : Darling, I just found out that it's you I'm in love with. You are the only one for me, after all.

  Cleo Borden : After all what?

  Ivan Valadov : Oh, darling, I must have you! I love you! I love you! I must have you!. Marry me!

  Cleo Borden : Listen, I-van, you're all right to play around with, but as a husband you'll get in my hair.

  Ivan Valadov : But, darling...!

  Cleo Borden : Besides, we're intellectual opposites.

  Ivan Valadov : What do you mean?

  Cleo Borden : Well, I'm intellectual and you're opposite.

  Ivan Valadov : Let me tell you - I'm an aristocrat and the backbone of my family.

  Cleo Borden : Well, your family ought to see a chiropractor.

• Winslow : Sorry not to bring Mr.Carrington back with me. He couldn't come.

  Cleo Borden : You mean he refused?

  Winslow : Well, uh, no, not exactly that. He objected to coming while he was working on the oil wells.

  Cleo Borden : Oh, well, I'll remove those.

  Winslow : The oil wells?

  Cleo Borden : No, the objections.

• Edward Carrington : You possess an extraordinary sense of humor.

  Cleo Borden : Yes, and that ain't all.

• Cleo Borden : Yeah, for a long time I was ashamed of the way I lived.

  Young Fellow : You mean to say you reformed?

  Cleo Borden : No, I got over being ashamed.

• Young Fellow : What excuse has a gal like you for runnin' around single?

  Cleo Borden : Mmm, I was born that way.

• Buck Gonzales : With any other dame, I wouldn't give a hoot. When it comes to you, I'm dynamite!

  Cleo Borden : Yes, and I'm your match.

• Cleo Borden : Cigarette me, Cossack.

• Sr. Mendoza : I'm sorry. I didn't get your name.

  Cleo Borden : It's not your fault. You tried hard enough.

  Sr. Alvarez : Where have I seen your face before?

  Cleo Borden : Same place as you see it now.

• Buck Gonzales : You know, I been doing a lot of thinking about you lately.

  Cleo Borden : Must be awfully tired.

• Cleo Borden : Judge, wherever there's a man concerned, I always do my best.

• Winslow : All right, I suppose I'll have to stay and look after the cattle and the men for you.

  Cleo Borden : Just the cattle. I'll take care of the men.

• Cleo Borden : Hmm, what do you know about me?

  Edward Carrington : Just what I see and that's quite sufficient.

  Cleo Borden : Well, you're easily satisfied.

• Edward Carrington : You know, this is the first time I ever came in contact with a woman like you.

  Cleo Borden : Well, if I can help it, it won't be the last.

• Edward Carrington : You're a dangerous woman.

  Cleo Borden : Thanks. You look good to me too.

• Cleo Borden : I'm gonna take a shot at this lady business and you go to help me.

  Winslow : I'll do everything I can.

  Cleo Borden : It'll take more than that.

• Cleo Borden : I guess these guys must be gentlemen. They all got white shirts on.

  Winslow : Clothes alone don't make the gentleman.

  Cleo Borden : I've found that out.

• Cleo Borden : Hmm, fancy meeting you in Buenos Aires.

  Edward Carrington : The astonishment is mutual.

  Cleo Borden : I'm glad we've got that much in common.

• Mrs. Crane Brittony : You know, I could give you some good advice, if you asked me.

  Cleo Borden : Yeah? You don't ask your enemy how to win the war.

• Winslow : Do you mean to tell me that you're going to attempt Samson and Delilah?

  Cleo Borden : Say, listen, I'll attempt anything once and what's more, I'm gonna sing Delilah.

  Winslow : But...

  Cleo Borden : I got a lot of respect for that dame. There's one lady barber that made good.

• Young Fellow : Hey, honey, when I make love, do I make love?

  Cleo Borden : Are you asking me or telling me?

• Society Lady : Speaking of relatives, Mrs. Colton, have your ancestors ever been traced?

  Cleo Borden : Well, yes. But they were too smart. They couldn't catch'em.