Quotes from Richard Burton movies and TV shows - page 3 of 3

Martha: I looked at you tonight and you weren't there... And I'm gonna howl it out, and I'm not gonna give a damn what I do and I'm gonna make the biggest god-damn explosion you've ever heard.
George: Try and I'll beat you at your own game.
Martha: Is that a threat George, huh?
George: It's a threat, Martha.
Martha: You're gonna get it, baby.
George: Be careful Martha. I'll rip you to pieces.
Martha: You're not man enough. You haven't the guts.
George: Total war.
Martha: Total.

George: Martha, will you show her where we keep the, uh, euphemism?

George: Good. Better. Best. Bested.

Honey: They dance like they've danced before.
George: It's a familiar dance, monkey nipples, they both know it.

Nick: May I use the... uh... bar?
George: Oh, yes... yes... by all means. Drink away... you'll need it as the years go on.

George: So, where are these people, this good looking young professor and his slim hipped wife? What did they do? Go home and get some sleep first?

Nick: You're gonna' regret this.
George: No doubt. I regret everything.
Nick: No, no, I mean I'm gonna' make you regret this.
George: Go clean up the mess.
Nick: You just wait, mister.

Nick: Who did the painting?
George: Some Greek with a mustache Martha attacked one night.
Nick: It's got a.
George: Quiet intensity?
Nick: Well, no, a.
George: Well then, a certain noisy relaxed quality maybe?
Nick: No, what I meant was.
George: How about a quietly noisy relaxed intensity?

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