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Memorable Quotes from Charade (1963)

Directed by: Stanley Donen
Written by: Peter Stone & Marc Behm
(***The Cast is described at the RIGHT of this page to avoid spoiling the film for those who have not yet experienced this great story!!! In fact, PLEASE, do not read further on this page about unless you have seen the film... TOO many spoilers! Trust me, you don't want to ruin this one for yourself. Honestly, I wouldn't even read the quotes below unless I'd seen the film.)

-Regina Lampert: I already know an awful lot of people Charade and until one of them dies I couldn't possibly meet anyone else.
-Peter Joshua: Well, if anyone goes on the critical list, let me know.

-[Gideon is looking at Charles' body in the coffin and begins to sneeze violently.]
-Sylvie Gaudel: He must've known Charles pretty well.
-Reggie Lampert Vass: How can you tell?
-Sylvie Gaudel: He's allergic to him.

-Peter Joshua: How about making me vice president in charge of cheering you up?

-Regina Lampert: Do you know what's wrong with you?
-Peter Joshua: No, what?
-Regina Lampert: Nothing!

Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn -Peter Joshua: So you think I'm the murderer? What do I have to do to convince you that I'm not? ...Be the next victim?
-Regina Lambert: Well that would be a start.

-Regina Lampert: Of course, you won't be able to lie on your back for awhile but then you can lie from any position, can't you?

-Regina Lampert: [Touching the cleft in his chin.] How do you shave in there?

-Peter Joshua: Why do you think Tex did it?- -Reggie Lampert Vass: Because I really suspect Gideon and it's always the person you don't suspect.
-Peter Joshua: Do women find it feminine to be so illogical, or can't they help it?

-Inspector Grandpierre: We use the guillotine in this country. I have always imagined that the blade, coming down, causes no more than a slight tickling sensation on the back of the neck. It is only a guess, of course. I hope none of you ever finds out for certain.

-Adam Canfield: Well, what did you expect me to say? That a pretty girl with an outrageous manner means more to an old pro like me than a quarter of a million dollars?
-Regina Lampert: I don't suppose so.
-Adam Canfield: Well, it's a toss-up, I can tell you that.
-Regina Lampert: What did you say?
-Adam Canfield: Hasn't it occurred to you that I'm having a tough time keeping my hands off you? [Regina is stunned.] Oh, you should see your face.
-Regina Lampert: What's the matter with it?
-Adam Canfield: It's lovely. [Regina drops her knife and fork] What's the matter now?
-Regina Lampert: I'm not hungry anymore; isn't it glorious?

-Tex Panthollow: She batted them pretty little eyes at you, and you fell for it like an egg from a tall chicken!

-Inspector Grandpierre: Tell me, Mister Dyle. Where were you at 3:30 a.m.?
-Adam Canfield: In my room. Asleep.
-Inspector Grandpierre: And you, Mrs. Lampert?
-Regina Lampert: I was, too.
-Inspector Grandpierre: In Mister Dyle's room?
-Regina Lampert: No, in my room.
-Inspector Lampert: Obviously you're telling the truth, for why would you invent such a ridiculous story?

-Leopold Gideon: Well, you know I'd tell you if I had it.
-Tex Panthollow: Oh *naturally*, just like I'd tell you if I had it.
-Leopold Gideon: *Naturally*. And that goes for Herman too.
-Tex Panthollow, Leopold Gideon: *Naturally*.

-[The third murder has just been discovered.]
Inspector Grandpierre: Three of them. All in their pyjamas? C'est ridicule! What is it, some new American fad?

-Herman Scobie: Now we wait. With our mouths shut.
-Alexander Dyle: [Yawns] ...Sorry about that.

-Regina Lampert: Marriage license, did you say marriage license? Oh I love you Adam, Alex, Peter, Brian, whatever your name is!

Interesting Movie Facts:

The young man in the Embassy elevator who tells the story about the poker game is actually one of the writers, Peter Stone. To "disguise" his presence, his voice was dubbed with the voice of director Stanley Donen!

Peter Stone eventually got his voice into the film too; his voice was used to dub the voice of the Marine in front of the Embassy.

After filming Charade, Cary Grant was quoted as saying, "All I want for Christmas is to make another movie with Audrey Hepburn." Sadly, that never happened.

The stamps shown in the film are in fact some of the rarest stamps in the world (however, their true value was inflated for the movie).

When the film was first released in theatres, Audrey Hepburn's line "at any moment we could be assassinated" was dubbed to "at any moment we could be eliminated" due to the Kennedy assassination. Hpwever, subsequent releases of the film on VHS and DVD have "assassinated" restored back into its place.

According to Audrey Hepburn, the scene where Regina spills ice cream on Adam's suit is based on a real-life accident: Audrey Hepburn had spilled red wine over Cary Grant's suit at a dinner party!

Cary Grant was reportedly uncomfortable playing a romantic lead with Audrey Hepburn, who was young enough to be his daughter. However, he was said to have felt better about the script when jokes about the age difference were added, making it clear that Hepburn's Regina was pursuing him.