Murphy's Romance (1985)

James Garner: Murphy Jones

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Quotes 

• Murphy : I'm in love for the last time in my life.

  Emma : I'm in love for the first time in my life.

• [about his birthday cake] 

  Emma : Okay, what is it? How old are you, Murphy?

  Murphy : Just set the damn thing on fire!

• Murphy : My friends have overlooked my shortcomings, seen me through some dark days, and brightened up the rest of them. I'm glad to have them; I'm honored to have them; I'm lucky to have them.

• Emma : [at the hospital, looking at the babies in the maternity ward]  Any of them yours?

  Murphy : I told you, I go out of town.

• Murphy : You are a miserable little son of a bitch, you know that? I don't know why she took you in the house... I'd bed you down with the dogs! And I'll tell you something else, mister, you may be a lot younger and stronger, but you're about to get your ass kicked from here to the state line... and I'm wearin' the boots that can do it!

  Bobby Jack Moriarty : You're a feisty old booger, aren't ya.

  Murphy : I thought we just settled that!

• Murphy : You want advice? Write Dear Abby. You got problems? Take it your local minister. Your head isn't on straight? The mental health clinic is in the phonebook. I'm not a life guard. I don't put up bail and I'm not your Dutch uncle.

  [Murphy cradles her face in his hands and plants a long passionate kiss] 

  Murphy : Now, if you don't know how things are, you're not as smart as I thought you were.

• Emma : Stay to supper, Murphy?

  Murphy : I won't do that unless I'm still here at breakfast.

  Emma : How do you like your eggs?

• Murphy : I'm a widower. That's like catnip to a cat, in a town where the ladies outnumber you ten to one.

• [last lines] 

  Murphy : I'm sixty.

• Emma : Don't you know you can't fight City Hall?

  Murphy : You can wrestle 'em!

• [first lines] 

  Murphy : [to Emma, who's about to put a flyer on his windshield]  Lady, you're covering up my causes.

• Murphy : It might be the ball cock.

  Emma : Most problems start there.

• Emma : Well, you got a fine horse. Where are you going to keep him?

  Murphy : With you.

  [he walks on as Emma stops in her tracks] 

  Emma : Oh.

• Bobby Jack Moriarty : I think you're banging Emma?

  Murphy : Banging? That's an ugly expression for that particular pleasure.

  Bobby Jack Moriarty : How about fucking?

  Murphy : I don't like that one a whole alot better! And, if I was, it would be none of your concern.

• Emma : I have an uncle in Dallas, who would call you a bleeding-heart liberal.

  Murphy : Lady, I don't give a diddly-shit what they call me. And I don't know if the organ is bleeding or not... but according to my EKG I've got one.

• Murphy : When pushed, I shove.

• Murphy : I was a little surprised to find a woman in love with me.

  Emma : Why? Don't you like yourself?

  Murphy : Yes, I do. I just didn't expect it to be contagious.

• Murphy : I haven't been to a movie since the Duke died.

• Murphy : Separate the men from the boys, Emma. I show some wear, I don't deny it. The fruit hangs on the tree long enough, it gets ripe. I'm durable, I'm steady and I'm faithful. And I'm in love for the last time in my life.

  Emma : I'm in love for the first time in my life.