"North by Northwest" quotes

North by Northwest poster
A New York City advertising executive goes on the run after being mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and falls for a woman whose loyalties he begins to doubt.

Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Writer: Ernest Lehman
Production: N/A
Year: 1959
MetaScore: 98/100
ImdbRating: 8.3
BoxOffice: $66,728
Released: 18 Dec 1959
Awards: Nominated for 3 Oscars. 8 wins & 10 nominations total

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Shall we get down to business - North by Northwest 00:31 Shall we get down to business Get out of here - North by Northwest 00:06 Get out of here Even if you accept the belief that a high Trendex means a rising sales curve - North by Northwest 00:17 Even if you accept the belief that a high Trendex means a... I'm beginning to think I'm underpaid - North by Northwest 00:15 I'm beginning to think I'm underpaid That won't last long - North by Northwest 00:13 That won't last long How long have you known your client - North by Northwest 00:07 How long have you known your client Now that's a picture only Charles Addams could draw - North by Northwest 00:05 Now that's a picture only Charles Addams could draw Don't be ridiculous - North by Northwest 00:42 Don't be ridiculous Are you alright - North by Northwest 00:58 Are you alright I've gotta pick up my bags now - North by Northwest 00:04 I've gotta pick up my bags now Where are we goin' - North by Northwest 00:09 Where are we goin' I think we should go - North by Northwest 00:13 I think we should go Handle with care - North by Northwest 00:09 Handle with care But I'm sentimental - North by Northwest 00:07 But I'm sentimental Don't tell me where we're going Surprise me - North by Northwest 00:06 Don't tell me where we're going Surprise me Do I look heavyish to you - North by Northwest 00:10 Do I look heavyish to you I'm being followed - North by Northwest 00:12 I'm being followed Where are we going Airport - North by Northwest 00:06 Where are we going Airport Why are you so good to me - North by Northwest 00:10 Why are you so good to me You've got taste in clothes - North by Northwest 00:12 You've got taste in clothes Who are you kidding - North by Northwest 00:13 Who are you kidding I'm sentimental - North by Northwest 00:08 I'm sentimental Seven parking tickets - North by Northwest 00:10 Seven parking tickets And what the devil is all this about - North by Northwest 00:26 And what the devil is all this about Have you been drinking - North by Northwest 00:12 Have you been drinking My name Yes please - North by Northwest 00:32 My name Yes please You're Roger Thornhill of Madison Avenue - North by Northwest 00:20 You're Roger Thornhill of Madison Avenue I don't think I caught your name - North by Northwest 00:15 I don't think I caught your name Even when it's a cold one - North by Northwest 00:09 Even when it's a cold one I may go back to hating you - North by Northwest 00:06 I may go back to hating you I want you to do a favor for me - North by Northwest 00:33 I want you to do a favor for me When I was a little boy - North by Northwest 00:15 When I was a little boy We'll throw the book at them - North by Northwest 00:11 We'll throw the book at them While I'm calling - North by Northwest 00:17 While I'm calling So horribly sad - North by Northwest 00:06 So horribly sad And a little more from the Actor's Studio - North by Northwest 00:09 And a little more from the Actor's Studio How does a girl like you get to be a girl like you - North by Northwest 00:15 How does a girl like you get to be a girl like you You're not taking her on the plane with you - North by Northwest 00:22 You're not taking her on the plane with you How do I know you aren't a murderer - North by Northwest 00:18 How do I know you aren't a murderer It's something about my face - North by Northwest 00:20 It's something about my face I want to be taken to police headquarters - North by Northwest 00:18 I want to be taken to police headquarters Patience is a virtue - North by Northwest 00:07 Patience is a virtue What can a man do with his clothes off for twenty minutes - North by Northwest 00:17 What can a man do with his clothes off for twenty minutes I didn't realize you were an art collector - North by Northwest 00:08 I didn't realize you were an art collector You're police aren't you Or is it FBI - North by Northwest 00:12 You're police aren't you Or is it FBI I'm sorry old man Too bad Keep trying - North by Northwest 00:12 I'm sorry old man Too bad Keep trying Well if we ever get out of this alive - North by Northwest 00:19 Well if we ever get out of this alive I don't like the games you play - North by Northwest 00:23 I don't like the games you play What possessed you to come blundering in here like this - North by Northwest 00:25 What possessed you to come blundering in here like this How do we know it's not a fake - North by Northwest 00:15 How do we know it's not a fake I'd talk about Miss Kendall - North by Northwest 00:17 I'd talk about Miss Kendall You must have had some doubts about her yourself - North by Northwest 00:38 You must have had some doubts about her yourself Has anyone ever told you that you overplay your various roles rather severely - North by Northwest 00:08 Has anyone ever told you that you overplay your various... The moment I meet an attractive woman - North by Northwest 00:24 The moment I meet an attractive woman What does the O stand for - North by Northwest 00:10 What does the O stand for Pay the two dollars - North by Northwest 00:12 Pay the two dollars Apparently the only performance that will satisfy you is when I play dead - North by Northwest 00:38 Apparently the only performance that will satisfy you is... What's wrong with men like me - North by Northwest 00:15 What's wrong with men like me I tipped the steward five dollars to seat you here if you should come in - North by Northwest 00:21 I tipped the steward five dollars to seat you here if you... I have not been drinking - North by Northwest 00:20 I have not been drinking And in all the right places - North by Northwest 00:12 And in all the right places Then your name isn't Kaplan - North by Northwest 00:10 Then your name isn't Kaplan It's going to be a long night - North by Northwest 00:26 It's going to be a long night I don't like the way Teddy Roosevelt is looking at me - North by Northwest 00:07 I don't like the way Teddy Roosevelt is looking at me Stop Oh excuse me - North by Northwest 00:07 Stop Oh excuse me That wasn't very sporting - North by Northwest 00:08 That wasn't very sporting That plane's dustin' crops where there ain't no crops - North by Northwest 00:09 That plane's dustin' crops where there ain't no crops You gentlemen aren't REALLY trying to kill my son - North by Northwest 00:05 You gentlemen aren't REALLY trying to kill my son In the world of advertising - North by Northwest 00:04 In the world of advertising I'm an advertising man - North by Northwest 00:13 I'm an advertising man What happened with your first two marriages - North by Northwest 00:20 What happened with your first two marriages Something wrong with your eyes - North by Northwest 00:12 Something wrong with your eyes Good evening - North by Northwest 00:38 Good evening Now shall we get down to business - North by Northwest 00:31 Now shall we get down to business Get out of here The other tank may blow - North by Northwest 00:06 Get out of here The other tank may blow I'm beginning to think I'm underpaid - North by Northwest 00:07 I'm beginning to think I'm underpaid We've gotten a head start here That won't last long - North by Northwest 00:11 We've gotten a head start here That won't last long Come along Mrs Thornhill - North by Northwest 00:14 Come along Mrs Thornhill Where are we going The airport - North by Northwest 00:09 Where are we going The airport You've got taste in clothes taste in food - North by Northwest 00:12 You've got taste in clothes taste in food
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Cast

Roger Thornhill - Cary Grant
Eve Kendall - Eva Marie Saint
Phillip Vandamm - James Mason
Clara Thornhill - Jessie Royce Landis
The Professor - Leo G. Carroll