Baby, I'm Going to Treat Ya So Nice You'are Never Gonna Wanna Let Me Go

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• Vivian : People put you down enough, you start to believe it.

  Edward Lewis : I think you are a very bright, very special woman.

  Vivian : The bad stuff is easier to believe. You ever notice that?

• Vivian : I want the fairy tale.

• Shop assistant : Hello, can I help you?

  Vivian : I was in here yesterday, you wouldn't wait on me.

  Shop assistant : Oh.

  Vivian : You people work on commission, right?

  Shop assistant : Yeah.

  Vivian : Big mistake. Big. Huge. I have to go shopping now.

• [after negotiating three thousand dollars]

  Vivian : I would have stayed for two thousand.

  Edward Lewis : I would have paid four.

• Vivian : You're late.

  Edward Lewis : You're stunning.

  Vivian : You're forgiven.

• Edward Lewis : You can't charge me for directions!

  Vivian : I can do anything I want to baby, I ain't lost.

• Edward Lewis : So what happens after he climbs up and rescues her?

  Vivian : She rescues him right back.

• Old Lady at Opera : Did you like the opera, dear?

  Vivian : It was so good, I almost peed my pants!

  Edward Lewis : She said she liked it better than Pirates of Penzance.

• Edward Lewis : [he's said that he has arranged for her to have an apartment, to have a car, and money.] I have to go now, but I want you to understand, I heard everything you said. This is all I'm capable of right now. It's a very big step for me.

  Vivian : [sardonic] I know. It's a really good offer for a girl like me.

  Edward Lewis : I've never treated you like a prostitute.

  [he walks away]

  Vivian : [softly, he doesn't hear] You just did.

• [Kit is trying to cheer up Vivian]

  Vivian : Tell me one person who it's worked out for.

  Kit : What, you want me to name someone? You want like a name? Oh, God, the pressure of a name... I got it. Cindafuckin'rella

• Edward Lewis : I told you not to pick up the phone.

  Vivian : Then stop calling me.

• Vivian : [sitting with Edward leaning against her in the bathtub] Did I mention, my leg is 44 inches from hip to toe. So basically we are talking about 88 inches of therapy wrapped around you for the bargain price of three thousand dollars.

• [At the beginning of the evening]

  Vivian : In case I forget to tell you later, I had a really good time tonight.

• Vivian : That would make you a... lawyer.

  Edward Lewis : What makes you think I'm a lawyer?

  Vivian : You have that sharp, useless look about you.

• Vivian : Can I call you Eddie?

  Edward Lewis : Not if you expect me to answer.

• Vivian : I appreciate this whole seduction thing you've got going on here, but let me give you a tip: I'm a sure thing.

• Vivian : Baby, I'm gonna treat you so nice, you're never gonna wanna let me go.

  Edward Lewis : Three thousand for six days. And, Vivian, I will let you go.

  [He goes out and closes the door.]

  Vivian : [smiles and says very quietly] But I'm here now.

• Vivian : Let's watch old movies all night... we'll just veg out in front of the TV.

  Edward Lewis : Veg out?

  Vivian : Yeah. Be still like vegetables. Lay like broccoli.

  Edward Lewis : Look, I'll tell ya what. I'll be back. We'll do broccoli tomorrow.

• Vivian : Bridge? He's not really my uncle.

  Bridget : They never are, dear.

• Vivian : [Vivian is trying to eat escargot, she pulls too hard on her tongs, and the snail goes FLYING through the air about 12 feet.] Oops... slippery little suckers.

  Waiter : [A quick-reflex waiter catches it.] It happens all the time.

• Vivian : [when the elevator door opens, she says this real loud in front of other guests, and Edward] Well, color me happy! There's a sofa in here for two!

• Kit : You should go for him. You look hot tonight. Don't take less than a hundred. Call me when you're through. Take care of you.

  Vivian : Take care of you.

• Edward Lewis : Are you ok?

  Vivian : I'm fine!

  Edward Lewis : Seven "fine"s since we left the polo match. Can I have another word?

  Vivian : ASSHOLE! *There's* a *word*!

  Edward Lewis : I think I liked *fine* better.

• Vivian : When I was a little girl, my mama used to lock me in the attic when I was bad, which was pretty often. And I would- I would pretend I was a princess... trapped in a tower by a wicked queen. And then suddenly this knight... on a white horse with these colors flying would come charging up and draw his sword. And I would wave. And he would climb up the tower and rescue me. But never in all the time... that I had this dream did the knight say to me, "Come on, baby, I'll put you up in a great condo."

• Vivian : [Sitting at a table, naked and only wearing a tie] How was your day dear?

  Edward Lewis : Nice tie!

  Vivian : I got it for you.

• Edward Lewis : It's just that, uh, very few people surprise me.

  Vivian : Yeah, well, you're lucky. Most of 'em shock the hell outta me.

• Olsen Sister : [Olsen Sister #2, Gretchen] Edward is our most eligible bachelor, everyone is trying to land him.

  Vivian : Oh, I'm not trying to land him, I'm just using him for sex.

• [Vivian calls Kit]

  Vivian : I called and called, where were you last night?

  Kit : Ma?

• Edward Lewis : 6 nights at $300 is $1,800.

  Vivian : You want days too.

  Edward Lewis : $2,000.

  Vivian : $3,000.

  Edward Lewis : Done.

  Vivian : Holy shit!

• Edward Lewis : What's your name?

  Vivian : What do you want it to be?

• Vivian : [after Edward catches her singing along to Prince] Don't you just love Prince?

  Edward Lewis : More than life itself.

• Vivian : What would it be like?

  Edward Lewis : It would get you off of the street.

  Vivian : That's just geography.

• Vivian : [referring to Philip Stuckey] Real genuine guy. Who is he?

  Edward Lewis : He's my lawyer. He's all right.

  Vivian : You could freeze ice on his wife's ass.

  Edward Lewis : Maybe we'll try that later.

• Vivian : You know, you could pay me now, and break the ice.

• Edward Lewis : How much for the entire night?

  Vivian : To stay here? You couldn't afford it.

  Edward Lewis : Try me.

  Vivian : Three hundred dollars.

  Edward Lewis : Done! Thank you. Now we can relax.

• Vivian : So, what's your name?

  Edward Lewis : Edward.

  Vivian : Really? That's my favorite name in the whole world.

• Vivian : [to Edward] Oh, honey, you know what's happened? I got a runner in my pantyhose.

  [beat]

  Vivian : I'm not wearing pantyhose.

• Kit : You clean up real nice. You sure don't fit in down on the Boulevard lookin' like you do, not that you ever did.

  Vivian : Well, thanks, but it's easy to clean up when you got money.

• Vivian : Are you sure you want me to stay the night? I mean, I could just pop ya real good and get outta here.

  Edward Lewis : No, I'd really like you to stay. I don't want to be alone tonight.

  Vivian : Is it your birthday?

  Edward Lewis : No, no. Not my birthday.

  Vivian : Oh. 'Cause you know, I've been the surprise at a lot of birthday parties.

  Edward Lewis : I'll bet you have.

• Vivian : what's going on

  Edward Lewis : I don't know, you left and suddenly I'm in the middle of The West Side Story

• Carlos : Edward. So how's it feel to be a trick?

  Edward Lewis : I am not a trick. This is a trick. Darryl! Left pocket. Isn't that incredible? And he does have a permit. Thank you, gentlemen. - Don't you ever go near her again.

  Vivian : Does Darryl always carry a gun?

  Edward Lewis : When he drives me, yes, always.

• Vivian : I got red, I got green, I got yellow... I'm out of purple, but I do have one Gold Circle coin left... the condom of champions... the one and only... nothin' is gettin' through this sucker. Whaddya say, hmm?

• Edward Lewis : [Watching a Polo match] Well done!

  Vivian : Well done! WOO! WOO! WOO!

• Vivian : I say who, I say when, I say...

  [blubbering]

  Vivian : WHO.

• Vivian : I think you have a lot of special gifts.

• Vivian : So, do you have a wife? Girlfriend?

  Edward Lewis : I have both.

• Edward Lewis : A buffet of safety?

  Vivian : I'm a safety girl.

  [Edward stands up]

  Vivian : All right, let's get one of these on ya.

• Vivian : Mind, if I, uhm, take a swim in your tub before I go ?

  Edward Lewis : Not at all, just stay in the shallow end.

• Vivian : I got a dress!

  Barney : Well, I'd rather hoped you'd be WEARING it.

• Vivian : I'm sorry I ever met you. I'm sorry I ever got into your stupid car!

  Edward Lewis : As if you had so many more appealing options!

  Vivian : I never had anyone make me feel as cheap as you made me today.

  Edward Lewis : Somehow, I find that very hard to believe.

• Vivian : Edward will be back soon any minute. He'll be home.

  Philip Stuckey : You know this is not home. This is a hotel room. And you are not a little woman, you're a hooker. A very good hooker. And maybe if I do you, maybe I wouldn't care about losing millions of dollars, because I have to be very honest with you right now Vivian, I really do care. I really do. Right now, I am really pissed. Right now I am just freaking out. Maybe if I screw you and take you to the opera, I can be a hell of a guy, just like Edward.

Baby, I'm Going to Treat Ya So Nice You'are Never Gonna Wanna Let Me Go

Source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100405/characters/nm0000210

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