Quotes from
The Birds (1963)
Melanie Daniels: I'm neither poor nor innocent.Melanie Daniels: In case you're wondering, I was pushed into that fountain...
Mitch Brenner: With no clothes on?
Melanie Daniels: With all my clothes on. The newspaper that printed that story is a rival of my father's...
Mitch Brenner: Oh and you're just a poor, innocent bystander?
Melanie Daniels: Well I'm neither poor nor innocent, but the truth of that particular incident is...
Mitch Brenner: Truth is you were running with a pretty wild crowd, weren't you?
Melanie Daniels: Well yes, that's the truth, but I was pushed into that fountain and that's the truth, too!
Mitch Brenner: You don't really expect me to believe that, do you?
Melanie Daniels: Oh, I don't give a damn what you believe!
Mitch Brenner: I'd still like to see you.
Melanie Daniels: Why?
Mitch Brenner: I think it might be fun.
Melanie Daniels: Well it may have been good enough in Rome, but it's not good enough now.
Mitch Brenner: It's good enough for me.
Melanie Daniels: Well it's not for me.
Mitch Brenner: Well what is it you do want?
Melanie Daniels: Oh, I thought you knew. I want to go around jumping into fountains naked. Good night!
Mitch Brenner: What do you want?
Melanie Daniels: I thought you knew. I want to go throughout life jumping into fountains naked.
Cathy Brenner: He's got a client who shot his wife in the head six times. Six times, can you imagine it? I mean, even twice would be overdoing it, don't you think?
Melanie Daniels: Oh, I don't give a damn what you believe.
Melanie Daniels: Just what is it you're looking for, sir?
Mitch Brenner: Lovebirds.
Melanie Daniels: Lovebirds, sir?
Mitch Brenner: Yes. I understand there are different varieties. Is that true?
Melanie Daniels: Oh yes, there are.
Mitch Brenner: Well, uh, these are for my sister, for her birthday, see, and uh, as she's only gonna be eleven, I, I wouldn't want a pair of birds that were... too demonstrative.
Melanie Daniels: I understand completely.
Mitch Brenner: At the same time, I wouldn't want them to be too aloof, either.
Melanie Daniels: No, of course not.
Mitch Brenner: Do you happen to have a pair of birds that are... just friendly?
Mitch Brenner: I just thought you might like to know what it's like to be on the other end of a gag. What do you think of that?
Melanie Daniels: I think you're a louse.
Mitch Brenner: I am.
Annie Hayworth: Did you drive up from San Francisco by the coast road?
Melanie Daniels: Yes.
Annie Hayworth: Nice drive.
Melanie Daniels: It's very beautiful.
Annie Hayworth: Is that where you met Mitch?
Melanie Daniels: Yes.
Annie Hayworth: I guess that's where everyone meets Mitch.
Mitch Brenner: I'd like to see you. Maybe we could go swimming or something. Mother tells me you like to swim.
Melanie Daniels: How does Mother know what I like to do?
Mitch Brenner: I guess we read the same gossip columns.
Melanie Daniels: On Mondays and Wednesdays I work for the Travelers Aid at the airport.
Mitch Brenner: Helping travelers?
Melanie Daniels: No, misdirecting them.
Mother in Diner: Why are they doing this? Why are they doing this? They said when you got here, the whole thing started. Who are you? What are you? Where did you come from? I think you're the cause of all this. I think you're evil! EVIL!
Cathy Brenner: Mitch, can I bring the lovebirds in here?
Lydia Brenner: No!
Cathy Brenner: But Mom, they're in a cage.
Lydia Brenner: They're birds, aren't they?
Melanie Daniels: [worriedly, as she sees a man from the restaurant window lighting his cigar as gasoline is leaking around him] Look at the gas, that man's lighting a cigar!
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