REAR WINDOW ( 1954 ) PROMPTS. feel free to adjust pronouns etc as necessary !
i get myself half-killed for you and you reward me by stealing my assignments.
you asked for something dramatically different. you got it.
we’ve become a race of peeping toms.
what people ought to do is get outside their house and look in for a change.
she’s not in love with him, or any of them.
how can you tell from here?
you said it resembled my apartment, didn’t you?
i don’t care what you do for a living.
i’d just like to be part of it somehow.
i guess i’m not the girl i thought i was.
sometimes it’s worse to stay than it is to run.
that’s the kind of look a man gives when he is afraid somebody might be watching him.
people do a lot of things in private they couldn’t possibly explain in public.
i’m not much on rear window ethics.
you don’t know the meaning of the word ‘neighbor.’
well, i guess i’m using that word 'we’ a little freely.
you’re taking all the chances.
yeah, i can hear you now.
you’re a perfectly wonderful woman.
when a man and a woman see each other and like each other, they ought to come together ––– wham!
i’ve seen it through that window.
i got a nose for trouble ––– can smell it 10 miles away.
we’re two of the most frightening ghouls i’ve ever known.
a murderer would never parade his crime in front of an open window.
yeah, can’t you just see me, rushin’ home to a hot apartment to listen to the automatic laundry and the electric dishwasher and the garbage disposal… the nagging wife.
you know if someone came in here, they wouldn’t believe what they’d see?
every man’s ready to get married when the right girl comes along.
we were both a couple of maladjusted misfits.
we are still maladjusted misfits, and we have loved every minute of it.
intelligence. nothing has caused the human race so much trouble as intelligence.
when two people love each other, they come together, wham, like two taxis on broadway.
no, she’s just not the girl for me.
she’s too perfect. she’s too talented, she’s too beautiful. she’s too sophisticated. she’s too everything but what i want.
is, um, what you want something you can discuss?
you ever gonna get married?
i’ll probably get married one of these days, and when i do, it’s gonna be to someone who thinks of life not just as a new dress, and a lobster dinner, the latest scandal.
i need a woman who’s willing… to go anywhere and do anything and love it.
so the honest thing for me to do is just to call the whole thing off and let her find somebody else.
what’s a logical explanation for a woman taking a trip with no luggage?
she’s like a queen bee with her pick of the drones.
i’d say she’s doing a woman’s hardest job: juggling wolves.
now would you fix me a sandwich please?
he likes the way his wife welcomes him home.
sometimes it’s worse to stay than it is to run.
where does a man get inspiration to write a song like that?
wish i could be creative.
you have a great talent for creating difficult situations.
staying here all night, uninvited.
surprise is the most important element of attack.
you’re not up on your private eye literature. when they’re in trouble, it’s always their girl friday who gets them out of it.
is she the girl that saves him from the clutches of the seductive showgirls and the overpassionate daughters of the rich?
why don’t i slip into something more comfortable?
she picked the most prosperous-looking one.
don’t you ever have any problems?
i wouldn’t dare answer that.
just how would you start to cut up a human body?
i’ll be honest with you. you’re beginning to scare me a little.
for all you know, there’s probably something a lot more sinister going on behind those windows.
one thing i don’t need is heckling.
it’s about time you got married, before you turn into a lonesome, bitter old man.
wives don’t nag, they discuss.
i will rephrase the question. do you like it?
if you’re saying all this because you don’t want to tell me the truth, because you’re hiding something from me, then maybe i can understand.
now if you’ll just let me explain…
that’s your opinion. you’re entitled to it. now let me give you my side…
if your opinion is as rude as your manner, i don’t think i care to hear it.
i made a simple statement, a true statement, but i can back it up if you’ll just shut up for a minute!
oh, come on now, simmer down.
i mean, according to you, people should be born, live and die on the same spot.
if there’s one thing I know, it’s how to wear the proper clothes.
you’re too stubborn to argue with.
i’m not stubborn ––– i’m just truthful.
if you want to get vicious on this, i’ll be very happy to accommodate you.
you won’t stay here and i can’t go with you.
you don’t think either one of us could ever change?
there’s nothing wrong with you, [ name ].
you’ve got this town in the palm of your hand.
couldn’t we just, uh, couldn’t we just keep things status quo?
when am i gonna see you again?