Pretty Baby (1978 film) Quotes

Pretty Baby (1978 film) is a TV program that appeared on TV in 1970 . Pretty Baby stopped airing in 1970.

It features Louis Malle as producer, Jelly Roll Morton in charge of musical score, and Sven Nykvist as head of cinematography.

Pretty Baby (1978 film) is recorded in English and originally aired in United States. Each episode of Pretty Baby (1978 film) is 109 minutes long. Pretty Baby (1978 film) is distributed by Paramount Pictures.

The cast includes: Diana Scarwid as Frieda, Barbara Steele as Josephine, Brooke Shields as Violet, Susan Sarandon as Hattie, Susan Manskey as Fanny, Keith Carradine as Bellocq, and Frances Faye as Nell.

Pretty Baby (1978 film) Quotes

Keith Carradine as Bellocq

• (Keith Carradine) "Her father unknown, and her mother deserted the child."
• (Brooke Shields) "My mother's name was Hildegarde. Hildegarde Marr. M-A-R-R."
• (Priest) "And she was Caucasian, or other?"
• (Brooke Shields) "She was a whore, Father."

• (Keith Carradine) "What will become of her now?"
• (Frances Faye) "What's going on with you? You don't have to worry about her. She's made a lot of money. She can do as she likes."
• (Keith Carradine) "She's only twelve. She's completely alone."
• (Frances Faye) "Bellocq, you're in love with her."
• (Keith Carradine) "Don't be absurd."
• (Frances Faye) "I've seen it a thousand times. I am old, and I know one thing; life is very long."

• (Keith Carradine) "Leave me alone."
• (Brooke Shields) "You hate me."
• (Keith Carradine) "I have no time for hate or love."

Brooke Shields as Violet

• (Brooke Shields) "Madame Nell says there's something wrong with you, that you're a cream puff or something. She says you're pathetic, missing all the fun in life."
• (Keith Carradine) "Perhaps Madame Nell is imagining she knows more than she does. Do you think she's having fun?"
• (Brooke Shields) "She's as happy as anybody. Are the afraid you'll get the little casino? The clap?"
• (Keith Carradine) "No."
• (Brooke Shields) "Well, why, then?"
• (Keith Carradine) "Do I ask you questions? I don't have to explain myself to a child."
• (Brooke Shields) "I am not a child."

• (Brooke Shields) "I love you once. I love you twice. I love you more than beans and rice."

Frances Faye as Nell

• (Frances Faye) "Sold to the man with the four hundred dollars cash."
• (Diana Scarwid) "Do not give him any argument."
• (Unnamed) "Do you want some whiskey?"
• (Unnamed) "Well, Jesus, I didn't mean the whole damn thing."
• (Brooke Shields) "I'm glad it's you."
• (Unnamed) "Why are you glad it's me?"
• (Brooke Shields) "Well, you look nice, and you have a nice chest. I can feel the steam inside me right through my dress."

• (Frances Faye) "A virgin, bona fide."
• (Unnamed) "How old is she?"
• (Frances Faye) "Do you want to put me in jail? She's just old enough. She's the finest delicacy New Orleans has to offer, and it's her wish that one of you gentleman be the first."

Diana Scarwid as Frieda

• (Diana Scarwid) "Do not forget, this guy is buying a virgin, so she's got to act it right. You've got to give him the idea that you don't know nothing. It should be like a rape."
• (Barbara Steele) "You don't know. Could be a different kind of guy. Someone that wants you to act like she wants it."
• (Diana Scarwid) "The main thing is to whimper and cry when he starts, but then you've got to act like it feels good."
• (Brooke Shields) "I know what to do. Leave me alone."
• (Susan Sarandon) "Well, don't act like you know it all. You won't even get a tip that way."
• (Susan Manskey) "Violet, you should touch him down there, you know, like it's accidental."
• (Brooke Shields) "I know, I know all that."

Susan Sarandon as Hattie

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