How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Singin' in the Rain.
Quote #4
DON: (to Kathy, after she jumps out of the cake) Well, if it isn't Ethel Barrymore.
Kathy, you done got busted.
Quote #5
DON: (filming a love scene) Why, you rattlesnake! You got that poor kid fired.
LINA: That's not all I'm gonna do if I ever get my hands on her.
DON: I never heard of anything so low. What did you do it for?
LINA: 'Cause you liked her. I could tell.
DON: So that's it. Believe me, I don't like her half as much as I hate you, you reptile.
LINA: Sticks and stones may break my bones...
DON: I'd like to break every bone in your body.
LINA: You and who else, you big lummox?
This hilarious exchange is the most succinct example of the difference between reality and perception in the movie. While Don and Lina threaten physical harm to one another, they're simultaneously acting out a passionate, silent love scene. The Dueling Cavalier? More like The Deceitful Cavalier.
Quote #6
LINA: Oh, Donnie. You couldn't kiss me like that and not mean it just a teensy-weensy bit!
DON: Meet the greatest actor in the world. I'd rather kiss a tarantula.
LINA: Oh, you don't mean that.
DON: I don't? Hey, Joe! Bring me a tarantula.
It's unclear whether Lina's refusal to accept that Don just isn't that into her is the product of the media's lies, or the result of Lina lying to herself. Or both. What do you think?