How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Singin' in the Rain.
Quote #4
KATHY: Oh, you can laugh if you want to, but at least the stage is a dignified profession.
DON: (scoffing) Dignified profession.
KATHY: And what have you got to be so conceited about? You're nothing but a shadow on film... a shadow. You're not flesh and blood.
Kathy really shakes Don up with her character assassination of silent film stars. She makes him start questioning the roots of his reputation, which, like Lina's, is all movie magic.
Quote #5
DON: Tell me the truth. Am I a good actor?
COSMO: As long as I'm working for Monumental Pictures, you're the greatest of 'em all.
See? Kathy's got Don probing the very essence of his reputation.
Quote #6
DON: Now look, R.F., the owner of the Coconut Grove may do what Lina tells him to, but you're the head of this studio.
R.F.: Yes, I'm the head of this studio. She's hired! But don't let Lina know she's on the lot.
Do you think maybe, just maybe, the reason why Lina doesn't respect R.F. is because she knows he's afraid of her?