Doris: I'm unhappy. George Valentin: So are millions of us.
George Valentin: [talking about Uggie] If only he could talk.
Al Zimmer: You and I belong to another era, George. The world is talking now. People want new faces, talking faces. I wish it wasn't like this, but the public wants fresh meat, and the public is never wrong. George Valentin: I'm the one people come t...
George Valentin: [to his own shadow] Look what's become of you... You've been stupid! You've been proud! [the shadow walks away] George Valentin: Get back here, you loser!
[sternly, to Peppy] George Valentin: I've made way for you.
Peppy Miller: [trying to pressure the studio into letting her do a film with George] I won't work anymore. It's either him or me. [Zimmer appears bemused] Peppy Miller: What I mean is, it's him AND me! Or it's neither of us! [everybody is still looki...
Al Zimmer: Perfect! Beautiful! Could you give me just one more? George Valentin: With pleasure.
[last lines] Assistant Director: And... action!
George Valentin: [first lines, heard in one of his films] I won't talk! I won't say a word!
Peppy Miller: Make way for the young!
Doris: Why won't you talk?
