Thursday, July 31, 2008

"What do you want to borrow?"



I stole this line years ago and added it my repertoire of, er, stolen lines.
It comes from this, my fave of the five embargoed-for-years Hitchcock flicks.

When someone is paying you a compliment, or, perhaps, several compliments, pause, look askance and ask "What do you want to borrow?"
Seriously, try it. It's easy and fun.
The movie is silly and great and full of filthy double entendres. If only they had found a part for James Mason.
Scene with The Line is at about six minutes in:


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