“It’s not what you say, it’s the way you say it!” If I had a shiny new pound coin for every time I’d heard that, I’d be a rich, rich man. Trouble is, it’s not exactly accurate is it? Great dialogue transcends both the performance and the film from whence it came and has the ability to infiltrate popular culture and consciousness. From the endlessly quotable to the words you wish you’d said yourself, every Friday will feature an iconic iteration. So in the words of Reservoir Dogs’ Joe Cabot…”Let’s go to work…”
With seasonal affective disorder kicking in, we take a break from being our usual, chipper selves…and as a result Totes Quotes has gone bad! Bile and vitriol are now the order of the day, as long as it’s not a work day…as this is likely to get NSFW AF!
Riding high on it’s BAFTA success, it would a shame not to celebrate Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri in all it’s potty-mouthed glory, especially when it asks the big questions:
“What’s the law on what ya can and can’t say on a billboard? I assume it’s ya can’t say nothing defamatory, and ya can’t say, ‘F**k’ ‘P**s’ or ‘C**t’.”
Neither big, nor clever! But still raises a titter.
Which film quotes do you find provocative? Which get your people goin’? Let us know in the comments below.
RS
