The Pumpkin Eater (1964)

Anne Bancroft: Jo Armitage

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  Jo Armitage : Yes. I'll have one.

• Jake's Father : He'll be an impossible husband.

  Jake : Now, just a minute...

  Jake's Father : No, I assure you. Well, I mean he's got no money, he's bone lazy, he drinks too much. He's quite useless.

  Jo Armitage : He's going to be a very successful writer.

• Conway : I've been checking up. He rang her this morning - did you know that? When they were at the studio he sent her flowers every day - did you know that? He's crazy about her, ducky, he's mad about her - he can't keep off it. Before Beth there was that other one - what was her name? Well, it doesn't matter. Till she got fed up with him. He's not much good in bed, I understand.

  Jo Armitage : [Jo tries to leave but Conway grabs her arm]  Let go!

  Conway : You had an abortion, didn't you? Shall I tell you why? Because Beth's a good girl at heart - she would have left him. He made you have it so that he could keep Beth - she told me for God's sake. She's a lovely girl - she's going to starve for me - she's going to starve. Wouldn't even touch her with a bargepole even if she came crawling to me.

  Jo Armitage : I want to go.

  Conway : If he ever sees her again or rings her, I'll fry him, you understand, I'll boil him. You tell him that.

  Jo Armitage : No.

  Conway : You'd better. He's not a grown man, your husband, he's a puking boy. Can't even lay a girl without the whole world knowing it.

• Jake : You're not exactly a model of faithfulness yourself, are you?

  Jo Armitage : I was never unfaithful to anyone in my life, to anyone ever!

  Jake : What a bloody hypocrite you are!

  Jo Armitage : Did you stay the night?

  Jake : I wish you'd shut up! I wish you'd die.

  Jo Armitage : How should I die?

  Jake : I dunno - leave me...

  Jo Armitage : I could die here. What shall we do?

  Jake : Nothing. I love you. I've always loved you.

• Jake : What are you sniggering for? Think it's funny I suppose because I tell the truth for once.

  Jo Armitage : The truth?

  Jake : That I'm capable of fancying somebody else. I'm a perfectly normal man and I'm capable of fancying somebody else.