Barfly – Movie Quotes

— I can't stand people. I hate them.
— Oh, yeah?
— You hate them?
— No, but I seem to feel better when they're not around.

Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must live.

— Just one thing. I don't ever want to fall in love. I don't wanna go through that. I can't.
— Don't worry. Nobody's ever loved me yet.

We're all in some kind of hell. And the madhouse is the only place, where people know they're in hell.

It's hatred. It's the only thing that lasts.

Hey Talia, I'm not pretending to be anything. That's the point.

— Why don't you stop drinking? Anybody can be a drunk.
— Anybody can be a non-drunk. It takes a special talent to be a drunk. It takes endurance. Endurance is more important than truth.

Hey, anybody can get a job. Takes a man to make it without working.

— Young man like you, drunk every day at noon. You oughta get yourself a job!
— I have one.
— Oh, Really?
— Yeah, killing the cockroaches in that place of yours.
— Son of a bitch. Kiss my tuchas.