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Norma Desmond

Norma Desmond Quotes

Total quotes: 4

Norma Desmond

character

Total quotes: 4

“Joe Gillis: I didn't know you were planning a comeback.

Norma Desmond: I hate that word. It's a return, a return to the millions of people who have never forgiven me for deserting the screen.”

— Norma Desmond, Sunset Boulevard

Tagged: Fame, Comeback, Return

“We didn't need dialogue. We had faces!”

— Norma Desmond, Sunset Boulevard

Tagged: silent movies, dialogue, faces

“And I promise you I'll never desert you again because after Salome we'll make another picture and another picture. You see, this is my life! It always will be! Nothing else! Just us, and the cameras, and those wonderful people out there in the dark!... All right, Mr. DeMille, I'm ready for my close-up.”

— Norma Desmond, Sunset Boulevard

Tagged: Fame, Delusion, cecil b. demille

“Joe Gillis: Wait a minute, haven't I seen you before? I know your face.

Norma Desmond: Get out! Or, shall I call my servant?

Joe Gillis: You're Norma Desmond. You used to be in silent pictures. You used to be big.

Norma Desmond: I am big. It's the pictures that got small.”

— Norma Desmond, Sunset Boulevard

Tagged: Fame, silent movies

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