Roman Holiday (1953) quotes

Director
William Wyler.

Cast
Audrey Hepburn.
Gregory Peck.
Eddie Albert.

A bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome.

I have to leave you now. I’m going to that corner there and turn. You must stay in the car and drive away. Promise not to watch me go beyond the corner. Just drive away and leave me as I leave you.
– Princess Ann
All right.
– Joe Bradley
I don’t know how to say goodbye. I can’t think of any words.
– Princess Ann
Don’t try.
– Joe Bradley

Joe, we can’t go running around town with a hot princess!
– Irving Radovich

Hit him again, Smitty!
– Irving Radovich

And what, in the opinion of Your Highness, is the outlook for friendship among nations?
– Reporter
I have every faith in it… as I have faith in relations between people.
– Princess Ann
May I say, speaking for my own… press service: we believe Your Highness’s faith will not be unjustified.
– Joe Bradley
I am so glad to hear you say it.
– Princess Ann
Which of the cities visited did Your Highness enjoy the most?
– Another reporter
Each, in its own way…
– General Provno
Each, in its own way, was unforgettable. It would be difficult to – Rome! By all means, Rome. I will cherish my visit here in memory as long as I live.
– Princess Ann

Is this the elevator?
– Princess Ann
This is my ROOM!
– Joe Bradley

I’ve never been alone with a man before, even with my dress on. With my dress off, it’s MOST unusual.
– Princess Ann

Your Excellency, I trust you will not find it necessary to use that word again. Were I not completely aware of my duty to my family and to my country, I would not have come back tonight… or indeed ever again!
– Princess Ann

The best thing I know is to do exactly what you wish for a while.
– Dr. Bonnachoven

Do you have a silk nightgown with rosebuds?
– Princess Ann
I haven’t worn a nightgown in years!
– Joe Bradley

She’s fair game, Joe. It’s always open season on princesses.
– Irving Radovich

I hate to mention it, but the dizziness is getting worse.
– Princess Ann

I hate this nightgown. I hate all my nightgowns, and I hate all my underwear too.
– Princess Ann
My dear, you have lovely things.
– Countess
But I’m not two hundred years old. Why can’t I sleep in pajamas?
– Princess Ann
Pajamas?
– Countess
Just the top part. Did you know that there are people who sleep with absolutely nothing on at all?
– Princess Ann
I rejoice to say I do not.
– Countess

At midnight, I’ll turn into a pumpkin and drive away in my glass slipper.
– Princess Ann
And that will be the end of the fairy tale.
– Joe Bradley

Irving! Am I glad to see you!
– Joe Bradley
Why? Did you forget your wallet?
– Irving Radovich

You should always wear my clothes.
– Joe Bradley
It seems I do.
– Princess Ann