The Neil McCauley “A Book about Metals” Award for Best Line from the Movie
“You’re not smart. I like that in a man”; “Get married” / “I just need it for tonight”
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- The warning that a crime has fifty potential mistakes, of which a genius can anticipate twenty-five, is praised and jokingly questioned for its numbers.
- “What the fuck are you doing?” and the warning against becoming famous during a crime are praised as Teddy’s wise lines.
- “When it gets hot, people try to kill each other” is singled out as a good line.
- “You’re not smart. I like that in a man” and the “Get married” / “I just need it for tonight” exchange are final quote choices; the emergency-time proposition is another suggestion.