Cary Grant's character in North By Northwest is who made me want to get into advertising. (Plus a bit of Darren Stevens). The whole movie is perfect, but this little clip is consumate Madison Avenue. Who hasn't indulged in expedient exaggeration from time to time?
Oh good that means I can post my favourite bit - Cary Grant (Roger Thornhill) and Eva Marie Saint Eve) on train:
Eve: I want to know more about you.
Roger: What more could you know?
Eve: You're an advertising man, that's all I know.
Roger: That's right. (They shift positions.) The train's a little unsteady.
Eve: Who isn't?
Roger: What else do you know?
Eve: You've got taste in clothes, taste in food...
Roger: ...and taste in women. I like your flavor.
Eve: You're very clever with words. You can probably make them do anything for you. Sell people things they don't need. Make women who don't know you fall in love with you.
Roger: I'm beginning to think I'm underpaid.
Posted by: Karen | July 25, 2006 at 09:20 PM