Avanti! (1972)
Juliet Mills: Pamela Piggott
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Quotes
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Wendell Armbruster : [moving his face close to hers] Permesso?
Pamela Piggott : Why don't you just make a contribution to your favorite charity?
Wendell Armbruster : [firmly] *Permesso.*
Pamela Piggott : Avanti.
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Pamela Piggott : For instance, you need a coffin lined with some sort of metal.
Wendell Armbruster : Zinc.
[to Carlucci]
Wendell Armbruster : Better get a couple of those.
Carlo Carlucci : I had trouble finding one!
Wendell Armbruster : Come on. You can dig up a couple of coffins.
Carlo Carlucci : [hesitating] You want second-hand coffins?
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Pamela Piggott : [Talking about her ex-boyfriend] The bastard walked out on me. Stole my telly, two Picasso posters, and my hair dryer. Moved in with some skinny girl in Kensington... When I found out, would you believe I tried to kill myself?
Wendell Armbruster : No!
Pamela Piggott : Yes. I took my week's salary, bought myself a suitcase full of fish and chips and a dozen bottles of Guinness stout, and tried to eat myself to death. Took them hours to pump my stomach out.
Wendell Armbruster : Was it worth it, for a guy like that?
Pamela Piggott : It was stupid. But I've learned my lesson: No more fish and chips!
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Pamela Piggott : I guess there is something to what it says in the tourist guide.
Wendell Armbruster : What does it say?
Pamela Piggott : It says Italy is not a country - it's an emotion.
Wendell Armbruster : Well, it's certainly been an experience!
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Wendell Armbruster : Wait a minute, your mother? Where is she?
Pamela Piggott : In the morgue.
Wendell Armbruster : What's she doing in the morgue?
Pamela Piggott : What do people usually do in the morgue? She's lying there.
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Pamela Piggott : Oh, they're a terrific group! They call themselves, "The Four Apostles" - Matthew, Mark, Luke and Bertram.