Rules Don't Apply

Lucy Mabrey: "Two weeks in Los Angeles and you're working for Howard Hughes?"
Frank Forbes: "No harm in having high hopes, ma'am."
Lucy Mabrey: "And what church do you go to, Frank?"
Frank Forbes: "First Methodist in Fresno."
Lucy Mabrey: "I forgive you."
Marla Mabrey: "She's kidding."
Lucy Mabrey: "We're Baptist."

"That's Marla Mabrey, she's a Baptist nun. You do know why Baptists think sex is bad, don't you? Because it might lead to dancing."
[to Frank]

"Remember, any driver that tries any hanky-panky with a contract actress is fired."
[to Frank]

Mamie: "Some guys never stop looking to hide the salami."
Marla: "What?"
Mamie: "Do the deed. Dip the wick."
Betty: "Butter the muffin."
Marla: "I get it."

Marla: "Do you have any idea how many houses he has for actresses under contract?"
Sally: "Something like fourteen."
Mamie: "More like twenty-two."
Carrie: "More like twenty-six."

Producer: "Tell us a little about yourself."
Marla Mabrey: "I decided when I won a talent contest that maybe I'd give it a go in Hollywood."

"You still feel Howard Hughes is going to be interested in developing a housing project with a kid your age."
[to Frank]

Colonel Nigel Briggs: "I think we may have a door still open."
Howard Hughes: "This is Frank's first plane ride, I want to make it memorable."