French Quarter (1978)

Alisha Fontaine: Gertrude 'Trudy' Dix, Christine Delaplane

Quotes 

• Christine Delaplane : I need a job.

  Burt : And I need a topless dancer.

  Ida : Ugh. Why don't you knock it off?

  [leaves] 

  Burt : I suppose you've done some of that too?

  Christine Delaplane : I can dance.

  Burt : You sure need a job bad enough to... make me guess you ain't got sleeping money for the night. Maybe not enough to pay for that sandwich.

  Christine Delaplane : You're not gonna give me that job?

  Burt : Well, I don't know. I think I might look around a while. I just put that sign out. I gotta admit, you've got the rough qualifications for the job.

  Christine Delaplane : [hopeful]  Can I have that job?

  Burt : Well, no, you come back tonight, and bring something to... audition in.

  [fishes bill out of pocket, hands her money] 

  Burt : Loan.

  [takes newspaper, and walks off just like that, waving at her] 

  Christine Delaplane : [innocently staring after him like a child]  Thank you.

• Burt : [girls' dressing room, to the dancer in the red feather boa]  Hey, you're on next.

  Christine Delaplane : How do I look?

  Burt : [not one for small talk]  As soon as you're through, I wanna talk to you here. I'll meet you in here.

  Christine Delaplane : Aren't you gonna watch?

  Burt : I can hear how good you're doing.

  Stripper with Pasties : [coming from the stage, her show over]  Crazy bunch out there.

  Burt : Now you follow her.

  [Christine looks at the girl that just came in] 

  Burt : The one on your left.

• Christine Delaplane : [after her maiden on-stage performance, to audience]  Well, I hope you all liked it.

  [applause comes slowly] 

• Burt : [schedule for dancers]  Twenty minutes on, one hour off, that's when you wait on tables. Six nights a week, 12 noon to 4 AM.

  Christine Delaplane : I think I should go home.

  Burt : You're going to be all right. Trust me. You got a job, a good job. And I got a feeling... you're gonna be real good at it.

  [leans in to kiss her as she pulls all the way back] 

  Burt : you're gonna be real, real good at it.

  Christine Delaplane : [pushes him away]  I'm dancing. I'm gonna be real good at dancing. And it's dancing alone!

  Burt : [scoffs]  You'll come around.

  [turns to leave] 

  Burt : Beats hustling.