How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from The Artist.
Quote #1
EXTRAS COORDINATOR: Listen up! Three girls who can dance!
Peppy ends up acing her audition, but she waits just a hair longer than the other girls to start dancing and in doing so catches the eye of the coordinator. Take that, competition!
Quote #2
PEPPY: What a coincidence, I was just thinking about you. I signed with Kinograph!
GEORGE: (Smiles wistfully)
PEPPY: Maybe now we'll do another picture together!
In our section on the theme of "Change" in The Artist, we mentioned a scene with a staircase. This is that scene, where Peppy's going up as George is going down, and they're both realizing that their "picture together" just isn't meant to be.
Quote #3
INTERVIEWER: Your movie doesn't come out until tomorrow and you're already Hollywood's new sweetheart! How do you explain that?
PEPPY: I don't know. Maybe because I talk and the audience can hear me…People are tired of old actors mugging at the camera to be understood.
It's true that while George's film draws about three people, Peppy's has a huge marquee and a line around the block. But does Peppy truly believe what she's saying? Has the fame gone to her head? Or is she just playing the press like a hand of cards?