Casablanca Lies and Deceit Quotes

Snakes have less venom in their bodies than Renault has in his tongue. He plays the part of the kindly, polite policeman, but he basically means the opposite of nearly everything that comes out of his mouth. This line comes not long before he has Laszlo arrested. If only the highway patrol was this sweet when getting ready to ticket us for speeding.

"As if," she says. Ilsa, knowing that she's going to be leaving Rick and that this really is the last time, doesn't let him in on the secret. Instead, she gets to have a big, wet, sloppy send-off, while he's thinking they'll be snuggling all the way out of town. Not cool, Ilsa.

Well, at least he's honest about being dishonest. Renault has grown so comfortable with being corrupt that he has no problem broadcasting the fact to his outright enemies. He's using this bit of information to toy with Laszlo's emotions, obviously, but it's still pretty brazen to admit you're totally circumventing the law. He really should think about applying for a job in an NFL front office.

Oh, and we believe him…until the croupier comes out of the gambling room to hand Renault some of his winnings. It's a funny moment to be sure, but goes even further to show how ridiculously deceitful Renault actually is. He doesn't seem to feel guilty at all about condemning an act he was just partaking in himself.

At the time that this line is delivered, we have no idea Rick is being deceitful. We only discover once he pulls that gun on Renault that it was his intention all along to help Victor out; he'd only kept himself in Renault's good graces so that he'd think he was doing both of them a favor by removing Laszlo's surveillance. Two can play at this game, Cap'n.