Jake Gittes: May I speak frankly, Mrs. Mulwray.Evelyn Mulwray: You may if you can, Mr. Gittes.
Evelyn Mulwray: She's my daughter.Jake Gittes: I said I want the truth!Evelyn Mulwray: She's my sister...Evelyn Mulwray: She's my daughter...Evelyn Mulwray: My sister, my daughter.Jake Gittes: I said I want the truth!Evelyn Mulwray: She's my sister AND my daughter!
Noah Cross: You may think you know what you're dealing with, but, believe me, you don't.Noah Cross: Why is that funny?Jake Gittes: That's what the District Attorney used to tell me in Chinatown.
Lt. Escobar: Isn't that your phone number?Jake Gittes: Is it? I forget. I don't call myself that often.