Mary-John Lovejoy quotes from Lovejoy

Lovejoy

[to Miki] Quit that Seven Samurai stuff or I'm off the case!

Lovejoy

[Aside to audience] I mean, who wants a Lovejoy when you can have a Utrillo?

Lovejoy

Yesterday I'd never been on a boat. Now I want to spend the rest of my life on one... with her.

Lovejoy

Women may let you down... antiques never.

Lovejoy

The only thing the deceased and I have in common is we both want to be off this bloody boat.

Lovejoy

Maybe it's better to have friends than lovers.

Lovejoy

Lovejoy's the name; sleuthing's the game.

Lovejoy

[to Jane before dinner] By the way, when do we get nose bagged? I'm starving.

Lovejoy

[to Jane] Could you dig a little, see what comes up with the shovel?

Lovejoy

Every good family has to have a black sheep, Jane.

Lovejoy

[Sarcastically] Good thinking, Eric. Both gray cells working today?

Lovejoy

[to Dill and Eric] I declare this 'think tank' open.

Lovejoy

[Aside to camera as he walks toward Charlotte's house] Always believe that tonight will be the night. One night it will.

Lovejoy

[Angrily, to Beth] Young lady, let me give you a lesson in life. When you see somebody hit their thumb with a hammer, do not offer any advice on how to hammer nails! Simply walk away without saying anything!

Lovejoy

[to Charlotte] As far as I'm concerned, anybody who does business with a meat cleaver as an introduction can have a private sale whenever they want.