attractive:
Pleasing to the eye or mind; having the power to draw attention; charming; pleasing. See attractive [SYN] for synonyms.Quotes:
(1) Felix/Baron Von Gaigern (John Barrymore) to Flaemmchen (Joan Crawford) in Grand Hotel (1932): ' You're quite attractive enough to be anything .'
(2) Mischa Auer to Joan Davis in Around the World (1943): ' What's the idea of posing as an attractive woman? '
(3) Velma Valento (Claire Trevor) and Philip Marlowe (Dick Powell) in Murder, My Sweet (1945):
-- Velma: ' I find men very attractive .'
-- Philip: ' I imagine they meet you half way .'
(4) Maria Danreuther (Lola Lollobrigida) to Gwendolyn Chelm (Jennifer Jones) in Beat the Devil (1954): ' All husbands like their wife to seem attractive to other men .'
(5) Aaron Altman (Albert Brooks) to Jane Craig (Holly Hunter) in Broadcast News (1987): ' Wouldn't this be a great world if insecurity and desperation made us more attractive , if needy were a turn-on .'
(6) Sally Albright (Meg Ryan) and Harry Burns (Billy Crystal) in When Harry Met Sally (1989):
-- Sally : ' Harry, we are just going to be friends .'
-- Harry: ' You realise of course that we can never be friends .'
-- Sally : ' Why not? '
-- Harry: ' What I'm saying is, and this is not a come-on in any way , shape or form, is that men and women can't be friends because the sex part always gets in the way . (...) Because no man can be friends with a woman he finds attractive . He always wants to have-sex-with her .'
-- Sally : ' So, you're saying that a man can be friends with a woman he finds unattractive .'
-- Harry: ' No, you pretty much want to nail them too .'
(7) Mrs. Garner (Doreen Lang) to Terry Dean (Paul Hogan) in Almost an Angel (1990): ' A woman should be told she's attractive and desirable otherwise she ceases to be either .'
(8) Amanda (Kelly Preston) and Cliff Godfrey (Andrew McCarthy) in Only You (1992):-- Amanda : ' Do you find me attractive? '-- Cliff: ' God! I'm sure you get catcalls from priests .'
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