Rear Window Perseverance Quotes

How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Rear Window.

Quote #4

LISA: Where does a girl have to go to get noticed around here?

Apparently, you have to go into the apartment of a murderer to look for clues.

Quote #5

LISA: Tell me exactly what you saw and what you think it means.

It's important that Lisa notices something odd in Thorwald's apartment. The minute she does, she's all in: attacking the mystery with the same persistence with which she once went after Jeff.

Quote #6

DOYLE: You didn't see the killing or the body. How do you know there was a murder?

JEFF: Because everything this fellow's done has been suspicious: trips at night in the rain, knives, saws, trunks with rope, and now this wife that isn't there anymore.

DOYLE: I admit it does have a mysterious sound. But it could be any number of things for the wife disappearing. Murder is the least part.

JEFF: Now, Doyle, don't tell me that he's just an unemployed magician amusing the neighborhood with his sleight of hand. Don't tell me that.

This is a great summation of Jeff's biggest problem: convincing the police that he's stumbled onto a murder. Doyle never believes him until the very end, but Jeff keeps at it, even in the face of official disapproval. Don't worry, Jeff: you'll have the last laugh.