Osgood is in love with “Daphne,” who actually is a man (Jerry). When Jerry reveals the truth, Osgood ponders for a second and then utters what became an instant classic of a final line.
Lives have been lost and ruined, and all for the sake of a legendary bird statue that turns out to be a fake. World-weary Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) mutters these words when someone asks him what the statue is.
“Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn” might be the most famous line from this movie, but plenty of people have heard and repeated this one. It comes as Scarlett O’Hara stops feeling sorry for herself and vows never to be poor or hungry again.
These are the dying words of Colonel Kurtz (Marlon Brando), a man who has let the darkest impulses of humanity take him over. As the film closes, we hear these words repeated, reinforcing the movie’s themes.