Famous quotes containing the words detective and/or inspector:
“Everybody thinks detectives do nothing but ask questions. But detectives have souls the same as anyone else.... You know, Mrs. Beragon, being a detective is like, well, like making an automobile. You just take all the pieces and put them together one by one. First thing you know you’ve got an automobile. Or a murderer.”
—Ranald MacDougall (1915–1973)
“One thing’s sure: Inspector Clay’s dead. Murdered. And somebody’s responsible.”
—Edward D. Wood, Jr. (1922–1978)