20 actors who improvised iconic scenes

Django Unchained (2012) | Image Source: The Weinstein Company (United States), Sony Pictures Releasing (International)
Django Unchained (2012) | Image Source: The Weinstein Company (United States), Sony Pictures Releasing (International)

8) ⁠Casablanca (1945)

Casablanca (1945) | Image Source: Warner Bros.
Casablanca (1945) | Image Source: Warner Bros.

In that romantic farewell of "Here's looking at you, kid," Humphrey Bogart gave the script impromptu. He would reportedly tell this to Ingrid Bergman during poker sessions taught between scenes, and eventually, he used it within several significant scenes. A simple phrase captured the bitterness of Rick and Ilsa's love as classy as it should be and became a tagline in movie romance. Long after years, it would be quoted as one of the most famous in film, turning Bogart and Casablanca into iconic figures.

Edited by Abhimanyu Sharma
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