You go about your own business

I was a little confused by it as well. I just figured he was tired and didnt want to deal in that line of business any longer. He was always cynical, but never depressed. Judging by that scene, I thought he *was* depressed.

The vegetarian thing made me laugh! Just like when he scolded his son for grabbing the cat's tail. He was a serial killer, but never harmed any animals. (Remember in the beginning, where he picked up the worm and placed it gently in the bushes?)

That, and I think it was a deliberate attempt to mock Hitler. He was a vegetarian too, but ended up killing millions of people.

hope that helps.

I think Verdoux's vegetarianism is deliberatly ironic. He won't eat animals, but he'll kill people for money. It's part of the satire of capatalism; a man who is kind by nature is encouraged to murder due to his society's over-emphasis on wealth.

All good points; if I remember correctly his barber character in The Great Dictator was also vegetarian. Wonder if he actually was in real life?

I think Verdoux blew her off because he saw that she was genuinely attracted to and cared about him. Knowing what kind of messed-up man he really was, he wanted to discourage her from getting further involved with him because I believe he also cared deeply for her. I also think if things had been different - had they met under different circumstances (like before he'd met his real wife) - he would've earnestly returned her affections.

"Now, bring me that horizon." --Captain Jack Sparrow

I believe this comment had to do with the fact that, in their first meeting, she had succeeded in "softening" him, in the sense that he chose not to kill her. Perhaps he feels that she harmed his resolve and it is for that reason that he doesn't want to associate with her again.