Alessandro Nivola quotes
- From the movie: The Neon Demon
“Beauty isn't everything. It's the only thing.”
- From the movie: The Art of Self-Defense
“I realize now that her being a woman will prevent her from ever becoming a man.”
- From the movie: Mansfield Park
“- Henry Crawford: There is only one happiness in life: to love and be loved.
- Fanny Price: Mr. Crawford, do not speak nonsense.
- Henry Crawford: Nonsense?
- Fanny Price: You are such a fine speaker that I'm afraid you may actually end in convincing yourself.” “I live right under the Hollywood sign, so that every day when I drive home I'm reminded of why I'm here.”
“One of the pleasures of being an actor, is kind of getting out of yourself and trying to stretch and reshape yourself into someone else that's had a very different kind of experience. Obviously you bring whatever you know about life and about the way that people behave and everything to a performance.”
“There are so many things that have to go right for a movie to be good that it's a miracle whenever one is.”
“Acting can be very selfish and all-consuming.”
- From the movie: The Art of Self-Defense
“Karate is a way of communicating.”
- From the movie: The Art of Self-Defense
“Kick with your fists and punch with your feet.”
- From the movie: The Art of Self-Defense
“- Sensei: What's your favorite style of music?
- Casey: Adult contemporary.
- Sensei: No. It should be metal. You ever listen to metal?
- Casey: You mean like hard rock?
- Sensei: Metal is much more aggressive than hard rock. From now on, you listen to metal. ” - From the movie: The Art of Self-Defense
“- Sensei: Why karate? A.) Health & fitness; B.) Career opportunities; C.) New Year's resolution; D.) Self-defense/traumatic event.
- Casey: What if it's none of the above?
- Sensei: Should I read the choices again?
- Casey: No, that's okay. A - health and fitness.” - From the movie: The Art of Self-Defense
“Not only does it represent my black belt in karate but it also helps keep my pants up.”
- From the movie: Jurassic Park III
“- Billy Brennan: Mr. Kirby, when you climbed K2, did you base camp at twenty-five or thirty thousand feet?
- Paul Kirby: Thirty thousand feet, we were pretty close to the top.
- Billy Brennan: You were about a thousand feet above, actually.” - From the movie: The Neon Demon
“She's a diamond among a sea of glass.”
- From the movie: Mansfield Park
- From the movie: Love's Labour's Lost
- From the movie: Jurassic Park III
“- Billy Brennan: You like computers, right?
- Dr. Grant: I like the abacus, Billy.” - From the movie: Mansfield Park
“- Henry Crawford: What? A compliment? Heavens rejoice, she complimented me!
- Fanny Price: I complimented your dancing, Mr. Crawford, keep your wig on.” - From the movie: Mansfield Park
“- Henry Crawford: You dance like an angel, Miss Price.
- Fanny Price: One does not dance like an angel alone, Mr. Crawford.” - From the movie: Jurassic Park III
“- Paul Kirby: What was that?
- Billy Brennan: That's a Tyrannosaurus.
- Dr. Grant: I don't think so. It sounds bigger.”
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