Movie quotes

“Scarface is basically the American Dream told through a gangster saga.”
Brian De Palma

“It's a cliche, but Americans are puritanical. In their movies, they are scared of sex, but they overindulge in violence.”
Alfonso Cuarón

“I want my two little girls to see a world full of living and decency.”

Victor Fleming

Dustin Hoffman, 'Rain Man', look retarded, act retarded, not retarded. Counted toothpicks, cheated cards. Autistic, sho'. Not retarded. You know Tom Hanks, 'Forrest Gump'. Slow, yes. Retarded, maybe. Braces on his legs. But he charmed the pants off Nixon and won a ping-pong competition. That ain't retarded. Peter Sellers, "Being There".... (continue)(continue reading)
Robert Downey Jr. - Kirk Lazarus

“While it is a sad fact that mass homicide and practitioners of blood cults infest our society, the producers of this film wish to express that they do not condone, nor do they want to inspire, any of the human butchery or violence portrayed in this film. If you feel you will be offended by such material, please leave the theatre at once. Note:...” (continue)(continue reading)

“- Ford Fairlane: Hey, look. Write down my number: 555-6321. Got it?
- Twin Club Girl: Yeah. Wait a minute. 555 is not a real number. They only use that in the movies.
- Ford Fairlane: No shit, honey. What do you think this is? Real life?”
Andrew Dice Clay - Ford Fairlane

"Knighty Knight Bugs" was directed by Friz Freleng. He got an Oscar and I got a carrot.
Mel Blanc - Bugs Bunny

“- Nick: I think the guy in the hat did something terrible.
- Sam: Like what?
- Nick: You're so analytical! Sometimes you just have to let art... flow... over you.”

William Hurt - Nick
Tom Berenger - Sam

“In 22 seconds, I could break your fucking spine. In 22 seconds, I could pinch your head off like a fucking insect and spin it all over the fucking pavement. In 22 seconds, I could put 22 bullets inside your ridiculous gut. What I seem unable to do in 22 seconds is to keep you from fucking up my film!”

Peter O'Toole - Eli Cross

“- Sidney Prescott: But this is life. This isn't a movie.
- Billy Loomis: Sure it is, Sid. It's all a movie. It's all one great big movie.
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- Billy Loomis: Only you can pick your genre.”
Neve Campbell - Sidney Prescott
Skeet Ulrich - Billy Loomis

- Nicki Brand: What's this? "Videodrome"?
- Max Renn: Torture. Murder.
- Nicki Brand: Sounds great.
- Max Renn: Ain't exactly sex.
- Nicki Brand: Says who?
Debbie Harry - Nicki Brand
James Woods - Max Renn

“- Annie: Pepper lies a lot. She probably hasn't been to a movie, either. Actually, I think it's better when you don't know what you're missing.
- Daddy Warbucks: Punjab, buy out the 8:00 show. Let's all go to the movies.”

Aileen Quinn - Annie
Albert Finney - Daddy Warbucks

“I was just thinking what an interesting concept it is to eliminate the writer from the artistic process. If we could just get rid of these actors and directors, maybe we've got something here.”
Tim Robbins - Griffin Mill

“- Wes Craven: I think the only way to stop him is to make another movie. Now I swear to you I'll I'm gonna stay by this computer and keep writing until I finish the script, but... when the time comes, you're gonna have to make a choice.
- Heather Langenkamp: Choice? What kind of choice?
- Wes Craven: Whether or not you will be willing to play...” (continue)(continue reading)
Wes Craven - Wes Craven
Heather Langenkamp - Heather Langenkamp

“In all my science fiction movies, I try to blend the familiar with the futuristic.”
David Twohy

“- Jamie: I really loved your film. That scene with the dogs around the garbage. How did you stage that?
- Josh: I said 'Hey, shoot those dogs'.”
Adam Driver - Jamie
Ben Stiller - Josh

“I made a film where nobody got shot and nobody went to see it.”
Sam Peckinpah

“When I write, I make decent money doing it, but I don't wake up dreaming about writing.”
Grant Heslov

“Writing a screenplay is like writing a big puzzle.”
Grant Heslov

“You know you lose a lot of social skills if you're a writer. You spend too long alone.”
Anthony Minghella

“In science fiction, you create your own reality.”
David Twohy

- Sick Boy: "The Name of The Rose" is merely a blip on an otherwise uninterrupted downward trajectory.
- Renton: What about "The Untouchables"?
- Sick Boy: I don't rate that at all.
- Renton: Despite the Academy Award?
- Sick Boy: That means fuck all. Its a sympathy vote.
- Renton: Right. So we all get old and then we can't hack it anymore. Is... (continue)(continue reading)
Jonny Lee Miller - Sick Boy
Ewan McGregor - Mark Renton

“- Phone Voice: Do you like scary movies?
- Sidney Prescott: What's the point? They're all the same. Some stupid killer stalking some big-breasted girl who can't act who is always running up the stairs when she should be running out the front door. It's insulting.”
Neve Campbell - Sidney Prescott
Roger Jackson - Phone Voice

“There are so many elements that make a good film. You need a great director who's driving it.”
Aaron Taylor-Johnson

“I've never cared for the idea of a career path, or where a film might 'take me.'”
Gael García Bernal