FILM QUOTES
THE TWENTIES (20s)
THE JAZZ SINGER (1927)
"Mammy! Don't you know me? It's your little baby!".
Jack Robin (Al Jolson), The jazz singer, (Alan Crosland)
Jack Robin (Al Jolson), The jazz singer, (Alan Crosland)
Jack Robin: Lou, listen. Play "Toot, Toot, Tootsie", three chorus, you understand. In the third chorus, I whistle. Now give it to 'em hard and heavy, go right ahead.
Jack Robin (al Jolson), The jazz singer, (Alan Crosland)
THE THIRTIES (30s)
AL SERVICIO DE LAS DAMAS (1936)
"Oh, Money, money, money! The Frankenstein Monster that destroys souls".
My Man Godfrey, Gregory La Cava.
CABALLERO SIN ESPADA (1939)
Taglines: Capra at his greatest! Stirring - In the seeing! Precious - In the remembering!
"Dad always used to say the only causes worth fighting for were the lost causes".
Jefferson Smith, (James Stwart). Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Fran Kappra.
My Dad had the right idea. He had it all worked out. He used to say to me, "Son, don't miss the wonders that surround you; because, every tree, every rock, every ant hill, every star is filled with the wonders of nature." And, he used to say to me, "Have you ever noticed how grateful you are to see daylight again after coming through a long, dark tunnel?" Well, he'd say, "Always try to see life around you, as if you'd just come out a tunnel".
Jefferson Smith, (James Stwart). Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Fran Kappra.
DESENGAÑO (1936)
"You ought to be smart enough not to care what people think".
Sam Dodsworth, (Walter Huston), Dodsworth, William Wyler.
EL CONFLICTO DE LOS HERMANOS MARX (1930)
"One morning, I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas, I don't know."
Capt. Spaulding, (Groucho Marx). Animal Crackers, Victor Heerman
LO QUE EL VIENTO SE LLEVO (1939)
"Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of. Benjamin Franklin.
Gone with the wind, Victor Fleming.
"I can't go all my life waiting to catch you between husbands".
Rhett Butler (Clark Gable), Gone with the wind, Victor Fleming.
"What do we care if we were expelled from college, Scarlett. The war is gonna start any day now, so it won't affect college anyhow.", Gone With the Wind.
Stuart Tarleton (George Reeves), Gone with the wind, Victor Fleming.
"Scarlet!. Don't you "want" us to have a war?"
Stuart Tarleton (George Reeves), Gone with the wind, Victor Fleming.
"Open your eyes and look at me. No, I don't think I will kiss you, although you need kissing, badly. That's what's wrong with you. You should be kissed and often, and by someone who knows how".
Rhett Butler (Clark Gable), Gone with the wind, Victor Fleming.
"With enough courage, you can do without a reputation".
Rhett Butler (Clark Gable), Gone with the wind, Victor Fleming.
"I'm very drunk and I intend on getting still drunker before this evening's over".
Rhett Butler (Clark Gable), Gone with the wind, Victor Fleming.
"As God is my witness, as God is my witness I'm going to live through this and when it's all over, I'll never be hungry again. No, nor any of my folk. If I have to lie, steal, cheat or kill. As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again".
Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh). Gone with the wind, Victor Fleming.
"He went out and shot that poor pony, and, for a minute, I thought he was gonna shoot himself.
Mammy (Hattie McDaniel), Gone with the wind, Victor Fleming.
"Lawdy! We got to have a doctor! I don't know nothin' 'bout birthin' babies".
Mammy (Hattie McDaniel), Gone with the wind, Victor Fleming.
"I never want you to be anything but completely happy".
Ashley [to Scarlet] (Leslie Howard), Gone with the wind, Victor Fleming.
"Rhett, Rhett... Rhett, if you go, where shall I go? What shall I do?"
Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh). Gone with the wind, Victor Fleming.
"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn".
Rhett Butler (Clark Gable), Gone with the wind, Victor Fleming.
"Do you mean to tell me, Katie Scarlett O'Hara, that Tara doesn't mean anything to you? Why, land's the only thing that matters. It's the only thing that lasts." - "Something you love better than me, though you may not know it. Tara." - "It's this from which you get your strength. The red earth of Tara."
Ashley, (Leslie Howard). Gone with the wind, Victor Fleming.
SHERLOCK HOLMES CONTRA MORIARTY (1939)
"Elementary, my dear Watson".
Sherlock Holmes, (Basil Rathbone). The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Alfred L. Werker
SOPA DE GANSO (1933 )
"You know, you haven't stopped talking since I came here? You must have been vaccinated with a phonograph needle."
Rufus T. Firefly, (Groucho Marx). Duck Soup (1933)
CIUDADANO KANE (1941)
Old age. It's the only disease, Mr. Thompson, that you don't look forward to being cured of.
Mr. Bernstein (Everett Sloane), Citizen Kane, Orson Welles.
You know, Mr. Thatcher, if I hadn't been very rich, I might have been a really great man.
Charles Foster Kane, (Orson Welles). Citizen Kane, Orson Welles.
There's only one person in the world who's going to decide what I'm going to do and that's me...
Charles Foster Kane, (Orson Welles). Citizen Kane, Orson Welles.
I don't think there's one word that can describe a man's life.
Charles Foster Kane, (Orson Welles). Citizen Kane, Orson Welles.
DIAS SIN HUELLA (1945)
Don Birnam: Don's a little tight. Most people drink a little. A lot of them get tight once in a while.
Don Birnam: Sure, the lucky ones who can take it or leave it. But, then there are ones who can't take it and can't leave it either. What I'm trying to say is: I'm not a drinker; I'm a drunk.
Helen St. James: There must be a reason why you drink, Don? The right doctor could find it. Don Birnam: Look, I'm way ahead of the right doctor. I know the reason. The reason is me - what I am. Or, rather, what I'm not. What I wanted to become and didn't.
Helen St. James: What is it you want to be so much that you're not?
Don Birnam: A writer! Silly, isn't it.
Helen St. James: I'd rather have you drunk than dead. Is this interesting?
Don Birnam: It's too late. I wouldn't know how to start!
Helen St. James: The only way to start is to stop!
DUELO AL SOL (1946)
"I'll be a good girl, ma'am. I promise I will. I want to be like you. That's what my father wanted".
Perla Chavez, (Jennifer Jones). Duel in the sun, King Vidor.
"I'm afraid that neither your father nor I found happiness child. I hope you will.
Laura Belle (Lillian Gish) [to Pearl], Duel in the sun, King Vidor.
"Neither your father nor I found happiness in this world, and I'm afraid neither will you".
Laura Belle (Lillian Gish) [to Pearl], Duel in the sun, King Vidor.
"If I'm not good enough to marry, I'm not good enough to kiss.
Pearl Chavez, (Jennifer Jones). Duel in the sun, King Vidor.
"Lewt: I just don't want them fancy friends of yours to say you had a brother who shot you down in cold blood".
Lewt (Gregory Peck). Duel in the sun, King Vidor.
"Anybody who was my girl is still my girl. That's the kind of guy I am, you know, loyal".
Lewt (Gregory Peck). Duel in the sun, King Vidor.
EL ALCON MALTES (1941)
"When you're slapped, you'll take it and like it".
Sam Spade, (Humphrey Bogart). The Maltese falcon, John Huston.
Detective Tom Polhaus: [picks up the falcon] Heavy. What is it?
Sam Spade: The, uh, stuff that dreams are made of.
EL ORGULLO DE LOS YANKEES (1942)
"People all say that I've had a bad break. But today ... today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth". AFI.
Lou Gehrig, (Gary Cooper). The Pride of the Yankees, Sam Wood.
EL RETRATO DE DORIAN GRAY (1945)
"To become the spectator of one’s own life, is to escape the suffering of life".
Dorian Gray, (Hurd Hatfield). The Picture of Dorian Gray, Albert Lewin.
"Some things are more precious because they don't last".
Dorian Gray, (Hurd Hatfield). The Picture of Dorian Gray, Albert Lewin.
"The aim of life is self-development, to realize one's nature. That's what we're here for".
Lord Henrry Wotton, (George Sanders). The Picture of Dorian Gray, Albert Lewin.
"Pleasure is the only thing worth having a theory about. When we are happy, we are always good, but when we are good, we are not always happy".
Lord Henrry Wotton, (George Sanders). The Picture of Dorian Gray, Albert Lewin.
"There's only one way to get rid of temptation, and that's to yield to it".
Lord Henrry Wotton, (George Sanders). The Picture of Dorian Gray, Albert Lewin.
"Life is (but) a moment, there's no hereafter".
Lord Henry Wooton, (George Sanders). The Picture of Dorian Gray, Albert Lewin.
“The whole of life is but a moment of time. It is our duty, therefore to use it, not to misuse it.”
GILDA (1946)
Taglines: There NEVER was a woman like Gilda!; Gilda gambles as recklessly as she lives!
"Oh, Johnny, please let me go! Please let me go! I can't stand it anymore. I don't want anything from you. But, please, just let me go!"
Gilda, (Rita Hayward). Gilda, Charles Vidor.
"I was true to one man once... and look what happened ..."
Gilda, (Rita Hayward). Gilda, Charles Vidor.
"I didn't think I'd ever trust a man again, as long as I lived. But, here I go again".
Gilda, (Rita Hayward). Gilda, Charles Vidor.
"You haven't been around lately. I thought maybe you were an amnesia victim or something".
Gilda, (Rita Hayward). Gilda, Charles Vidor.
"You're out of practice aren't you - dancing I mean. I can help you get in practice again Johnny - dancing I mean".
Gilda, (Rita Hayward). Gilda, Charles Vidor.
"They said that being married to Johnny Farrell was very like driving a car with no brakes".
Gilda, (Rita Hayward). Gilda, Charles Vidor.
"Didn't you ever hear of a thing called justifiable homicide?".
Obregon, (Joseph Calleia). Gilda, Charles Vidor.
Johnny Farrell: You can't talk to men down here the way you would at home. They don't understand it.
Gilda: Understand what? Johnny Farrell: They think you mean it. Gilda: Mean what?
Gilda: There isn't anybody here but us, you know. Everybody's out celebrating Carnival.
Johnny Farrell: What about it?
Gilda: I was just mentioning it. Good night, Johnny.
Maria: Carnival is the last three days preceding the Lent, which in Roman Catholic countries is given up to feasting and merrymaking. Then, come the fasting and the penance.
Gilda: In other words, make hay while the sun shines.
Gilda: Would it interest you to know how much I hate you, Johnny? Johnny Farrell: Very much.
Gilda: I hate you so much that I would destroy myself to take you down with me.
Gilda: It all looks lonely, doesn't it?
Uncle Pio: All bad things end up lonely, little one.
Gilda: I know that, don't I. Keep your silly epigrams to yourself, can't you.
Gilda: You do hate me, don't you, Johnny?
Johnny Farrell: I don't think you have any idea of how much.
Gilda: Hate is a very exciting emotion. Haven't you noticed? Very exciting. I hate you too, Johnny. I hate you so much I think I'm going to die from it. Darling...
[they kiss passionately]
LA HEREDERA (1949)
"I think, Doctor, that you expect too much of people. If you do you'll always be disappointed".
Mrs. Montgomery, (Betty Linley). The Heiress, william wyler.
Aunt Penniman: You will kill her if you deny her this marriage.
Austin Sloper: You forget I'm a doctor. People don't die of such things.
"Oh, Father, don't you think he is the most beautiful man you've ever seen?".
Catherine Sloper, (Olivia de Havilland). The Heiress, william wyler.
Aunt Penniman: Wouldn't you like me to dress quickly and come with you?
Catherine Sloper: There's no time, Aunt! Morris will be here any instant.
Aunt Penniman: But I should. You must have a chaperone. Your father would be shocked!
QUE BELLO ES VIVIR (1946)
Tagline: They're going steady...straight to your heart!
"You want me to kiss her, huh?"
George Bailey (James Stewart). It's a wonderful life, Fran Capra.
"Dear Father in heaven, I'm not a praying man, but if you're up there and you can hear me: show me the way, show me the way".
George Bailey (James Stewart). It's a wonderful life, Fran Capra.
"You see, George, you've really had a wonderful life. Don't you see what a mistake it would be to throw it away?
Clarence (Henry Travers). It's a Wonderful Life, Fran Capra.
"I been savin' this money for a divorce, if ever I got a husband".
Annie (Lillian Randolph). It's a Wonderful Life, Fran Capra.
TENER Y NO TENER (1944)
Taglines: Humphrey Bogart...with his kind of woman in a powerful adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's most daring man-woman story!; If you want anything ... just whistle!; TALK ABOUT T.N.T.! THIS is IT! (original ad - mostly caps)
"You know, you don't have to act with me, Steve. You don't have to say anything, and you don't have to do anything. Not a thing. Oh, maybe just whistle. You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and... blow".
Marie 'Slim' Browning, (Lauren Bacall). To have and have not, Howard Hawks.
[Slim kisses Steve]
Steve: What did you do that for?
Slim: I've been wondering if I'd like it.
Steve: What's the decision?
Slim: I don't know yet.
[They kiss again]
Slim: It's even better when you help.
UN MARIDO RICO (1942)
“It isn’t how you look, it’s how you behave in this world that matters".
J. Farrell McDonald. The Palm Beach Story, Preston Sturges.
"It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters". (Epictetus)
"If he's innocent, I'll get the best defence I can get for him. If he *is* guilty, I won't spend a single cent to save him from the electric chair!".
Charles Eastman, (Montgomery Clift). A place in the sun, George Stevens.
Angela: I'll love you for as long as I live.
George Eastman: Love me for as long as I have left. Then forget me.
UN TRANVIA LLAMADO DESEO (1951)
Tagline: ...Blanche, who wanted so much to stay a lady...
"Whoever you are, I have always depended on the kindness of strangers". AFI.
Blanche Dubois, (Vivien Leigh). A Streetcar named desire, Elia Kazan.
Blanche DuBois: You're married to a madman.
Stella: I wish you'd stop taking it for granted that I'm in something I want to get out of.
"I don't want realism. I want magic! Yes, yes, magic. I try to give that to people. I do misrepresent things. I don't tell truths. I tell what ought to be truth".
Blanche DuBois, (Vivien Leigh). A Streetcar named desire, Elia Kazan.
"I never met a dame yet that didn't know if she was good-looking or not without being told, and there's some of them that give themselves credit for more than they've got".
Stanley Kowalski, (Marlon Brando). A streetcar named desire, Elia Kazan.
"Now that's how I'm gonna clear the table. Don't you ever talk that way to me. What do you think you are? A pair of queens? Now just remember what Huey Long said - that every man's a king - and I'm the King around here, and don't you forget it".
Stanley Kowalski, (Marlon Brando). A streetcar named desire, Elia Kazan.
A Sailor: Can I help you, ma'am?
Blanche DuBois: Why, they told me to take a streetcar named Desire and then transfer to one called Cemetery and ride six blocks and get off at Elysian Fields.
"Mr. Kowalski is too busy making a pig of himself... Your face and your fingers are disgustingly greasy".
Stella, (Vivien Leigh). A streetcar named desire, Elia Kazan.
DESAYUNO CON DIAMANTES (1961)
Hey! Hey baby, what's going on here?" (O)
Holly Golightly, (Audrey Hepburn) Breakfast at Tiffany's, Blake Edwards
I'll never get used to anything. Anybody that does, they might as well be dead.
Holly Golightly, (Audrey Hepburn) Breakfast at Tiffany's, Blake Edwards.
DIAS DE VINO Y ROSAS (1962)
"Well, anything worth having is worth suffering for, isn't it?
Joe Clay, (Jack Lemmon). Days of wine and roses, Blake Edwards
"Thanks for the compliment, but I know how I look. This is the way I look when I'm sober. It's enough to make a person drink, wouldn't you say? You see, the world looks so dirty to me when I'm not drinking. Joe, remember Fisherman's Wharf? The water when you looked too close? That's the way the world looks to me when I'm not drinking".
Kirsten Arnesen Clay, (Lee Remick). Days of wine and roses, Blake Edwards
EL GRADUADO (1967)
Benjamin: Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me!
Mrs. Robinson: [laughs] Huh?
enjamin: Aren't you?
"Oh no Mrs. Robinson, I find you very desirable. I think you are the most attractive of all my parents' friends. I mean that. I find you desirable, but I, for God's sake, can you imagine my parents? Can you imagine what they would say if they just saw us in this room here right now?".
Benjamin, (Dustin Hoffman). Mrs. Robinson, Mike Nichols.
Mrs. Robinson: Are you afraid of me?
Benjamin: Oh, no. You're missing the point. Look. Maybe we could do something else together. Mrs. Robinson, would you like to go to a movie?
Mrs. Robinson: Isn't there something you want to tell me?
Benjamin: Well, I want you to know how much I appreciate this. Really.
Mrs. Robinson: The number.
Benjamin: What?
Mrs. Robinson: The room number, Benjamin. I think you ought to tell me that.
Benjamin: Oh, you're absolutely right. It's 568.
Mrs. Robinson: Benjamin, I am not trying to seduce you.
Benjamin: I know that, but please, Mrs. Robinson, this is difficult...
Mrs. Robinson: Would you like me to seduce you?
Benjamin: What?
Mrs. Robinson: Is that what you're trying to tell me?
"Mrs. Robinson, if you don't mind my saying so, this conversation is getting a little strange".
Benjamin, (Dustin Hoffman). Mrs. Robinson, Mike Nichols.
"It's like I was playing some kind of game, but the rules don't make any sense to me. They're being made up by all the wrong people. I mean no one makes them up. They seem to make themselves up".
Benjamin, (Dustin Hoffman). Mrs. Robinson, Mike Nichols.
Mr. Braddock: Would you mind telling me then what those four years of college were for? What was the point of all that hard work?
Benjamin Braddock: You got me.
Mr. Braddock: What makes you think she wants to marry you?
Benjamin Braddock: Oh, she doesn't. To be perfectly honest, she doesn't like me.
Benjamin: Listen to me. What happened between Mrs. Robinson and me was nothing. It didn't mean anything. We might just as well have been shaking hands.
Mr. Robinson: Shaking hands? Well, that's not saying much for my wife, is it?
ESPLENDOR EN LA HIERBA (1961)
A love story unlike any others !!
There is a miracle in being young ... and a fear.
MATAR A UN RUISEÑOR (1962)
"Maycomb was a tired old town, even in 1932 when I first knew it. Somehow, it was hotter then".
Atticus Finch, (Gregory Peck). To kill a mocking bird, Robert Mulligan
ESPARTACO (1960)
"No talking in the kitchen, slave".
Marcellus, (Charles McGraw). Spartacus, Stanley Kubrick.
Spartacus: I am not an animal!
Varinia: Neither am I.
Antoninus: Are you afraid to die, Spartacus?
Spartacus: No more than I was to be born.
Julius Caesar: I thought you had reservations about the gods.
Gracchus: Privately I believe in none of them - neither do you. Publicly, I believe in them all.
Batiatus: But, my dear, great, all-conquering Marcus Licinius Crassus... what if it is Spartacus who crosses the battlefield, looking for you?
Marcus Licinius Crassus: In such circumstances, I have no doubt you will be helping him.
"One of the disadvantages of being a Patrician is that occasionally you are obliged to act like one".
Marcus Licinius Crassus, (Laurence Olivier). Spartacus, Stanley Kubrick.
"Who wants to fight? An animal can learn to fight. But to say beautiful things, and to make people believe them ...".
Espartaco, (Kirk Douglas). Spartacus, Stanley Kubrick.
"And maybe there's no peace in this world, for us or for anyone else, I don't know. But I do know that, as long as we live, we must remain true to ourselves".
Espartaco, (Kirk Douglas). Spartacus, Stanley Kubrick.
Spartacus: Do you realize how long it takes to die on a cross?
Antoninus: I don't care!
Spartacus: Don't give them the pleasure of a contest. Lower your guard, I'll kill you on the first rush.
Antoninus: I won't let them crucify you!. Spartacus: It's my last order, obey it!
"How were you able to get my appointment without Gracchus knowing?"
Marcus Publius Glabrus, (John Dall). Spartacus, Stanley Kubrick.
Varinia: You're afraid of him, aren't you? It's no use trying to be better than him, it won't work.
Marcus Licinius Crassus: We shall see...
"I remember that he started out all alone. And yet, on the day he died, thousands and thousands died in his place".
Varinia, (Jean Simmons). Spartacus, Stanley Kubrick.
"Please die, my love... die, die now my darling!".
Varinia, (Jean Simmons). Spartacus, Stanley Kubrick.
SU PROPRIO INFIERNO (1962)
Berry-Berry Willart: How do you know I'm not some dangerous maniac that goes around killing beautiful women like you?
Mrs. Mandel: Well, in that case, I won't have to take a sleeping pill tonight.
Annabell Willart: [Exasperated] You never go anywhere without that bottle. You'd even take it to Church with you - if you ever WENT to Church.
Ralph Willart: If I ever went to Church, I'd HAVE to take it with me!
“You're pregnant, aren't you.”
Berry-Berry Willart, (Warren Beatty). All fall down, John Frankenheimer.
"Whether or not I'm pregnant is none of your business".
Echo O'Brien, (Eva Marie Saint). All fall down, John Frankenheimer.
"She told you she was gonna have a baby".
Clinton Willart, Brandon de Wilde). All fall down, John Frankenheimer.
"You really do hate life, don't you, Berry-Berry? You know, when you told me that before, I went along with you. Because I wanted to be just like you in every way I could. But I LIKE life, Berry-Berry. So long, Berry-Berry".
Clinton Willart, Brandon de Wilde). All fall down, John Frankenheimer.
CAMPEON (1979)
"Listen to me T.J., you don't have to live with someone to love them, I love you".
Annie, (Faye Dunaway), The Champ, Franco Zeffirelli.
"What about my heart? What about my mind? What about me.. I'm real too"
Billy, (John Voight). The Champ, Franco Zeffirelli.
"You could always come back. We"ll take you back You... We'll give you a second chance".
Billy, (John Voight). The Champ, Franco Zeffirelli.
T.J.: Champ, did you love her? Billy: Who? T.J.: Annie. Billy: Of course I loved her, that's why we had you.
T.J.: Do you love the Champ? Do you? Do you love him? No you're not my mother.
Annie: No, no please listen to me. It's not that simple. T.J. listen to me.
T.J.: Go away. Please don't touch me. I don't want you, I don't want you.
Annie: Timmy.
T.J.: Go away I told you, go away. I want the Champ. I don't want you, get out of here.
Billy [the Champ is dying after winning the big fight]: T.J., where are you?
T.J.: Here I am.
Billy: Yeah. T.J. - Annie was here tonight, T.J. Wasn't that a nice thing?
T.J.: Yeah.
Billy: You invited her, didn't you? Huh?
T.J.: I wrote to her. You said to.
Billy: Yeah. It was nice of her to come. You know, TJ, you know, you're... Annie and me. We did some silly things. Who knows why people do what they do? Nobody knows that, but she's... she's a good person. You know that. You happy, kid? I won the fight. You happy?
HARRY EL SUCIO (1971)
You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do you, punk?. AFI.
Harry, (Clint Eastwood). Dirty Harry, Don Siegel.
KRAMER CONTRA KRAMER (1979)
"The other morning, I'm at the fridge ... you know, getting Billy ready for school. So I'm just in my underwear and he notices I've lost weight. And he comes in and he says "Daddy, you've really lost a lot of weight", he looks up at me and he says "And it's all gone to your nose".
Ted Kramer, (Dustin Hoffman). Kramer vs Kramer, Robert Benton.
"You go right back and put that right back until you finish your dinner... I'm warning you, you take one bite out of that and you are in (very, very VERY big trouble. Don't... Hey! Don't you dare... Don't you DARE do that. You hear me? Hold it right there! Don't you dare go anywhere beyond that... Put it down right now. I am not going to say it again. I am NOT going to say it AGAIN.
Ted Kramer, (Dustin Hoffman). Kramer vs kramer, Robert Benton.
Billy Kramer: Are you going away?
Ted Kramer: No. I'm staying here with you. You can't get rid of me that easy.
Billy Kramer: That's why Mommy left, isn't it? Because I was bad?
Ted Kramer: Is that what you think? No. That's not it, Billy. Your mom loves you very much... and the reason she left has nothing to do with you. I don't know if this will make sense, but I'll try to explain it to you. I think the reason why Mommy left... was because for a long time... I kept trying to make her be a certain kind of person. A certain kind of wife that I thought she was supposed to be. And she just wasn't like that. Mommy stayed here longer than she wanted because she loves you so much. And the reason why Mommy couldn't stay anymore... was because she couldn't stand me. She didn't leave because of you. She left because of me. Go to sleep now because it's really late, okay? Good night. Sleep tight.
"I woke up this morning, kept thinking about Billy and I was thinking about him waking up in his room with his little clouds all around that I painted and I thought I should have painted clouds downtown because then he would think that he was waking up at home".
Joanna Kramer, (Meryl Streep). Kramer vs kramer, Robert Benton.
"I came here to take my son home. And I realized he already is home".
Joanna Kramer, (Meryl Streep). Kramer vs kramer, Robert Benton.
Ted: Listen, why don't you go upstairs and see him and I'll wait here.
Joanna: [wipes the tears from her eyes and pats her hair] How do I look?
Ted: You look terrific.
LA BALADA DE CABLE HOGUE (1970)
Joshua: Funny thing... it doesn't matter how much or how little you've wandered around... how many women you've been with. Every once in awhile, one of them cuts right through. Right straight into you.
Cable Hogue: What do you do about it?
Joshua: I suppose maybe when you die you get over it.
"Listen. I was robbed and left to die without a drop. Well, do I look dead? No, sir!".
Cable Hogue, (Jason Robbards).
Hildy: You've been awful nice to me, Hogue. Never bothered you what I am?
Cable Hogue: Hell no, it never bothered me. I enjoyed it. Now, what the hell are you? Human being. Try the best you can. We all got our own ways of living.
Hildy: And loving?
Cable Hogue: Gets mighty lonesome without it.
LA GUERRA DE LAS GALAXIAS (1977)
Taglines: May the force be with you; Somewhere, in space, this could all be happening right now; A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...
"Wonderful girl. Either I'm going to kill her or I'm beginning to like her".
Han Solo, (Harrison Ford). Start wars.
"Look, Your Worshipfulness, let's get one thing straight. I take orders from just one person: me".
Han Solo, (Harrison Ford). Start wars; George Lucas.
"One thing's for sure, we're all gonna be a lot thinner".
Han Solo (Harrison Ford) [as the garbage compactor closes in]. Start wars, George Lucas.
"We seem to be made to suffer. It's our lot in life".
C-3PO, (Anthony Daniels). Start wars, George Lucas.
"You don't believe in the Force, do you?"
Mark Hamill, (Luke Skywalker). Start wars, George Lucas.
Han Solo : Marching into a detention area is not what I had in mind.
Luke Skywalker : But they're gonna kill her!
Han Solo : Better her than me!
Han Solo : This is *not* gonna work.
Luke Skywalker : Why didn't you say so before?
Han Solo : I *did* say so before.
Princess Leia Organa : Aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper?
Luke Skywalker : Huh? Oh, the uniform.
Princess Leia Organa: It's not over yet.
Han Solo: It is for me, sister. Look, I ain't in this for your revolution, and I'm not in it for you, Princess. I expect to be well paid. I'm in it for the money.
Princess Leia Organa: You needn't worry about your reward. If money is all that you love, then that's what you'll receive.
Luke Skywalker : So, what do you think of her, Han?
Han Solo : I'm tryin' not to, kid.
Luke Skywalker : Good.
LOVE STORY (1970)
Love means never having to say I'm sorry.
"Love means never having to say I'm sorry".
Oliver Barrett IV (Ryan O'Neal). Love Story, Arthur Hiller.
"What can you say about a 25-year-old girl who died? That she was beautiful and brilliant? That she loved Mozart and Bach, the Beatles, and me?” (O)
Oliver, (Ryan O'Neal), Love story, Arthur Hiller.
NETWORK, UN MUNDO IMPLACABLE (1976)
"I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!" AFI
Howard Beale, (Peter Finch). Network, Sidney Lumet.
PATTON (1970)
"Now I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country." (O)
Patton (George C. Scott). Patton, Franklin J. Schaffner.
TAXI DRIVER (1976)
"You talkin' to me?". AFI.
Travis Bickle, (Robert de Niro). Taxi driver, Martin Scorsese.
TIBURON (1975)
Taglines:
The nation's best-selling novel is now the year's most terrifying movie.
If you forgot what terror was like...it's back.
Do you like fish? Well, he likes you too...
See it before you go swimming.
"This was no boat accident".
Hooper, (Richard Dreyfuss). Jaws, Steven Spielberg.
"You're gonna need a bigger boat".
Brody, (Roy Scheider). Jaws, Steven Spielberg.
"Martin, it's all psychological. You yell barracuda, everybody says, "Huh? What?" You yell shark, we've got a panic on our hands on the Fourth of July".
Mayor Vaughn, (Murray Hamilton). Jaws, Steven Spielberg.
"I just found out, that a girl got killed here last week, and you knew it! You knew there was a shark out there! You knew it was dangerous! But you let people go swimming anyway? You knew all those things! But still my boy is dead now. And there's nothing you can do about it. My boy is dead. I wanted you to know that".
Mrs. Kintner, (Lee Fierro). Jaws, Steven Spielberg.
EL CLUB DE LOS POETAS MUERTOS (1989)
Taglines: He was their inspiration. He made their lives extraordinary.
"O Captain, my Captain. Who knows where that comes from? Anybody? Not a clue? It's from a poem by Walt Whitman about Mr. Abraham Lincoln. Now in this class you can either call me Mr. Keating, or if you're slightly more daring, O Captain my Captain".
John Keating, (Robin Williams). Dead Poets Society, Peter Weir.
"We're not laughing at you. We're laughing near you".
John Keating, (Robin Williams). Dead Poets Society, Peter Weir.
"Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old time is still a-flying. And this same flower that smiles today, To-morrow will be dying. He continues: “The latin sentiment for that is Carpe Diem. That's "seize the day". Gather ye rosebuds while ye may".
John Keating, (Robin Williams). Dead Poets Society, Peter Weir.
"We are food for worms, lads. Believe it or not, each one of us in this room is one day going to stop breathing and die".
John Keating, (Robin Williams). Dead Poets Society, Peter Weir.
"They’re not that different from you are they? Same haircuts, full of hormones, just like you. Invincible, just like you feel. The world is their oyster. They believe they are destined for great things, like many of you. Their eyes are full of hope, just like you".
John Keating, (Robin Williams). Dead Poets Society, Peter Weir.
“But did they wait until it was too late to make from their lives just one iota of what they are capable? These boys are now fertilising daffodils. “But if you listen real hard, you can hear them whisper their legacy to you.” Then he whispers: ‘Carpe diem – seize the day. Make your lives extraordinary”.
John Keating, (Robin Williams). Dead Poets Society, Peter Weir.
John Keating: I always thought the idea of education was to learn to think for yourself.
Mr. Nolan: At these boys' age? Not on your life!
"There's a time for daring and there's a time for caution, and a wise man understands which is called for".
John Keating, (Robin Williams). Dead Poets Society, Peter Weir.
"Carpe diem, seize the day. Gather ye rosebuds while ye may".
John Keating, (Robin Williams). Dead Poets Society, Peter Weir.
"Boys, you must strive to find your own voice. Because the longer you wait to begin, the less likely you are to find it at all".
John Keating, (Robin Williams). Dead Poets Society, Peter Weir.
"Thoreau said, "Most men lead lives of quiet desperation." Don't be resigned to that. Break out!".
John Keating, (Robin Williams). Dead Poets Society, Peter Weir.
"No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world".
John Keating, (Robin Williams). Dead Poets Society, Peter Weir.
"Phone call from God. If it had been collect, that would have been daring!".
John Keating, (Robin Williams). Dead Poets Society, Peter Weir.
Knox Overstreet: C'mon, Chris, just give me one chance. If you don't like me after tonight I'll stay away forever.
Chris Noel: Uh-huh. You know what would happen if Chet found out?
Gerard Pitts: Too bad.
Knox Overstreet: It's worse than "too bad," Pittsie. It's a tragedy. A girl this beautiful in love with such a jerk.
Gerard Pitts: All the good ones go for jerks. You know that.
"For the first time in my whole life, I know what I wanna do! And for the first time, I'm gonna do it! Whether my father wants me to or not! Carpe diem!".
Neil Perry, (Robert Sean Leonard). Dead Poets Society, Peter Weir.
Todd Anderson: You want me out? Fine, I'm out.
Neil Perry: No, I want you in, but being in means you have to do something. Not just saying you're in.
Charlie Dalton: That is not true, Cameron; you know that! He didn't put us up to anything. Neil loved acting!
Richard Cameron: Believe what you want, but I say, let Keating fry! I mean, why ruin our lives?
LA CHAQUETA METALICA (1987)
"From now on you will speak only when spoken to, and the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be "Sir". Do you maggots understand that?". (O)
Sergeant Hartman (R. Lee Ermey). Full Metal Jacket, Stanley Kubrick.
REGRESO AL FUTURO (1985)
Taglines: He's the only kid ever to get into trouble before he was born; He was never in time for his classes... He wasn't in time for his dinner... Then one day... he wasn't in his time at all. Marty McFly just broke the time barrier. He's only got one week to get it fixed.
"Roads? Where we’re going we don’t need roads”.
Dr. Emmett Brown, (Christopher Lloyd). Back to the Future.
Marty McFly: Calvin? Wh... Why do you keep calling me Calvin?
Lorraine Baines: Well, that is your name, isn't it? Calvin Klein? It's written all over your underwear.
Stella Baines (Marty's future grandmother): You know, Marty, you look so familiar to me. Do I know your mother?
Marty McFly: [his mother in the future] Yeah, I think maybe you do...
SPLASH (1984)
Allen Bauer: I didn't even like you when I first met you.
Walter Kornbluth: Nobody likes me when they first meet me.
“It just so happens I come from a very long line of married people”.
Allen Bauer, (Tom Hanks). Splash, Ron Howard.
“I'm really a nice guy. If I had friends you could ask them.
Walter Kornbluth, (Eugene Levy). Splash, Ron Howard.
“I don't understand. All my life I've been waiting for someone and when I find her, she's... she's a fish.”
Allen Bauer, (T Hanks). (He just realized that Madison is a marmaid). Splash, Ron Howard.
“Look, if something works for me I stick with it.”
Freddie Bauer, (John Candy). Splash, Ron Howard.
WALL STREET (1987)
"The point is ladies and gentlemen that greed, for lack of a better word, is good". AFI.
THE NINETIES (90s)
AMERICAN BEAUTY (1999)
"My name is Lester Burnham. This is my neighborhood; this is my street; this is my life. I am 42 years old; in less than a year I will be dead. Of course I don't know that yet, and in a way, I am dead already.” (O)
Lester Burnham, (Kevin Spacey). American beauty, Sm Mendes.
AMOR A QUEMARROPA (1993)
"In Jailhouse Rock, Elvis was everything rockabilly's about - living fast, dying young, and leaving a good-looking corpse." (O)
Clarence Worley, (Christian Slater). True Romance, Tony Scott.
BRAVEHEART (1995)
Taglines:
Every man dies, (but) not every man really lives.
Every man's spirit is free. Not every man has the courage to follow it.
What kind of man would defy a king?
Who does history remember? Those who beg for mercy? Or those who bleed for freedom?
Young William: I can fight.
Malcolm Wallace: I know. I know you can fight. But it's our wit(s) that make(s) us men.
Murron: You're going to teach me to read, then?
William Wallace: Aye, if you'd like.
Murron: Aye!
William Wallace: In what language?
Murron: Ah, you're showing off now.
William Wallace: That's right. Are you impressed yet?
Murron: No. Why? Should I be?
William Wallace: Oui. Parce que chaque jour j'ai pensé à toi. [Yes. Because every single day I've thought about you]
Murron: [hesitates, impressed despite herself, then smiles] Do that standing on your head and I'll be impressed.
William Wallace: Well, my kilt will fly up, but I'll try.
Longshanks: Who is this person who speaks to me as though I needed his advice? Is he qualified?
Phillip: I am skilled in the arts of war and military tactics, Sire.
Longshanks: Are you? Then tell me, what advice would you offer on the present situation?
William Wallace: We all end up dead, it's just a question of how and why.
William Wallace, (Mel Gibson). Braveheart, Mel Gibson)
BUGSY (1991)
"To speak properly it is necessary to enunciate every syllable".
"Bugsy" Siegel, (Warren Beatty). Bugsy, Barry Levinson.
"Twenty dwarves took turns doing handstands on the carpet".
"Bugsy" Siegel, (Warren Beatty). Bugsy, Barry Levinson.
"Bugsy" Siegel: Got a light?
Virginia: The way you were looking at me, I thought you were going to ask for something more interesting.
"Bugsy" Siegel: Like what?
Virginia: Use your imagination.
"Bugsy" Siegel: I'm using it.
Virginia: ... Let me know when you're finished.
"Well, if I were you, I'd have that money back by seven o'clock tonight".
"Bugsy" Siegel (Warren Beaty). Bugsy, Barry Levinson.
"Don't swallow anything until you chew it well".
"Bugsy" Siegel, (Warren Beatty). Bugsy, Barry Levinson.
Bugsy: Maybe the best thing would be for you to stay here where you feel at home.
Esta Siegel: And see you for a day or two every couple of years?
You've found somebody, haven't you?. I want a divorce. Is that what you want, is it?
Esta Siegel, (Wendy Phillips). Bugsy, Barry Levinson.
Esta: A divorce. You want a divorce, don't you? Say it, answer me!.
Bugsy: I do.
"Don't come out of this room for a minute".
Esta Siegel, (Wendy Phillips). Bugsy, Barry Levinson.
"Get rid of it. Just get rid of the wall. All right?"
"Bugsy" Siegel, (Warren Beatty). Bugsy, Barry Levinson.
(It supports the whole structure) "Ok, ok. I've got the point. I don't need you to parrot everything this guy says".
"Bugsy" Siegel, (Warren Beatty). Bugsy, Barry Levinson.
"I just want you to answer the question that I'm really asking; how much money have you stolen from this hotel?".
Jack Robin (al Jolson), The jazz singer, (Alan Crosland)
THE THIRTIES (30s)
AL SERVICIO DE LAS DAMAS (1936)
"Oh, Money, money, money! The Frankenstein Monster that destroys souls".
My Man Godfrey, Gregory La Cava.
CABALLERO SIN ESPADA (1939)
Taglines: Capra at his greatest! Stirring - In the seeing! Precious - In the remembering!
"Dad always used to say the only causes worth fighting for were the lost causes".
Jefferson Smith, (James Stwart). Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Fran Kappra.
My Dad had the right idea. He had it all worked out. He used to say to me, "Son, don't miss the wonders that surround you; because, every tree, every rock, every ant hill, every star is filled with the wonders of nature." And, he used to say to me, "Have you ever noticed how grateful you are to see daylight again after coming through a long, dark tunnel?" Well, he'd say, "Always try to see life around you, as if you'd just come out a tunnel".
Jefferson Smith, (James Stwart). Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Fran Kappra.
DESENGAÑO (1936)
"You ought to be smart enough not to care what people think".
Sam Dodsworth, (Walter Huston), Dodsworth, William Wyler.
EL CONFLICTO DE LOS HERMANOS MARX (1930)
"One morning, I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas, I don't know."
Capt. Spaulding, (Groucho Marx). Animal Crackers, Victor Heerman
LO QUE EL VIENTO SE LLEVO (1939)
"Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of. Benjamin Franklin.
Gone with the wind, Victor Fleming.
"I can't go all my life waiting to catch you between husbands".
Rhett Butler (Clark Gable), Gone with the wind, Victor Fleming.
"What do we care if we were expelled from college, Scarlett. The war is gonna start any day now, so it won't affect college anyhow.", Gone With the Wind.
Stuart Tarleton (George Reeves), Gone with the wind, Victor Fleming.
"Scarlet!. Don't you "want" us to have a war?"
Stuart Tarleton (George Reeves), Gone with the wind, Victor Fleming.
"Open your eyes and look at me. No, I don't think I will kiss you, although you need kissing, badly. That's what's wrong with you. You should be kissed and often, and by someone who knows how".
Rhett Butler (Clark Gable), Gone with the wind, Victor Fleming.
"With enough courage, you can do without a reputation".
Rhett Butler (Clark Gable), Gone with the wind, Victor Fleming.
"I'm very drunk and I intend on getting still drunker before this evening's over".
Rhett Butler (Clark Gable), Gone with the wind, Victor Fleming.
"As God is my witness, as God is my witness I'm going to live through this and when it's all over, I'll never be hungry again. No, nor any of my folk. If I have to lie, steal, cheat or kill. As God is my witness, I'll never be hungry again".
Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh). Gone with the wind, Victor Fleming.
"He went out and shot that poor pony, and, for a minute, I thought he was gonna shoot himself.
Mammy (Hattie McDaniel), Gone with the wind, Victor Fleming.
"Lawdy! We got to have a doctor! I don't know nothin' 'bout birthin' babies".
Mammy (Hattie McDaniel), Gone with the wind, Victor Fleming.
"I never want you to be anything but completely happy".
Ashley [to Scarlet] (Leslie Howard), Gone with the wind, Victor Fleming.
"Rhett, Rhett... Rhett, if you go, where shall I go? What shall I do?"
Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh). Gone with the wind, Victor Fleming.
"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn".
Rhett Butler (Clark Gable), Gone with the wind, Victor Fleming.
"Do you mean to tell me, Katie Scarlett O'Hara, that Tara doesn't mean anything to you? Why, land's the only thing that matters. It's the only thing that lasts." - "Something you love better than me, though you may not know it. Tara." - "It's this from which you get your strength. The red earth of Tara."
Ashley, (Leslie Howard). Gone with the wind, Victor Fleming.
SHERLOCK HOLMES CONTRA MORIARTY (1939)
"Elementary, my dear Watson".
Sherlock Holmes, (Basil Rathbone). The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Alfred L. Werker
SOPA DE GANSO (1933 )
"You know, you haven't stopped talking since I came here? You must have been vaccinated with a phonograph needle."
Rufus T. Firefly, (Groucho Marx). Duck Soup (1933)
THE FORTIES (40s)
CIUDADANO KANE (1941)
Old age. It's the only disease, Mr. Thompson, that you don't look forward to being cured of.
Mr. Bernstein (Everett Sloane), Citizen Kane, Orson Welles.
You know, Mr. Thatcher, if I hadn't been very rich, I might have been a really great man.
Charles Foster Kane, (Orson Welles). Citizen Kane, Orson Welles.
There's only one person in the world who's going to decide what I'm going to do and that's me...
Charles Foster Kane, (Orson Welles). Citizen Kane, Orson Welles.
I don't think there's one word that can describe a man's life.
Charles Foster Kane, (Orson Welles). Citizen Kane, Orson Welles.
DIAS SIN HUELLA (1945)
Don Birnam: Don's a little tight. Most people drink a little. A lot of them get tight once in a while.
Don Birnam: Sure, the lucky ones who can take it or leave it. But, then there are ones who can't take it and can't leave it either. What I'm trying to say is: I'm not a drinker; I'm a drunk.
Helen St. James: There must be a reason why you drink, Don? The right doctor could find it. Don Birnam: Look, I'm way ahead of the right doctor. I know the reason. The reason is me - what I am. Or, rather, what I'm not. What I wanted to become and didn't.
Helen St. James: What is it you want to be so much that you're not?
Don Birnam: A writer! Silly, isn't it.
Helen St. James: I'd rather have you drunk than dead. Is this interesting?
Don Birnam: It's too late. I wouldn't know how to start!
Helen St. James: The only way to start is to stop!
DUELO AL SOL (1946)
"I'll be a good girl, ma'am. I promise I will. I want to be like you. That's what my father wanted".
Perla Chavez, (Jennifer Jones). Duel in the sun, King Vidor.
Laura Belle (Lillian Gish) [to Pearl], Duel in the sun, King Vidor.
"Neither your father nor I found happiness in this world, and I'm afraid neither will you".
Laura Belle (Lillian Gish) [to Pearl], Duel in the sun, King Vidor.
"If I'm not good enough to marry, I'm not good enough to kiss.
Pearl Chavez, (Jennifer Jones). Duel in the sun, King Vidor.
"Lewt: I just don't want them fancy friends of yours to say you had a brother who shot you down in cold blood".
Lewt (Gregory Peck). Duel in the sun, King Vidor.
"Anybody who was my girl is still my girl. That's the kind of guy I am, you know, loyal".
Lewt (Gregory Peck). Duel in the sun, King Vidor.
EL ALCON MALTES (1941)
"When you're slapped, you'll take it and like it".
Sam Spade, (Humphrey Bogart). The Maltese falcon, John Huston.
Detective Tom Polhaus: [picks up the falcon] Heavy. What is it?
Sam Spade: The, uh, stuff that dreams are made of.
EL ORGULLO DE LOS YANKEES (1942)
"People all say that I've had a bad break. But today ... today, I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the Earth". AFI.
Lou Gehrig, (Gary Cooper). The Pride of the Yankees, Sam Wood.
EL RETRATO DE DORIAN GRAY (1945)
"To become the spectator of one’s own life, is to escape the suffering of life".
Dorian Gray, (Hurd Hatfield). The Picture of Dorian Gray, Albert Lewin.
"Some things are more precious because they don't last".
Dorian Gray, (Hurd Hatfield). The Picture of Dorian Gray, Albert Lewin.
"The aim of life is self-development, to realize one's nature. That's what we're here for".
Lord Henrry Wotton, (George Sanders). The Picture of Dorian Gray, Albert Lewin.
"Pleasure is the only thing worth having a theory about. When we are happy, we are always good, but when we are good, we are not always happy".
Lord Henrry Wotton, (George Sanders). The Picture of Dorian Gray, Albert Lewin.
"There's only one way to get rid of temptation, and that's to yield to it".
Lord Henrry Wotton, (George Sanders). The Picture of Dorian Gray, Albert Lewin.
"Life is (but) a moment, there's no hereafter".
Lord Henry Wooton, (George Sanders). The Picture of Dorian Gray, Albert Lewin.
“The whole of life is but a moment of time. It is our duty, therefore to use it, not to misuse it.”
(Plutarch)
"In the wild struggle for existence, we want to have something that endures, and so we fill our minds with rubbish and facts, in the silly hope of keeping our place".
Lord Henry Wooton, (George Sanders). The Picture of Dorian Gray, Albert Lewin.
"The only reason, indeed, that excuses one for asking any question – simple curiosity".
Lord Henry Wooton, (George Sanders). The Picture of Dorian Gray, Albert Lewin.
"We can have but one great experience at best, and the secret of life is to reproduce that experience as often as possible".
Lord Henry Wooton, (George Sanders). The Picture of Dorian Gray, Albert Lewin.
"Anything becomes a pleasure if one does it too often. That is one of the most important secrets of life".
Lord Henry Wooton, (George Sanders). The Picture of Dorian Gray, Albert Lewin.
"The things one feels absolutely certain about are never true. That is the fatality of Faith, and the lesson of Romance".
Lord Henry Wooton, (George Sanders). The Picture of Dorian Gray, Albert Lewin.
"There is only one thing worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about".
Lord Henry Wooton, (George Sanders). The Picture of Dorian Gray, Albert Lewin.
"Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one".
Lord Henry Wooton, (George Sanders). The Picture of Dorian Gray, Albert Lewin.
"No life is spoiled but one whose growth is arrested. If you want to mar a nature, you have merely to reform it".
Lord Henry Wooton, (George Sanders). The Picture of Dorian Gray, Albert Lewin.
"In the wild struggle for existence, we want to have something that endures, and so we fill our minds with rubbish and facts, in the silly hope of keeping our place".
Lord Henry Wooton, (George Sanders). The Picture of Dorian Gray, Albert Lewin.
"The only reason, indeed, that excuses one for asking any question – simple curiosity".
Lord Henry Wooton, (George Sanders). The Picture of Dorian Gray, Albert Lewin.
"We can have but one great experience at best, and the secret of life is to reproduce that experience as often as possible".
Lord Henry Wooton, (George Sanders). The Picture of Dorian Gray, Albert Lewin.
"Anything becomes a pleasure if one does it too often. That is one of the most important secrets of life".
Lord Henry Wooton, (George Sanders). The Picture of Dorian Gray, Albert Lewin.
"The things one feels absolutely certain about are never true. That is the fatality of Faith, and the lesson of Romance".
Lord Henry Wooton, (George Sanders). The Picture of Dorian Gray, Albert Lewin.
"There is only one thing worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about".
Lord Henry Wooton, (George Sanders). The Picture of Dorian Gray, Albert Lewin.
"Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is far the best ending for one".
Lord Henry Wooton, (George Sanders). The Picture of Dorian Gray, Albert Lewin.
"No life is spoiled but one whose growth is arrested. If you want to mar a nature, you have merely to reform it".
Lord Henry Wooton, (George Sanders). The Picture of Dorian Gray, Albert Lewin.
GILDA (1946)
Taglines: There NEVER was a woman like Gilda!; Gilda gambles as recklessly as she lives!
"Oh, Johnny, please let me go! Please let me go! I can't stand it anymore. I don't want anything from you. But, please, just let me go!"
Gilda, (Rita Hayward). Gilda, Charles Vidor.
"I was true to one man once... and look what happened ..."
Gilda, (Rita Hayward). Gilda, Charles Vidor.
"I didn't think I'd ever trust a man again, as long as I lived. But, here I go again".
Gilda, (Rita Hayward). Gilda, Charles Vidor.
Gilda, (Rita Hayward). Gilda, Charles Vidor.
"You're out of practice aren't you - dancing I mean. I can help you get in practice again Johnny - dancing I mean".
Gilda, (Rita Hayward). Gilda, Charles Vidor.
"They said that being married to Johnny Farrell was very like driving a car with no brakes".
Gilda, (Rita Hayward). Gilda, Charles Vidor.
"Didn't you ever hear of a thing called justifiable homicide?".
Obregon, (Joseph Calleia). Gilda, Charles Vidor.
Johnny Farrell: You can't talk to men down here the way you would at home. They don't understand it.
Gilda: Understand what? Johnny Farrell: They think you mean it. Gilda: Mean what?
Gilda: There isn't anybody here but us, you know. Everybody's out celebrating Carnival.
Johnny Farrell: What about it?
Gilda: I was just mentioning it. Good night, Johnny.
Maria: Carnival is the last three days preceding the Lent, which in Roman Catholic countries is given up to feasting and merrymaking. Then, come the fasting and the penance.
Gilda: In other words, make hay while the sun shines.
Gilda: Would it interest you to know how much I hate you, Johnny? Johnny Farrell: Very much.
Gilda: I hate you so much that I would destroy myself to take you down with me.
Gilda: It all looks lonely, doesn't it?
Uncle Pio: All bad things end up lonely, little one.
Gilda: I know that, don't I. Keep your silly epigrams to yourself, can't you.
Gilda: You do hate me, don't you, Johnny?
Johnny Farrell: I don't think you have any idea of how much.
Gilda: Hate is a very exciting emotion. Haven't you noticed? Very exciting. I hate you too, Johnny. I hate you so much I think I'm going to die from it. Darling...
[they kiss passionately]
LA HEREDERA (1949)
"I think, Doctor, that you expect too much of people. If you do you'll always be disappointed".
Mrs. Montgomery, (Betty Linley). The Heiress, william wyler.
Aunt Penniman: You will kill her if you deny her this marriage.
Austin Sloper: You forget I'm a doctor. People don't die of such things.
"Oh, Father, don't you think he is the most beautiful man you've ever seen?".
Catherine Sloper, (Olivia de Havilland). The Heiress, william wyler.
Aunt Penniman: Wouldn't you like me to dress quickly and come with you?
Catherine Sloper: There's no time, Aunt! Morris will be here any instant.
Aunt Penniman: But I should. You must have a chaperone. Your father would be shocked!
QUE BELLO ES VIVIR (1946)
Tagline: They're going steady...straight to your heart!
"You want me to kiss her, huh?"
George Bailey (James Stewart). It's a wonderful life, Fran Capra.
"Dear Father in heaven, I'm not a praying man, but if you're up there and you can hear me: show me the way, show me the way".
George Bailey (James Stewart). It's a wonderful life, Fran Capra.
"You see, George, you've really had a wonderful life. Don't you see what a mistake it would be to throw it away?
Clarence (Henry Travers). It's a Wonderful Life, Fran Capra.
"I been savin' this money for a divorce, if ever I got a husband".
Annie (Lillian Randolph). It's a Wonderful Life, Fran Capra.
TENER Y NO TENER (1944)
Taglines: Humphrey Bogart...with his kind of woman in a powerful adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's most daring man-woman story!; If you want anything ... just whistle!; TALK ABOUT T.N.T.! THIS is IT! (original ad - mostly caps)
"You know, you don't have to act with me, Steve. You don't have to say anything, and you don't have to do anything. Not a thing. Oh, maybe just whistle. You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and... blow".
Marie 'Slim' Browning, (Lauren Bacall). To have and have not, Howard Hawks.
[Slim kisses Steve]
Steve: What did you do that for?
Slim: I've been wondering if I'd like it.
Steve: What's the decision?
Slim: I don't know yet.
[They kiss again]
Slim: It's even better when you help.
UN MARIDO RICO (1942)
“It isn’t how you look, it’s how you behave in this world that matters".
J. Farrell McDonald. The Palm Beach Story, Preston Sturges.
"It's not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters". (Epictetus)
THE FIFITIES (5Os)
A 20 MILLONES DE MILLAS DE LA TIERRA (1957)
"Why is it always, always so costly for Man to move from the present to the future?"
Dr. Judson Uhl. 20 Million Miles to Earth. Nathan Juran
INDISCRETA (1958)
What are you crying about, Anna? I love you. Everything will be all right. You'll like being married. You will. You'll see.
Indiscreet, Stanley Donen.
Indiscreet, Stanley Donen.
LA LEY DEL SILENCIO (1954)
Tagline: Tender love...terrifying conflict!
Charley Malloy: You're getting on. You're pushing 30. You know, it's time to think about getting some ambition.
Terry Malloy: I always figured I'd live a bit longer without it.
"You don't understand. I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am, let's face it". AFITerry Malloy, (Marlon Brando). On the waterfront, Elia Kazan.
MADAME DE ... (1953)
Taglines: It was her vanity that destroyed her; The most intriguing love story of the year!
"Unhappiness is our own invention. At times I'm sad that I lack the imagination for it".
Général André de, (Charles Boyer). Madame de, Max Ophuls.
"Napoleon was only wrong twice in his life: at Waterloo, and when he said, "The only victory in love is to flee / an escape."
Général André de, (Charles Boyer). Madame de, Max Ophuls.
SHANE (1953)
"Pa's got things for you to do, and Mother wants you. (echo) I know she does. (echo) Shane. Shane! (echos) Come back!".
Alan Ladd, (Shane). Shane, George Stevens.
UN LUGAR EN EL SOL (1951)
Tagline: Tender love...terrifying conflict!
Charley Malloy: You're getting on. You're pushing 30. You know, it's time to think about getting some ambition.
Terry Malloy: I always figured I'd live a bit longer without it.
"You don't understand. I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am, let's face it". AFITerry Malloy, (Marlon Brando). On the waterfront, Elia Kazan.
MADAME DE ... (1953)
Taglines: It was her vanity that destroyed her; The most intriguing love story of the year!
"Unhappiness is our own invention. At times I'm sad that I lack the imagination for it".
Général André de, (Charles Boyer). Madame de, Max Ophuls.
"Napoleon was only wrong twice in his life: at Waterloo, and when he said, "The only victory in love is to flee / an escape."
Général André de, (Charles Boyer). Madame de, Max Ophuls.
SHANE (1953)
"Pa's got things for you to do, and Mother wants you. (echo) I know she does. (echo) Shane. Shane! (echos) Come back!".
Alan Ladd, (Shane). Shane, George Stevens.
UN LUGAR EN EL SOL (1951)
Taglines: Love that paid the severest of all penalties!
"Seems like we always spend the best part of our time just saying goodbye".
Angela Vickers, (Elizabeth Taylor). A place in the sun, George Stevens.
"Of course. I'm always late. Part of my charm".
Angela Vickers, (Elizabeth Taylor). A place in the sun, George Stevens.
"If he's innocent, I'll get the best defence I can get for him. If he *is* guilty, I won't spend a single cent to save him from the electric chair!".
Charles Eastman, (Montgomery Clift). A place in the sun, George Stevens.
Angela: I'll love you for as long as I live.
George Eastman: Love me for as long as I have left. Then forget me.
UN TRANVIA LLAMADO DESEO (1951)
Tagline: ...Blanche, who wanted so much to stay a lady...
"Whoever you are, I have always depended on the kindness of strangers". AFI.
Blanche Dubois, (Vivien Leigh). A Streetcar named desire, Elia Kazan.
Blanche DuBois: You're married to a madman.
Stella: I wish you'd stop taking it for granted that I'm in something I want to get out of.
"I don't want realism. I want magic! Yes, yes, magic. I try to give that to people. I do misrepresent things. I don't tell truths. I tell what ought to be truth".
Blanche DuBois, (Vivien Leigh). A Streetcar named desire, Elia Kazan.
"I never met a dame yet that didn't know if she was good-looking or not without being told, and there's some of them that give themselves credit for more than they've got".
Stanley Kowalski, (Marlon Brando). A streetcar named desire, Elia Kazan.
"Now that's how I'm gonna clear the table. Don't you ever talk that way to me. What do you think you are? A pair of queens? Now just remember what Huey Long said - that every man's a king - and I'm the King around here, and don't you forget it".
Stanley Kowalski, (Marlon Brando). A streetcar named desire, Elia Kazan.
A Sailor: Can I help you, ma'am?
Blanche DuBois: Why, they told me to take a streetcar named Desire and then transfer to one called Cemetery and ride six blocks and get off at Elysian Fields.
"Mr. Kowalski is too busy making a pig of himself... Your face and your fingers are disgustingly greasy".
Stella, (Vivien Leigh). A streetcar named desire, Elia Kazan.
THE SIXTIES (60s)
A PLENO SOL (1960)
Philippe Greenleaf: It seems awfully complicated. You'd be caught immediately.
Tom Ripley: No necessarily. I might not look it, but I've got lots of imagination.
Philippe Greenleaf: Rome isn't much fun when you don't know anybody. Freddy Miles: Didn't you bring Marge? Philippe Greenleaf: Don't even start! It was Tom's idea. Freddy Miles: Tom. Tom. You're like a broken record!
Freddy Miles: [Referring to forged signatures] What do you do for a living besides this? Tom Ripley: Nothing. And you? Freddy Miles: Nothing. But I have my own dough. Tom Ripley: [Referring to Philippe] He has his and I have other people's.
Marge Duval: You don't love me.
Philippe Greenleaf: What's your problem? My feelings for you have nothing to do with Fra Angelico!
"Why bother having money when you can spend other people's?".
Philippe Greenleaf, (Maurice Ronet). Plein soleil, Rene Clement.
"All is vanity! The rest is ash!".
O'Brien, (Frank Latimore). Plein soleil, Rene Clement.
DESAYUNO CON DIAMANTES (1961)
Hey! Hey baby, what's going on here?" (O)
Holly Golightly, (Audrey Hepburn) Breakfast at Tiffany's, Blake Edwards
I'll never get used to anything. Anybody that does, they might as well be dead.
Holly Golightly, (Audrey Hepburn) Breakfast at Tiffany's, Blake Edwards.
DIAS DE VINO Y ROSAS (1962)
"Well, anything worth having is worth suffering for, isn't it?
Joe Clay, (Jack Lemmon). Days of wine and roses, Blake Edwards
"Thanks for the compliment, but I know how I look. This is the way I look when I'm sober. It's enough to make a person drink, wouldn't you say? You see, the world looks so dirty to me when I'm not drinking. Joe, remember Fisherman's Wharf? The water when you looked too close? That's the way the world looks to me when I'm not drinking".
Kirsten Arnesen Clay, (Lee Remick). Days of wine and roses, Blake Edwards
EL GRADUADO (1967)
Benjamin: Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me!
Mrs. Robinson: [laughs] Huh?
enjamin: Aren't you?
"Oh no Mrs. Robinson, I find you very desirable. I think you are the most attractive of all my parents' friends. I mean that. I find you desirable, but I, for God's sake, can you imagine my parents? Can you imagine what they would say if they just saw us in this room here right now?".
Benjamin, (Dustin Hoffman). Mrs. Robinson, Mike Nichols.
Mrs. Robinson: Are you afraid of me?
Benjamin: Oh, no. You're missing the point. Look. Maybe we could do something else together. Mrs. Robinson, would you like to go to a movie?
Mrs. Robinson: Isn't there something you want to tell me?
Benjamin: Well, I want you to know how much I appreciate this. Really.
Mrs. Robinson: The number.
Benjamin: What?
Mrs. Robinson: The room number, Benjamin. I think you ought to tell me that.
Benjamin: Oh, you're absolutely right. It's 568.
Mrs. Robinson: Benjamin, I am not trying to seduce you.
Benjamin: I know that, but please, Mrs. Robinson, this is difficult...
Mrs. Robinson: Would you like me to seduce you?
Benjamin: What?
Mrs. Robinson: Is that what you're trying to tell me?
"Mrs. Robinson, if you don't mind my saying so, this conversation is getting a little strange".
Benjamin, (Dustin Hoffman). Mrs. Robinson, Mike Nichols.
"It's like I was playing some kind of game, but the rules don't make any sense to me. They're being made up by all the wrong people. I mean no one makes them up. They seem to make themselves up".
Benjamin, (Dustin Hoffman). Mrs. Robinson, Mike Nichols.
Mr. Braddock: Would you mind telling me then what those four years of college were for? What was the point of all that hard work?
Benjamin Braddock: You got me.
Benjamin Braddock: Oh, she doesn't. To be perfectly honest, she doesn't like me.
Benjamin: Listen to me. What happened between Mrs. Robinson and me was nothing. It didn't mean anything. We might just as well have been shaking hands.
Mr. Robinson: Shaking hands? Well, that's not saying much for my wife, is it?
ESPLENDOR EN LA HIERBA (1961)
A love story unlike any others !!
There is a miracle in being young ... and a fear.
"Though
nothing can bring back the hour of splendour in the grass, of glory in
the flower, we will grieve not, rather find, strength in what remains
behind".
Deanie (Natalie Wood). Splendour in the grass, Elia Kazan. MATAR A UN RUISEÑOR (1962)
"Maycomb was a tired old town, even in 1932 when I first knew it. Somehow, it was hotter then".
Atticus Finch, (Gregory Peck). To kill a mocking bird, Robert Mulligan
ESPARTACO (1960)
"No talking in the kitchen, slave".
Marcellus, (Charles McGraw). Spartacus, Stanley Kubrick.
Spartacus: I am not an animal!
Varinia: Neither am I.
Antoninus: Are you afraid to die, Spartacus?
Spartacus: No more than I was to be born.
Julius Caesar: I thought you had reservations about the gods.
Gracchus: Privately I believe in none of them - neither do you. Publicly, I believe in them all.
Batiatus: But, my dear, great, all-conquering Marcus Licinius Crassus... what if it is Spartacus who crosses the battlefield, looking for you?
Marcus Licinius Crassus: In such circumstances, I have no doubt you will be helping him.
"One of the disadvantages of being a Patrician is that occasionally you are obliged to act like one".
Marcus Licinius Crassus, (Laurence Olivier). Spartacus, Stanley Kubrick.
"Who wants to fight? An animal can learn to fight. But to say beautiful things, and to make people believe them ...".
Espartaco, (Kirk Douglas). Spartacus, Stanley Kubrick.
"And maybe there's no peace in this world, for us or for anyone else, I don't know. But I do know that, as long as we live, we must remain true to ourselves".
Espartaco, (Kirk Douglas). Spartacus, Stanley Kubrick.
Spartacus: Do you realize how long it takes to die on a cross?
Antoninus: I don't care!
Spartacus: Don't give them the pleasure of a contest. Lower your guard, I'll kill you on the first rush.
Antoninus: I won't let them crucify you!. Spartacus: It's my last order, obey it!
"How were you able to get my appointment without Gracchus knowing?"
Marcus Publius Glabrus, (John Dall). Spartacus, Stanley Kubrick.
Varinia: You're afraid of him, aren't you? It's no use trying to be better than him, it won't work.
Marcus Licinius Crassus: We shall see...
"I remember that he started out all alone. And yet, on the day he died, thousands and thousands died in his place".
Varinia, (Jean Simmons). Spartacus, Stanley Kubrick.
"Please die, my love... die, die now my darling!".
Varinia, (Jean Simmons). Spartacus, Stanley Kubrick.
SU PROPRIO INFIERNO (1962)
Berry-Berry Willart: How do you know I'm not some dangerous maniac that goes around killing beautiful women like you?
Mrs. Mandel: Well, in that case, I won't have to take a sleeping pill tonight.
Annabell Willart: [Exasperated] You never go anywhere without that bottle. You'd even take it to Church with you - if you ever WENT to Church.
Ralph Willart: If I ever went to Church, I'd HAVE to take it with me!
“You're pregnant, aren't you.”
Berry-Berry Willart, (Warren Beatty). All fall down, John Frankenheimer.
"Whether or not I'm pregnant is none of your business".
Echo O'Brien, (Eva Marie Saint). All fall down, John Frankenheimer.
"She told you she was gonna have a baby".
Clinton Willart, Brandon de Wilde). All fall down, John Frankenheimer.
"You really do hate life, don't you, Berry-Berry? You know, when you told me that before, I went along with you. Because I wanted to be just like you in every way I could. But I LIKE life, Berry-Berry. So long, Berry-Berry".
Clinton Willart, Brandon de Wilde). All fall down, John Frankenheimer.
THE SEVENTIES (70s)
CAMPEON (1979)
"Listen to me T.J., you don't have to live with someone to love them, I love you".
Annie, (Faye Dunaway), The Champ, Franco Zeffirelli.
"What about my heart? What about my mind? What about me.. I'm real too"
Billy, (John Voight). The Champ, Franco Zeffirelli.
"You could always come back. We"ll take you back You... We'll give you a second chance".
Billy, (John Voight). The Champ, Franco Zeffirelli.
T.J.: Champ, did you love her? Billy: Who? T.J.: Annie. Billy: Of course I loved her, that's why we had you.
T.J.: Do you love the Champ? Do you? Do you love him? No you're not my mother.
Annie: No, no please listen to me. It's not that simple. T.J. listen to me.
T.J.: Go away. Please don't touch me. I don't want you, I don't want you.
Annie: Timmy.
T.J.: Go away I told you, go away. I want the Champ. I don't want you, get out of here.
Billy [the Champ is dying after winning the big fight]: T.J., where are you?
T.J.: Here I am.
Billy: Yeah. T.J. - Annie was here tonight, T.J. Wasn't that a nice thing?
T.J.: Yeah.
Billy: You invited her, didn't you? Huh?
T.J.: I wrote to her. You said to.
Billy: Yeah. It was nice of her to come. You know, TJ, you know, you're... Annie and me. We did some silly things. Who knows why people do what they do? Nobody knows that, but she's... she's a good person. You know that. You happy, kid? I won the fight. You happy?
HARRY EL SUCIO (1971)
You've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do you, punk?. AFI.
Harry, (Clint Eastwood). Dirty Harry, Don Siegel.
KRAMER CONTRA KRAMER (1979)
"The other morning, I'm at the fridge ... you know, getting Billy ready for school. So I'm just in my underwear and he notices I've lost weight. And he comes in and he says "Daddy, you've really lost a lot of weight", he looks up at me and he says "And it's all gone to your nose".
Ted Kramer, (Dustin Hoffman). Kramer vs Kramer, Robert Benton.
"You go right back and put that right back until you finish your dinner... I'm warning you, you take one bite out of that and you are in (very, very VERY big trouble. Don't... Hey! Don't you dare... Don't you DARE do that. You hear me? Hold it right there! Don't you dare go anywhere beyond that... Put it down right now. I am not going to say it again. I am NOT going to say it AGAIN.
Ted Kramer, (Dustin Hoffman). Kramer vs kramer, Robert Benton.
Billy Kramer: Are you going away?
Ted Kramer: No. I'm staying here with you. You can't get rid of me that easy.
Billy Kramer: That's why Mommy left, isn't it? Because I was bad?
Ted Kramer: Is that what you think? No. That's not it, Billy. Your mom loves you very much... and the reason she left has nothing to do with you. I don't know if this will make sense, but I'll try to explain it to you. I think the reason why Mommy left... was because for a long time... I kept trying to make her be a certain kind of person. A certain kind of wife that I thought she was supposed to be. And she just wasn't like that. Mommy stayed here longer than she wanted because she loves you so much. And the reason why Mommy couldn't stay anymore... was because she couldn't stand me. She didn't leave because of you. She left because of me. Go to sleep now because it's really late, okay? Good night. Sleep tight.
"I woke up this morning, kept thinking about Billy and I was thinking about him waking up in his room with his little clouds all around that I painted and I thought I should have painted clouds downtown because then he would think that he was waking up at home".
Joanna Kramer, (Meryl Streep). Kramer vs kramer, Robert Benton.
"I came here to take my son home. And I realized he already is home".
Joanna Kramer, (Meryl Streep). Kramer vs kramer, Robert Benton.
Ted: Listen, why don't you go upstairs and see him and I'll wait here.
Joanna: [wipes the tears from her eyes and pats her hair] How do I look?
Ted: You look terrific.
LA BALADA DE CABLE HOGUE (1970)
Joshua: Funny thing... it doesn't matter how much or how little you've wandered around... how many women you've been with. Every once in awhile, one of them cuts right through. Right straight into you.
Cable Hogue: What do you do about it?
Joshua: I suppose maybe when you die you get over it.
"Listen. I was robbed and left to die without a drop. Well, do I look dead? No, sir!".
Cable Hogue, (Jason Robbards).
Hildy: You've been awful nice to me, Hogue. Never bothered you what I am?
Cable Hogue: Hell no, it never bothered me. I enjoyed it. Now, what the hell are you? Human being. Try the best you can. We all got our own ways of living.
Hildy: And loving?
Cable Hogue: Gets mighty lonesome without it.
LA GUERRA DE LAS GALAXIAS (1977)
Taglines: May the force be with you; Somewhere, in space, this could all be happening right now; A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...
"Wonderful girl. Either I'm going to kill her or I'm beginning to like her".
Han Solo, (Harrison Ford). Start wars.
"Look, Your Worshipfulness, let's get one thing straight. I take orders from just one person: me".
Han Solo, (Harrison Ford). Start wars; George Lucas.
"One thing's for sure, we're all gonna be a lot thinner".
Han Solo (Harrison Ford) [as the garbage compactor closes in]. Start wars, George Lucas.
"We seem to be made to suffer. It's our lot in life".
C-3PO, (Anthony Daniels). Start wars, George Lucas.
"You don't believe in the Force, do you?"
Mark Hamill, (Luke Skywalker). Start wars, George Lucas.
Han Solo : Marching into a detention area is not what I had in mind.
Luke Skywalker : But they're gonna kill her!
Han Solo : Better her than me!
Han Solo : This is *not* gonna work.
Luke Skywalker : Why didn't you say so before?
Han Solo : I *did* say so before.
Princess Leia Organa : Aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper?
Luke Skywalker : Huh? Oh, the uniform.
Princess Leia Organa: It's not over yet.
Han Solo: It is for me, sister. Look, I ain't in this for your revolution, and I'm not in it for you, Princess. I expect to be well paid. I'm in it for the money.
Princess Leia Organa: You needn't worry about your reward. If money is all that you love, then that's what you'll receive.
Luke Skywalker : So, what do you think of her, Han?
Han Solo : I'm tryin' not to, kid.
Luke Skywalker : Good.
LOVE STORY (1970)
Love means never having to say I'm sorry.
"Love means never having to say I'm sorry".
Oliver Barrett IV (Ryan O'Neal). Love Story, Arthur Hiller.
"What can you say about a 25-year-old girl who died? That she was beautiful and brilliant? That she loved Mozart and Bach, the Beatles, and me?” (O)
Oliver, (Ryan O'Neal), Love story, Arthur Hiller.
NETWORK, UN MUNDO IMPLACABLE (1976)
"I'm as mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!" AFI
Howard Beale, (Peter Finch). Network, Sidney Lumet.
PATTON (1970)
"Now I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country." (O)
TAXI DRIVER (1976)
"You talkin' to me?". AFI.
Travis Bickle, (Robert de Niro). Taxi driver, Martin Scorsese.
TIBURON (1975)
Taglines:
The nation's best-selling novel is now the year's most terrifying movie.
If you forgot what terror was like...it's back.
Do you like fish? Well, he likes you too...
See it before you go swimming.
"This was no boat accident".
Hooper, (Richard Dreyfuss). Jaws, Steven Spielberg.
"You're gonna need a bigger boat".
Brody, (Roy Scheider). Jaws, Steven Spielberg.
"Martin, it's all psychological. You yell barracuda, everybody says, "Huh? What?" You yell shark, we've got a panic on our hands on the Fourth of July".
Mayor Vaughn, (Murray Hamilton). Jaws, Steven Spielberg.
"I just found out, that a girl got killed here last week, and you knew it! You knew there was a shark out there! You knew it was dangerous! But you let people go swimming anyway? You knew all those things! But still my boy is dead now. And there's nothing you can do about it. My boy is dead. I wanted you to know that".
Mrs. Kintner, (Lee Fierro). Jaws, Steven Spielberg.
THE EIGHTIES (80s)
"I was 12 going on 13 the first time I saw a dead human being." (O)
The writer (Richard Dreyfuss). Stand by me, Rob Reiner.
"I'm never gonna get out of this town, am I, Gordie?".
Chris (River Phoenix). Stand by me, Rob Reiner.
"Why did he have to die, Chris? Why did Denny have to die?. It should've been me. It should've been me".
Gordie Lachance (Wil Wheaton). Stand by me, Rob Reiner.
"Well, all the kids, instead of calling him Davie, they call him Lardass. Lardass Hogan. Even his little brother and sister calls him Lardass. At school, they put a sticker on his back that says "Wide-Load". And they rank him out and beat him up whenever they get a chance. But one day, he gets an idea; a greatest revenge idea, a kid ever had".
Gordie Lachance (Wil Wheaton). Stand by me, Rob Reiner.
"I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone? / who does?"
The writer (Richard Dreyfuss) [typing on computer]. Stand by me, Rob Reiner.
CUENTA CONMIGO (1986)
"I was 12 going on 13 the first time I saw a dead human being." (O)
The writer (Richard Dreyfuss). Stand by me, Rob Reiner.
"I'm never gonna get out of this town, am I, Gordie?".
Chris (River Phoenix). Stand by me, Rob Reiner.
"Why did he have to die, Chris? Why did Denny have to die?. It should've been me. It should've been me".
Gordie Lachance (Wil Wheaton). Stand by me, Rob Reiner.
"Well, all the kids, instead of calling him Davie, they call him Lardass. Lardass Hogan. Even his little brother and sister calls him Lardass. At school, they put a sticker on his back that says "Wide-Load". And they rank him out and beat him up whenever they get a chance. But one day, he gets an idea; a greatest revenge idea, a kid ever had".
Gordie Lachance (Wil Wheaton). Stand by me, Rob Reiner.
"I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone? / who does?"
EL CLUB DE LOS POETAS MUERTOS (1989)
Taglines: He was their inspiration. He made their lives extraordinary.
"O Captain, my Captain. Who knows where that comes from? Anybody? Not a clue? It's from a poem by Walt Whitman about Mr. Abraham Lincoln. Now in this class you can either call me Mr. Keating, or if you're slightly more daring, O Captain my Captain".
John Keating, (Robin Williams). Dead Poets Society, Peter Weir.
"We're not laughing at you. We're laughing near you".
John Keating, (Robin Williams). Dead Poets Society, Peter Weir.
"Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Old time is still a-flying. And this same flower that smiles today, To-morrow will be dying. He continues: “The latin sentiment for that is Carpe Diem. That's "seize the day". Gather ye rosebuds while ye may".
John Keating, (Robin Williams). Dead Poets Society, Peter Weir.
"We are food for worms, lads. Believe it or not, each one of us in this room is one day going to stop breathing and die".
John Keating, (Robin Williams). Dead Poets Society, Peter Weir.
"They’re not that different from you are they? Same haircuts, full of hormones, just like you. Invincible, just like you feel. The world is their oyster. They believe they are destined for great things, like many of you. Their eyes are full of hope, just like you".
John Keating, (Robin Williams). Dead Poets Society, Peter Weir.
“But did they wait until it was too late to make from their lives just one iota of what they are capable? These boys are now fertilising daffodils. “But if you listen real hard, you can hear them whisper their legacy to you.” Then he whispers: ‘Carpe diem – seize the day. Make your lives extraordinary”.
John Keating, (Robin Williams). Dead Poets Society, Peter Weir.
John Keating: I always thought the idea of education was to learn to think for yourself.
Mr. Nolan: At these boys' age? Not on your life!
"There's a time for daring and there's a time for caution, and a wise man understands which is called for".
John Keating, (Robin Williams). Dead Poets Society, Peter Weir.
"Carpe diem, seize the day. Gather ye rosebuds while ye may".
John Keating, (Robin Williams). Dead Poets Society, Peter Weir.
"Boys, you must strive to find your own voice. Because the longer you wait to begin, the less likely you are to find it at all".
John Keating, (Robin Williams). Dead Poets Society, Peter Weir.
"Thoreau said, "Most men lead lives of quiet desperation." Don't be resigned to that. Break out!".
John Keating, (Robin Williams). Dead Poets Society, Peter Weir.
"No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world".
John Keating, (Robin Williams). Dead Poets Society, Peter Weir.
"Phone call from God. If it had been collect, that would have been daring!".
John Keating, (Robin Williams). Dead Poets Society, Peter Weir.
Knox Overstreet: C'mon, Chris, just give me one chance. If you don't like me after tonight I'll stay away forever.
Chris Noel: Uh-huh. You know what would happen if Chet found out?
Gerard Pitts: Too bad.
Knox Overstreet: It's worse than "too bad," Pittsie. It's a tragedy. A girl this beautiful in love with such a jerk.
Gerard Pitts: All the good ones go for jerks. You know that.
"For the first time in my whole life, I know what I wanna do! And for the first time, I'm gonna do it! Whether my father wants me to or not! Carpe diem!".
Neil Perry, (Robert Sean Leonard). Dead Poets Society, Peter Weir.
Todd Anderson: You want me out? Fine, I'm out.
Neil Perry: No, I want you in, but being in means you have to do something. Not just saying you're in.
Charlie Dalton: That is not true, Cameron; you know that! He didn't put us up to anything. Neil loved acting!
Richard Cameron: Believe what you want, but I say, let Keating fry! I mean, why ruin our lives?
LA CHAQUETA METALICA (1987)
"From now on you will speak only when spoken to, and the first and last words out of your filthy sewers will be "Sir". Do you maggots understand that?". (O)
Sergeant Hartman (R. Lee Ermey). Full Metal Jacket, Stanley Kubrick.
REGRESO AL FUTURO (1985)
Taglines: He's the only kid ever to get into trouble before he was born; He was never in time for his classes... He wasn't in time for his dinner... Then one day... he wasn't in his time at all. Marty McFly just broke the time barrier. He's only got one week to get it fixed.
"Roads? Where we’re going we don’t need roads”.
Dr. Emmett Brown, (Christopher Lloyd). Back to the Future.
Marty McFly: Calvin? Wh... Why do you keep calling me Calvin?
Lorraine Baines: Well, that is your name, isn't it? Calvin Klein? It's written all over your underwear.
Stella Baines (Marty's future grandmother): You know, Marty, you look so familiar to me. Do I know your mother?
Marty McFly: [his mother in the future] Yeah, I think maybe you do...
SPLASH (1984)
Allen Bauer: I didn't even like you when I first met you.
Walter Kornbluth: Nobody likes me when they first meet me.
“It just so happens I come from a very long line of married people”.
Allen Bauer, (Tom Hanks). Splash, Ron Howard.
“I'm really a nice guy. If I had friends you could ask them.
Walter Kornbluth, (Eugene Levy). Splash, Ron Howard.
“I don't understand. All my life I've been waiting for someone and when I find her, she's... she's a fish.”
Allen Bauer, (T Hanks). (He just realized that Madison is a marmaid). Splash, Ron Howard.
“Look, if something works for me I stick with it.”
Freddie Bauer, (John Candy). Splash, Ron Howard.
WALL STREET (1987)
"The point is ladies and gentlemen that greed, for lack of a better word, is good". AFI.
Gordon Gekko, (Michael Douglas). Wall Street, Oliver Stone.
"Money's only something you need in case you don't die tomorrow ...".
Carl Fox, (Martin Sheen). Wall Street, Oliver Stone.
"Money's only something you need in case you don't die tomorrow ...".
Carl Fox, (Martin Sheen). Wall Street, Oliver Stone.
"The main thing about money, Bud, is that it makes you do things you don't want to do".
Lou, (Hal Holbrook). Wall Street, Oliver Stone.
"Stop going for the easy buck and start producing something with your life. Create, instead of living off the buying and selling of others".
Carl Fox, (Martin Sheen). Wall Street, Oliver Stone.
"It's all about bucks, kid. The rest is conversation".
Gordon Gekko, (Michael Douglas). Wall Street, Oliver Stone.
"Life all comes down to a few moments. This is one of them".
Bud Fox, (Charlie Sheen). Wall Street, Oliver Stone.
Darien Taylor: When you've had money and lost it, it can be much worse than never having had it at all!
Bud Fox: That is BULLSHIT!
Bud Fox: How much is enough?
Gordon Gekko: It's not a question of enough, pal. Somebody wins, somebody loses. Money itself isn't lost or made, it's simply transferred from one perception to another.
AMERICAN BEAUTY (1999)
"My name is Lester Burnham. This is my neighborhood; this is my street; this is my life. I am 42 years old; in less than a year I will be dead. Of course I don't know that yet, and in a way, I am dead already.” (O)
Lester Burnham, (Kevin Spacey). American beauty, Sm Mendes.
AMOR A QUEMARROPA (1993)
"In Jailhouse Rock, Elvis was everything rockabilly's about - living fast, dying young, and leaving a good-looking corpse." (O)
Clarence Worley, (Christian Slater). True Romance, Tony Scott.
BRAVEHEART (1995)
Taglines:
Every man dies, (but) not every man really lives.
Every man's spirit is free. Not every man has the courage to follow it.
What kind of man would defy a king?
Who does history remember? Those who beg for mercy? Or those who bleed for freedom?
Young William: I can fight.
Malcolm Wallace: I know. I know you can fight. But it's our wit(s) that make(s) us men.
Murron: You're going to teach me to read, then?
William Wallace: Aye, if you'd like.
Murron: Aye!
William Wallace: In what language?
Murron: Ah, you're showing off now.
William Wallace: That's right. Are you impressed yet?
Murron: No. Why? Should I be?
William Wallace: Oui. Parce que chaque jour j'ai pensé à toi. [Yes. Because every single day I've thought about you]
Murron: [hesitates, impressed despite herself, then smiles] Do that standing on your head and I'll be impressed.
William Wallace: Well, my kilt will fly up, but I'll try.
Longshanks: Who is this person who speaks to me as though I needed his advice? Is he qualified?
Phillip: I am skilled in the arts of war and military tactics, Sire.
Longshanks: Are you? Then tell me, what advice would you offer on the present situation?
William Wallace: We all end up dead, it's just a question of how and why.
William Wallace, (Mel Gibson). Braveheart, Mel Gibson)
BUGSY (1991)
"To speak properly it is necessary to enunciate every syllable".
"Bugsy" Siegel, (Warren Beatty). Bugsy, Barry Levinson.
"Twenty dwarves took turns doing handstands on the carpet".
"Bugsy" Siegel, (Warren Beatty). Bugsy, Barry Levinson.
"Bugsy" Siegel: Got a light?
Virginia: The way you were looking at me, I thought you were going to ask for something more interesting.
"Bugsy" Siegel: Like what?
Virginia: Use your imagination.
"Bugsy" Siegel: I'm using it.
Virginia: ... Let me know when you're finished.
"Well, if I were you, I'd have that money back by seven o'clock tonight".
"Bugsy" Siegel (Warren Beaty). Bugsy, Barry Levinson.
"Don't swallow anything until you chew it well".
"Bugsy" Siegel, (Warren Beatty). Bugsy, Barry Levinson.
Bugsy: Maybe the best thing would be for you to stay here where you feel at home.
Esta Siegel: And see you for a day or two every couple of years?
You've found somebody, haven't you?. I want a divorce. Is that what you want, is it?
Esta Siegel, (Wendy Phillips). Bugsy, Barry Levinson.
Esta: A divorce. You want a divorce, don't you? Say it, answer me!.
Bugsy: I do.
"Don't come out of this room for a minute".
Esta Siegel, (Wendy Phillips). Bugsy, Barry Levinson.
"Get rid of it. Just get rid of the wall. All right?"
"Bugsy" Siegel, (Warren Beatty). Bugsy, Barry Levinson.
(It supports the whole structure) "Ok, ok. I've got the point. I don't need you to parrot everything this guy says".
"Bugsy" Siegel, (Warren Beatty). Bugsy, Barry Levinson.
"I just want you to answer the question that I'm really asking; how much money have you stolen from this hotel?".