Bill Pullman Quotes

Lake Placid

Incomplete Records and Personal Loss

Mrs. Bickerman Oh, my husband passed away. It's been almost two years now.

Sheriff Hank Keough My department doesn't have any record of that, Mrs. Bickerman.

Mrs. Bickerman Well, I'm sorry. Incomplete records haunt me so.

Jack Wells What was the cause of your husband's death, ma'am? Do you know?

Kelly Scott We don't mean to invade your privacy, but was he ill, was he sick?

Sheriff Hank Keough Was he swallowed?

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Independence Day: Resurgence

Unity and Resolve in the Face of Adversity

David Levinson I've had years to get us ready. We never had a chance.

President Whitmore We didn't last time, either. We always knew they were coming back. But look how far we've come. In the last 20 years, this planet has been unified in a way that's unprecedented in human history. That's sacred. That's worth fighting for. We convinced an entire generation that this is a battle we could win. And they believed us. We can't let them down. It wasn't luck last time. It was our resolve. We all have to fight till our last breath. And that is going to lead us to victory.

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The Killer Inside Me

Perspective on Nature and Belonging

Billy Boy Walker A weed is a plant out of place. I find a hollyhock in my cornfield, and it's a weed. I find it in my yard, and it's a flower. You're in my yard.

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Lake Placid

A Night Out in Maine

Kelly Scott Doesn't anyone "make a move" around here in Maine?

Jack Wells Get in.

[opens the passenger door and moves his bag]

Kelly Scott You move a bag and that's it? That's your "move"?

Jack Wells Come on, I know a good bar where we can get some beers.

Kelly Scott Are the glasses clean?

[gets in and closes the door]

Jack Wells Uhh... yeah. Are you gonna complain like this all night?

Kelly Scott Start the car Jack.

Jack Wells I miss the crocodile already.

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Lake Placid

Condescension and Nature in Lake Placid

Kelly Scott The lake is so black and still.

Sheriff Hank Keough Yeah, we wanted to call it Lake Placid, but someone said that name was taken.

Jack Wells It's not a science trip.

Kelly Scott Could you be a little more condescending? Cause I'm not real great with subtlety.

Jack Wells Something in that lake killed somebody, all right? I appreciate your trying to help. I'm really glad that you... brought the RAID.

Kelly Scott There, that's better.

Jack Wells Ma'am...

Kelly Scott Look, if you call me "ma'am" one more time I'll sue you, and with today's laws, it's possible.

Sheriff Hank Keough She's good.

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Casper

Reframing the Concept of Ghosts

Dr. James Harvey You can call them ghosts, if you'd like, or as I like to call them, "the living-impaired".

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Independence Day: Resurgence

A Father's Concern Amidst Chaos

President Thomas Whitmore It's good to see you flying again. Your place is in the air.

Patricia You should have let me do this. You saved the world once, Dad.

President Whitmore I'm not saving the world, Patty. I'm saving you.

[feels his head as the Harvester mothership starts closing its underbelly aperture]

Thomas Adams Tom, what's going on?

President Whitmore She's in my head.

Adams Mr President, you got incoming fighters on your six.

President Whitmore Can you get me to the target, Lt. Whitmore?

Patricia Yes, sir. Follow me.

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Lake Placid

Camping Expectations vs. Reality

Sheriff Hank Keough Tents were sent ahead. Should already be set up by the time we get there.

Kelly Scott Tents? We're staying in TENTS?

Sheriff Hank Keough I told you, two days we'd have to camp.

Kelly Scott Yes! Camp! But I thought that meant Ramada Inn. I never heard tents! Will there be toilets?

Jack Wells Maybe we should just take you back.

Kelly Scott Why? Because I prefer toilets? Maybe I should just wipe myself with some leafy little piece of poison oak. And then I can spend the whole day scratchin my ass, blendin in with the natives.

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The Equalizer

Reflections on Life and Survival

Brian Plummer You had a nice funeral, in case you were wondering. You know, when they told Susan you were dead, she couldn't comprehend it. She said, "Oh, no. Not Robert." "And not from something as trivial as a car bomb." That you're alive … is a big relief. But it didn't come as a complete surprise to her. We used to talk about you over the years, and she said if anyone could have figured a way out, a way to walk away from it all for good, you know, like a real fresh start … it would have been … You.

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The Killer Inside Me

Consequences of Violence and Indifference

Billy Boy Walker You said you didn't want anyone else to get hurt. You meant it?

Lou Ford I meant it. Can't hurt somebody who's already dead.

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LBJ

Debate on the Farm Bill's Impact

Lyndon B. Johnson Senator Yarborough.

Ralph Yarborough Mr. Leader, I still don't take a drink. Now, if you've called me in here to ask me about my vote on the Farm Bill, I should tell you that I have not changed my position in the slightest.

Lyndon B. Johnson No problem, no problem at all. Uh... But listen, while I've got you here, there's only one question I've been meaning to ask you. Have you got shit for brains? What the hell is your problem with this Farm Bill?

Ralph Yarborough We should be doing a heck of a lot more for people who have less.

Lyndon B. Johnson The only thing more irritating than a liberal is a liberal from Texas.

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Sleepless in Seattle

Expectations in Love and Marriage

Walter Look, Annie... I love you. But let's leave that out of this. I don't want to be someone that you're settling for. I don't want to be someone that anyone settles for. Marriage is hard enough without bringing such low expectations into it, isn't it?

Lost Highway

Identity and Deception Unveiled

Fred Madison Where's Alice?

Mystery Man Alice who? Her name is Renee. If she's told you her name is Alice, she's lying. And your name? What the fuck is your name?

[shouts]

Too Big to Fail

Accountability in Financial Crisis Management

John Mack Paulson's got 100,000 employees. Geithner has 200 lawyers. Frigging Chris Cox has 3,000 people. Not a single one of those assholes could pick up a phone, call the British, find out if there was a deal to be made before they spend the weekend sweating us for cash?

Jamie Dimon Somebody dropped the ball.

John Mack They didn't drop the ball. They dropped the ball, kicked the coach in the nuts and took a crap in the quarterback's mouth.

The Last Seduction

Desperation and Threats in a Dangerous Game

Clay Gregory I borrowed 100K from a man whose first and last names end in vowels, and every week I owe him a new thousand dollars in interest. And when I come up just a little short, he's got this very fun game that he likes to play with thumbs. I hired a private detective for fifty percent, but now that I know where you are, I am perfectly willing to spend all the money I have in hiring a clinical sociopath to take it from you, and fuck you through the eye socket just for fun!

[to Bridget]

American Ultra

Consequences of Unauthorized Government Operations

Krueger You directly interfered with a government operation. And as a result, you caused the deaths of innocent civilians. Is that correct?

Victoria Yes, sir.

Yates You're absolutely right, sir. Thanks to Lasseter activating Howell, seven American citizens are now dead.

Krueger This is an operation that you created and spearheaded without any authorization, is that correct?

Yates Yes, sir. But you have to understand, I was self-starting.

Krueger Excuse me?

Yates Did I make some mistakes? You know, I did. Did I take some shortcuts? Sure. But in the end, I was just doing what I needed to do to create a cost-efficient exploit of a system already put in place. And if I'd pulled it off, you'd be thanking me. Right? Come on, you'd be fucking thanking me, right?

Krueger Yeah.

Yates Okay! Thank you.

Victoria I don't know if this is appropriate, but please do not kill me.

Krueger I'm your source. When I called to notify you that the sweep was happening, I did it out of respect and courtesy. And you've made me regret that now. It was not my intention for you to act like a child and try to save your puppy. The puppy was going down, I was notifying you of the puppy's death. But the puppy just shit all over everything! You have a crazy, scary rabid puppy that murders people and will still need to be put down. You understand that, correct?

Victoria Yes, sir.

Krueger You better pray you can find a way to turn this into a win and pull a miracle out of your ass. Because if you can't, that's you.

[looks to Yates]

Victoria You already have your miracle, sir. My program worked. Wiseman beat Toughguy. Mike Howell eliminated 17 Toughguy assets single-handedly. That makes him the most effective asset we've ever seen in any of the Ultra programs. Ever! In 60 years. Pardon me for saying it, sir, but that is a puppy worth saving. That is a $400 million puppy. And you have him sitting in a holding cell right now.

Memorable Quotes from Bill Pullman