Chris Cooper Quotes

New York, I Love You

Exploring Connections with Strangers

Anna Have you ever made love to a perfect stranger?

[chuckles]

Alex Now you're teasing me.

Anna I believe I am.

Alex Well, I mean... No, not exactly a perfect stranger, if you mean someone I wouldn't know at all.

Anna It's sad.

Alex It's sad? Why?

Anna Because there's almost nothing more exciting than fucking somebody you don't know. Right? You don't know their name, barely saw their face.

[laughs]

Alex Don't... Don't tell me your name.

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Seabiscuit

Consequences of Poor Decisions in Racing

Red It's not my fault. Not this time.

Tom Smith I told you, look out for Rosemont!

Red I thought I had it!

Tom Smith You stopped ridin him!

Red I couldn't see him!

Tom Smith What the hell are you talking about? He was flyin up your tail!

Red Yeah, well, I can't...

Tom Smith What?

Red ...SEE out there!

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Adaptation.

Self-Proclaimed Intelligence of John Laroche

John Laroche I'm probably the smartest person I know.

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The Muppets

Muppets Ordered Off Private Property

Tex Richman You artists formerly known as the Muppets are standing on private property--My private property! And I'm telling you to leave, NOW GO! ALL OF YOU!

[Angrily; The Muppets Gasp]

Kermit He's right, everybody. He won. We gotta go.

[Sadly; As The Muppets Slowly Walk Away, Tex Richman Sighs In Disbelief]

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Silver City

Defining Government Priorities in Social Issues

Dickie Pilager I repeat I'm not raising taxes. We can't just keep throwing the taxpayers hard-earned money at these perceived ... and some of them I admit are real ... so-called social problems. We have to get our priorities straight. Education is a priority. Affordable housing for our working people is a priority. Health care is a priority. Our economy is a priority. The environmental ... the whole environmental ... arena ... that's a big priority. Building new roads and maintaining the present ... keeping the infrastructure in place, where it belongs, that's a priority.

[Conducting an "improptu" press conference on his front porch.]

Nora Allardyce What isn't a priority?

Dickie Pilager What's not a priority ... is those matters which are of less of a ... not that they're not important but ... if you're going to have a front burner, which is where you want your priorities, it's like ... cooking ... there needs to be something sitting on the back one. And that's where your other organizations, your church people and your ... organizations formed to help these things, will be happy to pitch in if only government would get out of their way.

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Matewan

Discussion on the Burial of Ashes

C. E. Lively Who wrote ]?

[[w:The Iron Heel|The Iron Heel]

Joe Kenehan ].

[[Jack London]

Sephus Where's ] buried at?

[[Joe Hill]

Joe Kenehan All over the world. They scattered his ashes.

C. E. Lively Which eye is Big Bill Haywood missing?

Joe Kenehan His right one.

C. E. Lively How'd Frank Little die?

Joe Kenehan Butte, Montana ... they hung him from a railroad trestle.

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Seabiscuit

A Wish to Become a Horse

Red ] ], I want to be a horse.

[entering Samuel Riddle's stables; [Jesus; [Christ]

Tom Smith You're almost big enough.

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Syriana

Depths of Truth and Ambition

Dean Whiting Are you a king? Can you tell me what you want?

[to Prince Meshal Al-Subaai]

Jimmy Pope Dig six feet, find three bodies. But dig twelve feet, you find forty.

Max Woodman I want pig bacon!

Mussawi Rumors of Bob, but never Bob.

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Silver City

Death Penalty and Criminal Justice Perspectives

Dickie Pilager In the case of capital offenses I am absolutely in favor of the death penalty. You hear stories about frontier justice ... you can bet that the wrongdoers, the folks who couldn't play by the rules, had some respect for that. And there was no ... it didn't cost the taxpayer ... if they had had taxpayers back then ... those were the good old days, I suppose ... and all you needed was a good strong rope and a tree to hang it from!

[Conducting a press conference.]

Reporter 1 So you'll be proposing tougher criminal legis ...

Dickie Pilager My message to criminals is this: straighten up or get out. There's no place for you in our state. You do the crime, and by God, you're gonna have to face your lumps.

Nora Allardyce But the majority of those serving time for drug possession are ...

Dickie Pilager You want to change the behavior? Stiffen the consequences!

Nora Allardyce There have been reports, Mr. Pilager, that before you became involved in politics you had considerable experience with ...

Dickie Pilager Look, if you're up in a helicopter, airplane, something that flies, you don't want your pilot intoxicated with drugs, do you? And it's that way with our schoolchildren ... Junior can't read if he's high on crack. Yeah, air is thin enough up here!

Dickie Pilager Yes?

[points to another reporter]

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Me, Myself & Irene

Character's Perspective on Someone's Behavior

Lieutenant Gerke I've seen it first-hand; the guy's nuttier than squirrel turds!

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Remember Me

Searching for Information Amidst Distractions

Ally Sorry, I fell asleep.

Neil Craig Asleep. Where?

Ally (sigh) my phone died. Hey that’s mine! That’s from my desk.

Neil Craig I was trying to find some information.

Ally Oh, What I’m now one of yours suspects?

Neil Craig When you act like one.

Ally Oh for God’s sake.

Neil Craig Don’t use that tone with me, Ally! I smell alcohol.

Ally Yeah, so do I.

Neil Craig That supposed to mean something? What’s going on here, Ally? Trying to tell me something with this? You are all grown up now?

Ally Maybe it’s time you get use to it dad, before you give yourself a heart attack.

Neil Craig Who is the guy?

Ally What makes you think there is a guy?

Neil Craig Yeah, he is a real prince. He gets you drunk. Send you home smelling like a brewery , smelling like god knows what. You sure can pick em!

Ally Yeah, I take after my mother.

Ally I’m not a child!

Neil Craig In this house, you are!

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Matewan

A Warning About Matewan's Inhabitants

Joe Kenehan When do we get to Matewan?

Train conductor You don't want to go there, mister. Ain't nothing but crazy people.

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The Bourne Identity

Consequences of Ignoring Urgent Matters

Alexander Conklin You're worried about a budget meeting? We don't take care of this, we don't make it to the men's room. Is that clear enough for you? We will burn for this. We will both of us burn.

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Remember Me

Expectation vs. Reality in Absence

Neil Craig She’s supposed to be back. She is not back.

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Adaptation.

Embracing the Inevitable Darkness of Life

John Laroche Bad things happen, darkness descends.

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Matewan

Unity and Caution in Labor Struggles

Joe Kenehan Fellas, we’re in a hole full of coal gas here. The tiniest spark at the wrong time is going to be the end of us. So we got to pick away at this situation, slow and careful. We got to organize and build support. We got to work together. Together! Till they can’t get their coal out of the ground without us cause we’re a union! Cause we’re the workers damn it and we take care of each other!

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The Bourne Identity

Government Property and Malfunctioning Weapons

Alexander Conklin You're U.S. Government property! You're a malfunctioning, 30-million-dollar weapon! You're a total goddamn catastrophe and by God, if it kills me, you're gonna tell me how this happened.

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Adaptation.

Desire for Self-Representation in Film

John Laroche Who's gonna play me? I think I should play me.

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Seabiscuit

Value in Every Horse

Tom Smith Every horse is good for somethin'.

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Adaptation.

The Heart as a Guiding Force

John Laroche By simply doing what they are designed to do something large and magnificient happens. In this sense they show us how to live. How the only barometer you have is your heart. How when you spot your flower, you can't let anything get in your way.

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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Conflict Over Family History

Jerry Vogel Your mom and I hardly knew each other when she got pregnant. But we were babies, huh?

Lloyd Vogel Don't talk about her.

Jerry Vogel Oh, whoa, wait a minute. You don't know the whole story. Your mom was not the saint...

Lloyd Vogel DON'T TALK ABOUT MY MOM!!!!

[suddenly turns around and punches Jerry; Todd rushes in and attempts to restrain Lloyd]

Lorraine Vogel What are you doing?

[watching her brother yell at Jerry]

Lloyd Vogel GET OFF ME!!!

[shoves Todd into Lorraine, spilling wine all over her dress]

Wedding Guest Hey!

[punches Lloyd against the wall]

Todd Come on, what are you doing? Come on.

Lorraine Vogel What the hell?!

[shocked and furious with Lloyd for ruining her wedding dress; Andrea looks at Lloyd as he facepalms his injury]

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Remember Me

Going Out With a Friend

Ally I’m going out.

Neil Craig Who’re you going with?

Ally A boy from school.

Neil Craig Okay.

Ally I wasn't asking for permission.

Neil Craig I know that, just be careful.

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The Bourne Identity

Desire for Knowledge of Past Relationships

Alexander Conklin I want to know every place she's slept in the past six years.

[about Marie]

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The Patriot

Justifying Sacrifice in Times of War

Col. Harry Burwell I'll help you bury him.

[referring to Gabriel, who was just killed by Tavington]

Benjamin Martin I'll bury him.

Col. Harry Burwell My wife Alexandria is with child, my first. I fight for that child. Benjamin, nothing will replace your sons, but if you come with us you can justify their sacrifice.

Benjamin Martin Why?… Why do men feel they can justify death? Is it arrogance or… I have long feared, that my sins would return to visit me. And the cost is more than I can bear.

[voice trails off]

Col. Harry Burwell Benjamin, we have a chance. ] and ] are down from Virginia. If we win this next battle, victory in the war is within our grasp.

[[w:Nathanael Greene|Greene; [w:Daniel Morgan|Dan Morgan]

Benjamin Martin Go then, seek your victory. I'm a small issue to it.

Col. Harry Burwell You're wrong, Benjamin. You matter to your men, and to others as well. Your victories and... and your losses, are shared by more than you know. Stay with us. Stay the course!

Benjamin Martin I have run my course.

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Seabiscuit

Value in Imperfection and Resilience

Tom Smith You don't throw a whole ] away just cause he's banged up a little bit.

[[life]

The Bourne Identity

The Complexity of Invisible Operations

Alexander Conklin Kill Wombosi? Hell, we can do that any time we want. I can send Nicky to do that, for Christ's sake! Mr. Wombosi was supposed to be dead three weeks ago. He was supposed to have died in a way where the only possible explanation was that he'd been murdered by a member of his own entourage! I don't send you to kill! I send you to be invisible. I send you because you don't exist.

[to Bourne]

The Bourne Identity

Critique of Ineffective Surveillance Tactics

Alexander Conklin Great police work. Really brilliant. Why don't they just hang out a banner that says "Don't come back"? Jesus Christ. What is the French word for "stakeout"?

The Muppets

Muppet Identity and Humor in Conflict

Tex Richman To the end of the Muppets! Deadly! What are you doing?!

[Uncle Deadly grabs the boltcutters to stop Tex]

Uncle Deadly Enough! Just because I have a terrifying name, and an evil English accent, does not preclude the fact that in my heart, I am a Muppet, not a Moopet! Looks like it's I who will have the last laugh!

Tex Richman What does that mean?!

Uncle Deadly It's an idiom, you idiot! Because you cannot laugh! Ha ha! Oopsie!

[Tex falls off the roof and lands on the ground with a thud; he laughs maniacally]

Tex Richman Deadly...

Uncle Deadly Now that's a maniacal laugh for you!

Matewan

Dividing Lines in the Fight for Workers

Joe Kenehan You think this man is the enemy? Huh? This is a worker! Any union keeps this man out ain't a union, it's a goddam club! They got you fightin white against colored, native against foreign, hollow against hollow, when you know there ain't but two sides in this world - them that work and them that don't. You work, they don't. That's all you got to know about the enemy.

The Bourne Identity

Confrontation and Resolution in Unfolding Conflict

Alexander Conklin It only goes two ways. Either you come in and let us make this right... or we'll keep going until we're satisfied.

American Beauty

Father-Son Conflict and Misunderstanding

Ricky Oh, Dad, you don't really think that me and Mr. Burnham were...

[''Laughs'']

Colonel Fitts Don't you laugh at me. Now, I will not sit back and watch my only son ]

[[w:fellatio|become a cock-sucker!]

Ricky Jesus, what is it with you?

Colonel Fitts I swear to God, I will throw you out of the house and never look at you again!

Ricky You mean that?

Colonel Fitts You're damn straight I do. I'd rather you were dead than be a fuckin faggot.

Ricky You're right, I suck dick for money.

Colonel Fitts Boy, don't start.

Ricky Fitts Two thousand dollars, I'm that good.

Colonel Fitts Get out.

Ricky And you should see me fuck. I'm the best piece of ass in three states.

Colonel Fitts Get out! I don't ever want to see you again.

[''Hits Ricky'']

Ricky What a sad old man you are.

The Town

Contemplating Change and Consequences

Doug MacRay I'm thinking about um... taking a trip. Going dark for a minute.

Stephen MacRay Takin heat?

Doug MacRay Nah, just... Makin a change.

Stephen MacRay Yeah, don't tell me. "Makin a change." Either you got heat or you don't. I heard a bread truck got dropped.

Doug MacRay Oh, yeah? I didn't hear about it.

Stephen MacRay Okay.

Police Guard You got five minutes! Five minutes!

Doug MacRay Let me ask you something. In case I don't see you again. How come you never... How come you never looked for her?

Stephen MacRay Uhhhhh... Looked for who?

Doug MacRay For Ma. For my mother. How come you never looked for her? How come you never tried to call nobody or look for her, or ask around?

[short pause]

Stephen MacRay Look, when your mother left, you cried so hard you were throwin up. All over parlor. So I told you if you looked around you might find her. Just to give you an activity. I didn't think you'd carry it like a fuckin disease. What, you wanna think she was an angel? Go ahead. But look out your front door. How many 22 year old girls are out there, they're fuckin around with kids they don't want... and... you know... no sense in their heads. And your mother wasn't no different. That's the hard truth. I made my peace with it. You make yours. I didn't look for her because there was nothin to find. Look, I gotta die five times before I get outta here. But, I'll see you again. This side or the other.

[sighs]

October Sky

Tensions Rise Among Family Members

John Hickam Hey, hey, don't trouble yourself, Homer. You got more important things to worry about. Just go look for your suitcase.

[derisively]

Jim Hickam Forget about it, Homer.

Homer Hickam Shut up, Jim! Listen, I'm sorry about what's going on here but it isn't my fault! What do you want from me anyway?

[furiously goes back into house and angrily confronts his father]

John Better watch yourself, Homer.

Homer If I win at Indianapolis, maybe I can go to college, maybe even get a job at Cape Canaveral! There's nothing here for me! The town is dying, even the mine is dying...EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT BUT YOU!

John You want to get out so bad, then go. Go!

[incensed]

Homer Yeah, I'll go! Yeah, I'll go!

John GO! GO!

Homer And I'll be gone forever! I won't even look back!!!!

[angrily gets out and violently slams door behind him]

Memorable Quotes from Chris Cooper