Edward Norton Quotes

The Incredible Hulk

The Experience of Transformation and Confusion

Betty Ross What is it like? When it happens, what do you experience?

Bruce Banner Remember those experiments we volunteered for at Harvard? Those induced hallucinations? It’s a lot like that, just a thousand times amplified. It’s like someone poured a liter of acid into my brain.

Betty Ross Do you remember anything?

Bruce Banner Just fragments. Images. There's too much noise, I can never derive anything out of it.

Betty Rose But then, it's still you, inside of it–

Bruce Banner No. No, it's not.

Betty Ross I don’t know. In the cave, I really felt like it knew me. Maybe your mind is in there, it's just overcharged and can't process what's happening–

Bruce Banner I don't want to control it. I want to get rid of it.

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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

The Complexity of Perception and Emotion

Miles Bron You know ] invented a technique for brushstrokes that leave no lines? That's how you can look straight at her, and her expression changes every time. Her smile's there, then it disappears. Is she happy, is she sad, is it something else? This simple thing that you thought you were looking at, it suddenly takes on layers and depth so complex, gives you vertigo.

[about the [[Mona Lisa; [Leonardo Da Vinci|Da Vinci]

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The Italian Job

Plans and Consequences in The Italian Job

Charlie Steve, What the hell are you doing?

Steve Bendel Made a few plans of my own.

John Bridger There's nowhere you can go where we won't find you, Steve. You know that.

Steve I think that's probably right, John.

[shoots him]

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25th Hour

A Last Night's Dilemma

Kostya Novotny Monty, I have beautiful woman, very nice!

Monty Brogan Yeah, well, I'm not really in the mood for that. I've got a nice girl.

Kostya Novotny I know, I know. Tonight is a special night. Last night as free man. I pick her out special, just for you.

Monty Brogan The last girl you picked out special for me had three teeth, all in the back!

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The People vs. Larry Flynt

Negotiating a Plea Bargain in Court

Alan Isaacman Listen, I'm sitting here with the eminently reasonable District Attorney of the state of Georgia. Right. He's very impressed by your conversion, he wants to cut us a plea bargain.

[''On the phone'']

Larry Flynt A plea bargain? Because I've found God?

Alan Isaacman Larry, listen to me for a second: Don't argue with me on this, okay? Just say yes because I've pulled a lot of strings to make this happen.

Larry Flynt Is he sitting there with you?

Alan Isaacman Yes, he is.

Larry Flynt Would you do me a favor? Just tell that miserable old gray-haired bastard to go fuck himself, we're going to trial.

Alan Isaacman Okay, right.

Larry Flynt Oh, and praise the lord.

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The People vs. Larry Flynt

The Importance of Free Speech in Society

Alan Isaacman At the heart of the First Amendment is the recognition of the fundamental importance of the free flow of ideas. Freedom to speak one's mind is not only an aspect of an individual liberty, but is essential to the quest for truth and the vitality of society as a whole. In the world of debate about public affairs, many things done with motives that are less than admirable are nonetheless protected by the first amendment.

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Red Dragon

A Request for Assistance in Investigation

Will Graham I need your help, Dr. Lecter.

Hannibal Lecter Birmingham and Atlanta. You want to know how he's choosing them, don't you?

Will Graham Yes.

Hannibal Lecter Why should I?

Will Graham There are things you don’t have - books, library privileges, maybe even computer access. I'll speak to the Chief of Staff.

Hannibal Lecter Ah, yes, Dr. Chilton. Gruesome, isn't he? Fumbles at your head like a freshman at a panty girdle. If you’ll recall, Will, our last collaboration ended rather messily.

Will Graham And there’s another reason.

Hannibal Lecter I’m all ears.

Will Graham I thought you might enjoy the challenge. Find out if you're smarter than the person I'm looking for.

Hannibal Lecter Then by implication, you think you are smarter than I am, since it was you who caught me.

Will Graham No, I know I'm not smarter than you.

Hannibal Lecter Then, how did you catch me?

Will Graham It's all in the transcripts. What does it matter now?

Hannibal Lecter It doesn't matter to me, Will.

Will Graham You had... disadvantages.

Hannibal Lecter What disadvantages?

Will Graham ... You're insane.

Hannibal Lecter You’re very tan, Will. And your hands are so rough, not like a cop’s hands, anymore. That lotion is something a child would select. It has a ship on the bottle, does it not? And how is young Josh, and the lovely Molly? They’re always in my thoughts, you know.

[pause; menacing]

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25th Hour

A City’s Frustration and Betrayal

Monty Brogan Yeah, fuck you, too. Fuck me? Fuck you, fuck this whole city and everyone in it. Fuck the panhandlers, grubbing for money, and smiling at me behind my back. Fuck the squeegee men dirtying up the clean windshield of my car. Get a fucking job! Fuck the Sikhs and the Pakistanis bombing down the avenues in decrepit cabs, curry steaming out their pores, stinking up my day. Terrorists in fucking training. SLOW THE FUCK DOWN! Fuck the Chelsea boys with their waxed chests and pumped up biceps. Going down on each other in my parks and on my piers, jingling their dicks on my Channel 35. Fuck the Korean grocers with their pyramids of overpriced fruit and their tulips and roses wrapped in plastic. Ten years in the country, still no speaky English? Fuck the Russians in Brighton Beach. Mobster thugs sitting in cafés, sipping tea in little glasses, sugar cubes between their teeth. Wheelin and dealin and schemin'. Go back where you fucking came from! Fuck the black-hatted Chassidim, strolling up and down 47th street in their dirty gabardine with their dandruff. Selling South African apartheid diamonds! Fuck the Wall Street brokers. Self-styled masters of the universe. Michael Douglas, Gordon Gekko wannabe motherfuckers, figuring out new ways to rob hard working people blind. Send those Enron assholes to jail for FUCKING LIFE! You think Bush and Cheney didn't know about that shit? Give me a fucking break! Tyco! Adelphia! Worldcom! Fuck the Puerto Ricans. 20 to a car, swelling up the welfare rolls, worst fuckin parade in the city. And don't even get me started on the Dominicans, cause they make the Puerto Ricans look good. Fuck the Bensonhurst Italians with their pomaded hair, their nylon warm-up suits, their St. Anthony medallions, swinging their Jason Giambi, Louisville slugger, baseball bats, trying to audition for the Sopranos. Fuck the Upper East Side wives with their Hermes scarves and their fifty-dollar Balducci artichokes. Overfed faces getting pulled and lifted and stretched, all taut and shiny. You're not fooling anybody, sweetheart! Fuck the uptown brothers. They never pass the ball, they don't want to play defense, they take five steps on every lay-up to the hoop. And then they want to turn around and blame everything on the white man. Slavery ended 137 years ago. Move the fuck on! Fuck the corrupt cops with their anus violating plungers and their 41 shots, standing behind a blue wall of silence. You betray our trust! Fuck the priests who put their hands down some innocent child's pants. Fuck the church that protects them, delivering us into evil. And while you're at it, fuck JC! He got off easy! A day on the cross, a weekend in hell, and all the hallelujahs of the legioned angels for eternity! Try seven years in fuckin Otisville, J! Fuck Osama Bin Laden, Al Qaeda, and backward-ass, cave-dwelling, fundamentalist assholes everywhere. On the names of innocent thousands murdered, I pray you spend the rest of eternity with your 72 whores roasting in a jet-fuel fire in hell. You towel headed camel jockeys can kiss my royal Irish ass! Fuck Jacob Elinsky. Whining malcontent. Fuck Francis Xavier Slaughtery, my best friend, judging me while he stares at my girlfriend's ass. Fuck Naturelle Riviera. I gave her my trust, and she stabbed me in the back. Sold me up the river. Fucking bitch. Fuck my father with his endless grief, standing behind that bar sipping on club sodas, selling whisky to firemen, cheering the ]. Fuck this whole city and everyone in it. From the ] of ] to the ] on ], from the ] in the ] to the ] in ]. From the ] in ] to the ] in ] to the ] in ]. Let an earthquake crumble it, let the fires rage, let it burn to fucking ash and then let the waters rise and submerge this whole rat-infested place. No. No, Fuck you, Montgomery Brogan. You had it all, and you threw it away, you dumb fuck!

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The Incredible Hulk

Conflict Over Control of Hulk's Power

Betty Ross Bruce, I don't understand why we can't just walk in and talk to my father.

Bruce Banner He told me what he was gonna do. He wants it out of me. He wants to dissect it so he can replicate it. He wants to make it a weapon.

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American History X

Confrontation Fueled by Racial Tensions

Derek Vinyard Nigger, you just fucked with the wrong bull. C'MERE!

[Drags Lawrence out onto the street]

Lawrence Get off!

Derek Vinyard You should've learned your place on the fuckin basketball court! But you fuckin monkeys never get the message! My father gave me that truck, you motherfucker! You ever shoot at fireman?! You come here and shoot at my family?! I'm gonna teach you a real lesson now, motherfucker. Put your fuckin mouth on the curb!

Lawrence Come on, man...

Derek Vinyard Put it on the curb right now! That's it.

[Lawrence bites down on the curb]

Danny Vinyard Derek, no! NOOO!!!

[Starts running towards Derek]

Derek Vinyard Now say goodnight!

Derek Fucker!

[Spits on Lawrence]

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The Invite

Irresistible Flan Addiction Warning

Hawk I'm warning you, once you try Piña's flan, there's no turning back. You'll be at our door late at night like a junkie under a bridge, needing a fix. Like, um, heroin.

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The Italian Job

Confrontation Over a Family Death

Steve Bendel Who the hell are you?

Mashkov I am Mashkov. And you killed my cousin Yehven.

Charlie Croker Gotta have some insurance, Steve.

Steve Look, Yehven was already dead when I got there. I'm sorry about that, but he dealt with some pretty unsavory types. This guy's trying to play you.

Mashkov You were right... No imagination.

[to Charlie]

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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

Embracing the Moment Together

Miles Bron Okay, look, I know you guys think I'm a hippie, but can we just take a second and fully in-breathe-iate this moment together?

[sic]

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The Illusionist

The Nature of Time and Perception

Eisenheim I would like to continue with an examination of time. From the moment we enter this life, we are in the flow of it. We measure it and we mark it, but we cannot defy it. We cannot even speed it up or slow it down. Or can we ? Have we not each experienced the sensation… that a beautiful moment seemed to pass too quickly… and wished that we could make it linger ? Or felt time slow on a dull day… and wished that we could speed things up a bit ?

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The Invite

Casual Attitude Towards Shoes in Conversation

Hawk Take them off?

[referring to shoes]

Joe I don't give a fuck if you take your shoes off.

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The People vs. Larry Flynt

Freedom of Choice in a Democratic Society

Alan Isaacman Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, you have heard a lot today, and I'm not gonna go back over it, but you have to go into that room and make some decisions. But before you do, there's something you need to know. I am not trying to suggest that you should like what Larry Flynt does. I don't like what Larry Flynt does, but what I do like is the fact that I live in a country where you and I can make that decision for ourselves. I like the fact that I live in a country where I can pick up Hustler magazine and read it, or throw it in the garbage can if that's where I think it belongs.

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The Illusionist

Exploring the Concept of the Soul

Eisenheim I thought we might end this evening with a discussion of the soul. All of the greatest religions speak of the soul’s endurance beyond the end of life. So what then does it mean to die?

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Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

The Value of Truth in Conversation

Sam Truth or dare?

Mike Truth.

Sam You're boring.

Mike No, truth is always interesting.

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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

The Essence of True Disruption

Miles Bron Let me tell you a little secret. Your worldview is gonna change. Once you hear it, you can't un-hear it. Is your phone turned off?

Benoit Blanc Oh, I left it in my room.

Miles Bron Okay. If you want to shake things up, you start with something small. You break a norm or an idea or a convention, some little business model, but you go with things that people are kind of tired of anyway. Everybody gets excited because you're busting up something that everyone wanted broken in the first place. That's the infraction point. That's the place where you have to look within yourself, and ask: Am I the kind of person who will keep going? Will you break more things? Break bigger things? Be willing to break the thing that nobody wants you to break? Because at that point, people are not going to be on your side. They're going to call you crazy. They're gonna say you're a bully. They're gonna tell you to stop. Even your partner will say you need to stop. Because as it turns out, nobody wants you to break the system itself. But that is what true disruption is, and that is what unites all of us. We all got to that line, and crossed it.

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Red Dragon

Perception and the Consequences of Inaction

Hannibal Lecter You sensed who I was back when I was committing what you call "my crimes".

Will Graham Yes.

Hannibal Lecter So you were hurt, not by a fault in your perception or your instincts, but because you failed to act on them until it was too late.

Will Graham You could say that.

Hannibal Lecter But you're wiser now.

Will Graham Yes.

Hannibal Lecter Imagine what you would do, Will, if you could go back in time.

Will Graham Put two in your head before you could palm that stiletto.

Hannibal Lecter Very good, Will. You know, I believe we're making progress.

[smiles]

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The People vs. Larry Flynt

Power, Money, and Commitment in Conflict

Alan Isaacman You don't see me running around, pissing off everybody we're trying to get to help us.

Larry Flynt Yeah, well, you can walk and you can fuck and I'm in this chair! And I got money, okay, and I got money and that gives me the power to shake up this system.

Alan Isaacman Well, find somebody else to help you then, because, this is not what I signed on for. I don't even know what we're engaged in anymore, Larry. If you get on that plane, I quit.

Larry Flynt Alan, don't be so melodramatic. You don't wanna quit me. I'm your dream client: I'm the most fun, I'm rich and I'm always in trouble.

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Red Dragon

The Tragic Transformation of a Monster

Will Graham When I read his journal, it was just so sad. I couldn't help feeling sorry for him. He wasn't born a monster; he was made one through years of abuse.

[Of Dolarhyde]

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A Complete Unknown

Teaspoons and Shovels for Justice and Peace

Pete Seeger More and more people have been showing up, and they're bringing their teaspoons. Teaspoons for justice, and teaspoons for peace, and teaspoons for love, and that's what we do. And, gosh, you showed up, Bobby, and damn it, if you didn't bring a shovel.

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Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

The Weight of Legacy in Theater

Mike Intimidating, isn't it? You have any idea the people who have walked on these boards...before you? Geraldine Page, ], Jason Robards, ], and now...Riggan Thomson.

[[Helen Hayes; [Marlon Brando]

Riggan Yeah. Hey, thanks for coming in on such short notice, Mike. I really appreciate it.

[chuckling]

Mike This is what I do. You wrote this adaptation?

Riggan I did, yeah.

Mike And you're directing and starring in your adaptation?

Riggan I am, yeah.

Mike That's ambitious.

Riggan Well, thanks.

Mike Well, it's a good theater. I can't speak for your play, but let's, uh, let's do a little bit of it, yeah?

Riggan Oh, I didn't expect you to come in and, you know, just jump right in.

Mike It's first preview tomorrow night, man. Let's get to work.

Riggan Okay, well, you know, look...you know, feel free to take the script up until you feel comfortable.

Mike No, no, no, no, let's just...let's just do some of it.

Riggan All right. Okay, uh, hey, take a look at page 20.

Mike I'm good. I don't need that.

Riggan What?

Mike I don't need the script. Just give me a cue.

Riggan What are you talking about?

Mike Feed me a line.

Riggan Well, how...how are you gonna--

Mike Feed me a line.

Riggan Okay, all right. Okay, uh, let me think. Uh...yeah, uh... "Hey, I'm the wrong person to ask, okay? I didn't actually know the man. I only heard his name mentioned in passing.

Mike Mm-hmm.

Riggan I don't know. You'd have to know the particulars, but I think what you're saying is love is absolute.

Mike Is that what I'm saying? Am I saying love is absolute? ...Yes. Okay, yeah. "The kind of love that I'm talking about is absolute. The kinda love that I'm talking about you don't try to kill people.

Riggan How do you know the lines?

Mike It's a thing I have, I don't know. it's a gift.

Riggan Wow, okay. Well, that's...

Mike Oh, come on, man. I've been--I've been helping Lesley get off book for like a month.

[chuckles]

Riggan Oh, right, right.

Mike These lines are...

[points to his head]

Riggan That makes sense.

Mike That's good, give me that cue again.

Riggan Okay, okay, "Hey, I'm the wrong person to ask. I didn't actually know the man. I've heard his name mentioned in passing, but, you know, I didn't know. You'd have to know the particulars. I think what you're saying, though, is that...

Mike Can I make a suggestion?

Riggan Yeah, yeah, yeah, sure.

Mike I mean, do you mind?

Riggan No, no, no, not at all. Not at all.

Mike Oh, okay.

Riggan Take a look.

Mike No, no, for--forget that.

[referring to the script]

Riggan Okay.

Mike Just...stay with me.

Riggan Yeah.

Mike I'm the wrong person to ask," he says.

Riggan Right.

Mike But what is that? What's the intention in that?

Riggan I think...

Mike Is he fed up with the subject, so he's changing it? Is he deflecting guilt over the marriage? And here's the thing, you've got four lines after that...

Riggan Right.

Mike ...that all say the same thing. "I didn't even know the man." "I only heard his name mentioned in passing." "I wouldn't know." "You'd have to know the particulars." And the particulars, I mean, it sounds like my grandmother, but--but the point is, you don't know the guy.

Riggan Right.

Mike We fucking get it...

Riggan Yeah.

Mike Make it work with one line. "I didn't even know the man." Right?

Riggan Right...wait, how do...you know my lines, too, huh?

Mike Can we not get hung up on knowing lines?

Riggan Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Mike Can we just work on this...

Riggan Yeah, yeah, right, right.

Mike Tear it apart, whatever? So why don't you just give me that same thing again, but cut it down.

Riggan Uh-huh.

Mike Try it.

Riggan Okay.

Mike Just try it.

Riggan Uh... "Hey, I'm the wrong person to ask. I didn't actually know the guy.

Mike Oh! No! But that's the thing, see? "I'm the wrong person to ask." What is it? I think it's "fuck you". Fuck you. Don't put me on the spot, man. Don't make me feel self-conscious about my marriage while my wife is sitting...

[pointing to table seats]

Riggan Right there.

Mike ...Right there.

Riggan Yeah.

Mike Can I sit down?

Riggan Yeah, sit, sit. Good idea.

Mike Okay. Thanks.

Riggan Yeah.

Mike So just give it to me as a "fuck you".

Riggan Alright.

Mike Try it, lay it on me.

Riggan Well, I'm thinking...

Mike Let's just do it.

Riggan Yeah.

Mike Give it to me. Fuck me hard.

Riggan Right.

Mike Just give it...

Riggan Okay.

Mike COME ON! DON'T TALK ABOUT IT! JUST FUCKING DO IT!

[slams hands on table]

Riggan HEY, I'M THE WRONG PERSON TO ASK! ALRIGHT? I DON'T EVEN KNOW THE GUY, OKAY? WHAT'S YOUR POINT?

Mike What's my point?

Riggan YEAH, WHAT'S YOUR POINT? WHAT ARE YOU SAYING? SPIT IT OUT.

Mike Oh! Oh!

Riggan YOU'RE SAYING WHAT? What are you saying? You're saying love is absolute.

Mike YES! YES! THE KIND OF LOVE THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, IT IS ABSOLUTE! THE KIND OF LOVE THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT...you don't... You don't try to kill people.

[slams his hand on the table and fake cries]

Riggan ...Yeah. Good.

Mike I don't know. What do you think, boss? You want to do this...with me?

Riggan Wow. Okay. What do you think?

[points to Sam]

Sam Everybody's back. Larry needs to see him for a fitting.

Mike I'll take that as a yes.

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The Grand Budapest Hotel

Confrontation of Accusations and Arrests

Henckels Who's shooting who?

Dmitri That's Gustave H., the escaped murderer and art thief! I've got him cornered!

M. Gustave That's Dmitri Desgoffe und Taxis! He's responsible for the killing of Deputy Kovacs, Serge X and his club-footed sister, plus his own mother!

Henckels Nobody move; everybody's under arrest.

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Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

The Art of Imaginary Words

Benoit Blanc The killer nearly struck my Achilles Heel. But thank high heaven, at the last moment, I realized what had teased my entire ] through this entire case: ..."imbreathiate". ...It's not a ].

[[brain; [word]

Lionel Toussaint What?

Miles Bron Can we just take a second and fully imbreathiate this moment?

Benoit Blanc It's not a real word. It kinda sounds like one, but it's just entirely made up. Now "reclamation", now, well, that... that is a word, but it's the wrong word.

Miles Bron This place is the full reclamation of everything I've achieved up to now.

Benoit Blanc This entire day...

Miles Bron The predefinite detective.

Benoit Blanc ...a veritable minefield of ]s...

[[malapropism]

Miles Bron The infraction point.

Benoit Blanc ... and ]ual errors.

[[fact]

Miles Bron Bask in the sun, swim in the Ionian Sea.

Benoit Blanc THAT is the ].

[points at the sea outside the mansion; [Aegean Sea]

Claire Debella Oh, yeah, it is. It is.

Benoit Blanc His dock doesn't float. His wonder fuel... is a disaster. His grasp of disruption theory is remedial at best. He didn't design the puzzle boxes. He didn't write the ]. Et voila! It all adds up! The key to this entire case, and it was staring me right in the face. Like everyone in the world, I assumed Miles Bron was a complicated genius, but why? Look into the clear center of this Glass Onion: Miles Bron is an idiot!

[[mystery]

Miles Bron Oh, please, just tell us who tried to kill me.

Benoit Blanc Nobody tried to kill you, you vainglorious buffoon!

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Red Dragon

Christmas Cards and Unwanted Gifts

Hannibal Lecter That's the same atrocious aftershave you wore in court.

Will Graham I keep getting it for Christmas.

Hannibal Lecter Christmas, yes. Did you get my card?

Will Graham I got it. Thank you.

[uncomfortable]

Hannibal Lecter So nice of the bureau to forward it for me. You know, they wouldn't give me your home address.

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The People vs. Larry Flynt

Supreme Court Concerns Over Larry Flynt's Conduct

Alan Isaacman Larry, thousands of people petition the Supreme Court, okay? Thousands.

Larry Flynt Yeah, and our case is as good as any.

Alan Isaacman Our case is better than most, you're missing my point, and that is they will never pick you. Because you're a nightmare. They're afraid if they let you in there, you're gonna wear a diaper, or throw oranges at the justices, and they should be, Larry, because in all the times you've gone to the court asking for help, you've never once demonstrated any respect for its institutions and procedures.

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Red Dragon

Confrontation of Fear and Desperation

Francis Dolarhyde Drop it. Do it now, gumshoe. Your son is about to change. Then your wife. You can watch, then I'll take care of you.

Will Graham Look at you. I have never seen a child as disgusting as you! You pissed your pants? How dare you! You want me to cut it off? Is that what you want me to do? Apologize! Don't cry at me, you little faggot! Say it! Say it, or I will cut it off! Say, "I'm sorry, daddy, I'm a dirty little beast. Freak. Harelip. And no one will ever love me!

[imitating Dolorhyde's grandmother]

Will Graham Run!

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The Grand Budapest Hotel

Conversations About Experience with Authorities

M. Gustave Have you ever been questioned by the authorities?

[after seeing police at reception]

Zero Yes, on one occasion, I was arrested and tortured by the rebel militia after the Desert Uprising.

M. Gustave You know the drill, then, zip it.

Zero Of course.

M. Gustave You've never hears the word "van Hoytl" in your life. Okay, let's go.

M. Gustave How may we serve you, gentlemen? Ah, Inspector Henckels!

Henckels By order of the commissioner of police, Zubrowka Province, I hereby place you under arrest for the murder of Madame Celine Villenueve Desgoffe-und-Taxis.

M. Gustave I knew there was something fishy. We never got the cause of death. She's been murdered, and you think I did it.

Henckels HEY! STOP!

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The Invite

Embracing Conflict in Relationships

Hawk We LOVE a contentious environment.

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Everyone Says I Love You

Jewelry Swallowed During Dinner Concerns

Holden Spence It's all right! She just swallowed a little jewelry, enjoy your dinners.

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The Invite

A Thoughtful Gesture of Jamón

Angela Actually, I have something. I don't know if you've seen it yet, but this is just a little something, a gesture, to remind you of hom Uh, it's just a little, um, jamón.

[leads Piña to dining table; holds out paddle with deli meat]

Piña Oh, that is so sweet. And I love how you say, can you say it again?

Angela Jamón.

Piña Oh, my God. It's so sweet. I would you eat you instead of it. I cannot- I don't eat meat.

Angela No?

Piña No. He does.

[refers to Hawk]

Hawk I do. A pure carnivore.

Angela Cheese? We have plenty of cheese.

Piña No, I mean, for me no, no cheese.

Joe Oh, you don't eat cheese.

Piña No. Inflammation.

Hawk Yeah.

Angela We have crackers.

Piña No, for me. No gluten, no dairy, no meat, no sugar.

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Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Training a Dog's Basic Commands

Mike Does she speak?

Sam She does. Yeah, she can sit, stay, and roll over if you have any treats.

The Incredible Hulk

Choosing Transportation in a City Crisis

Betty Ross The subway is probably quickest.

Bruce Banner Me? In a metal tube, deep underground with hundreds of people in the most aggressive city in the world?

Betty Ross …right, let's get a cab.

Betty Ross ASSHOLE!!!

[Kicking the cab door as she gets out]

Bruce Banner You know, I know a few techniques that could help you manage that anger effectively—

Betty Ross You zip it! We're walking.

Bruce Banner …okay.

Red Dragon

The Influence of Environment on Criminal Behavior

Hannibal Lecter What were the yards like?

Will Graham Big back yards, why?

Hannibal Lecter Because if our pilgrim feels he has a special relationship with the moon, he might want to go out and look at it. Have you ever seen blood in the moonlight, Will? It appears quite black. If one were nude, say, one would want outdoor privacy for that sort of thing.

Will Graham You think that would be a factor when he chooses a victim?

Hannibal Lecter Oh, yes. And there will be more of them, of course... victims. So, you'll be wanting lots of these little chin-wags, I take it?

Will Graham I might not have time.

Hannibal Lecter Oh, but I do. I have oodles.

Will Graham I need your opinion now.

Hannibal Lecter Then here's one... you stink of fear under that cheap lotion. You stink of fear, Will, but you're not a coward. You fear me, but still you came here. You fear this shy boy, yet still you seek him out. Don't you understand, Will? You caught me because we're very much alike. Without our imaginations, we'd be like all those other poor... dullards. Fear... is the price of our instrument. But I can help you bear it.

The Illusionist

A Night of Enchantment and Debate

Crown Prince Leopold Well done.

Eisenheim Thank you for coming. I hope you enjoyed it.

Crown Prince Leopold Oh, we more than enjoyed it. Stimulated great debate among us, hasn't it? Except of course for your assistant Duchess Von Teschen. You seem to have struck her quite speechless. A feat in itself. Did you hypnotize her?

Eisenheim In a fashion.

Crown Prince Leopold I'd like to learn that trick. Rainer here seems to think you have supernatural powers. Do you claim supernatural powers?

Eisenheim I've never said anything of that kind.

Crown Prince Leopold Then you won't mind a question or two?

Sophie Now let's not ruin it.

Crown Prince Leopold You needn't divulge anything I can't guess.

Eisenheim As you wish.

Crown Prince Leopold Your assistants are behind the mirrors somewhere, in robes obviously. Lights in the frame perhaps to illuminate them, or angled mirrors.

Eisenheim That would be one way to do it.

Crown Prince Leopold I think I understand it all except the ghost. That was very, very good.

Josef Fischer Another viewing, perhaps?

Crown Prince Leopold You must come to the Hofburg next time. We'll make an evening of it.

Eisenheim That would be my pleasure.

Crown Prince Leopold So be it. Sophie? And we'll gather our best minds next time. You'll really have a challenge then.

[motions to Sophie; leaves with Sophie, then turns]

Eisenheim Then I shall prepare something special. Perhaps I'll make you disappear.

The Invite

Character Impressions of Energy and Sparks

Hawk It has great energy.

Piña You've got great energy. Sparks. Closed padlock. (¡Chispas! Candado cerrado)

[speaks Spanish]

Angela Ah! I-

Joe Wow, look at that.

Angela That's the energy I was going for. That's what I wanted.

Joe Energy is great. We talked a lot about how to capture energy, as though that was a real thing we could do.

Angela Well...

Piña Energy is everything. Kinetic, chemical, potential, nuclear, sexual. You cannot really create it or destroy it but you can find ways to shape it.

Hawk Beautiful. You shaped it really beautifully here. I love the shape.

Angela Thank you.

The Score

The Importance of Discipline in Risk-Taking

Jack Teller In all the years you've been doing this, what's the biggest gamble you ever took? On job, the biggest longshot?

Nick I don't take longshots and I never have.

Jack I know you're careful. I'm careful too, that's not what I mean. When you were starting out you must've taken some "flyers" here and there, did something that was a little wild. I'm just curious.

Nick You're smart, talented and you know a few things, but talent means nothing in this game if you don't make the right choices. There's plenty of talented people that never see the light of day anymore. This whole thing takes discipline because it's one big longshot, and if you don't have the discipline to stay away from the" flyers", the "gambles", or whatever else you want to call a stupid move, then one day you will go down. It's inevitable.

The Bourne Legacy

The Burden of Moral Choices in Duty

Cross With all due respect, sir, now's not the best time. Twenty minutes, this place is gonna fall apart.

Eric Byer I'm aware of that. I'll take the chance. We need to talk. I need you to stop what you're doing and turn around. That's an order. We got screwed on the intel, okay? Nobody knew those people were in there. It would be perfectly normal for a person to have doubts about the morality of what we just asked you to do.

Cross Is that a question, sir?

Byer No, it's not. Tune in to what I'm trying to say to you. Do you know what a sin eater is? Well, that's what we are. We are the sin eaters. It means that we find the moral excrement that we find in this situation and we bury it down deep inside of us so that the rest of our cause can stay pure. That is the job. We are morally indefensible and absolutely necessary. You understand?

[Aaron mouths no]

Cross Will that be all?

[shakes his head yes]

Red Dragon

Understanding the Mind of a Killer

Will Graham See, that's where we're off target. He's not collecting body parts.

Hannibal Lecter Have you shared this with the Bureau?

[studies Graham for a moment]

Will Graham No, I didn't. I needed to see you first, but I'm right. I know I'm right. I'm... I'm starting to be able to think like this one.

Hannibal Lecter That's fascinating. You know, I'd always suspected as much: You are an eideteker.

Will Graham I'm not psychic.

Hannibal Lecter No, no, no, this is different; more akin to artistic imagination. You're able to assume the emotional point-of-view of other people, even those that might scare or sicken you. It's a troubling gift, I should think. How I'd love to get you on my couch.

Will Graham Something still doesn't make sense to me: you're the best forensic psychiatrist I know. And somehow, in all our time together, this possibility never occurred to you.

Hannibal Lecter Well, I am only human, Will. Perhaps I made a mistake.

Will Graham You don't strike me as a man who makes very many mistakes.

Hannibal Lecter Now I'm starting to think that I might no longer enjoy your full confidence.

Will Graham No, no, I--I didn't say that. I didn't. I don't, I don't know what I'm saying, I... I'm very, very tired. I... I almost had it.

[thinks for a minute, and then shakes his head in frustration]

Hannibal Lecter It'll come to you.

[smiles]

Red Dragon

A Conversation on Humanity and Attraction

Will Graham That's all for now, but I'd like to come back before I leave town to see how you're doing.

[to Reba]

Reba McClane Sure. Who could resist a charmer like me?

[choking up]

Will Graham Whatever was left in him that was still human was only kept alive because of you. You probably saved some lives. You didn't attract a freak... You attracted a man with a freak on his back.

Reba McClane I should have known!

[crying]

Will Graham Sometimes you can't. Trust me, I've been there myself. There was a lot wrong with Dolarhyde, but there's nothing wrong with you. Except your hair. Your hair is a train wreck.

[smiles]

Red Dragon

Frustration Over Delays and Cravings

Will Graham What is taking him so long?

Molly Graham Are you kidding? It takes him 20 minutes to get out of bed in the morning!

Will Graham Yeah, but now I have a serious marshmallow jones.

Red Dragon

Analyzing Lecter's Murders and Fantasies

Dr. Frederick Chilton Tell me, when you saw Lecter's murders, their style, so to speak, were you able perhaps to reconstruct his fantasies? And, if so, did you jot down any impressions?

Will Graham No.

Dr. Frederick Chilton Let me be frank, Mr. Graham. The first definitive analysis of Lecter will be a publisher's wet dream. I'd give you full credit, of course

Dr. Frederick Chilton Dammit, man, you must have some advice. You caught him. What was your trick?

Will Graham I let him kill me.

The Illusionist

Corruption and Accusation in The Illusionist

Eisenheim Are you completely corrupt?

[angrily]

Chief Inspector Uhl No, not completely, which is why I'll advise you not to accuse anyone.

Red Dragon

The Allure of Power and Control

Will Graham He's not going to stop.

[speaking of the serial killer he's investigating]

Detective Why not?

Will Graham Because it makes him God. Would you give that up?

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

The Loss of Honesty in Relationships

Miles Bron Andi used to tell me the truth. Nobody does that now. It's all just fake smiles and agendas and people wanting what they think they're owed. Hating you when you don't give it to them because that's what you're there for.

The Italian Job

Investing in Gold: A Practical Discussion

Left Ear So come on, gentlemen, shopping list. Who's doing what? Spare no dirty details.

John Come on, guys. Take a lesson from an old man. Don't spend it. Invest.

Left Ear In what?

John In gold.

Left Ear What are you getting, Rob?

Handsome Rob Ah, I don't know. There's a lot of things you can get with a lot of money. You know, I'm just thinking about naked girls in leather seats.

Left Ear Obviously. See?

Handsome Rob Suppose I'll get the ]. There's not a lot a girl won't do in the passenger seat of one of those things.

[[w:Aston-Martin Vanquish|Aston-Martin Vanquish]

Lyle I'm gonna get a NAD T-770 digital decoder with a seventy-watt amp and and Burr Brown DAC's.

Left Ear Yeah...

[at a loss]

Lyle It's a big stereo. Speakers so loud, they blow women's clothes off.

Handsome Rob Now you're talking!

Left Ear Thirty-five million dollars, you can't get more creative than that, man? I'm going to Andalusia. The south of Spain. Right over there. Get me a big house, get me a library full of first editions, get a room for my shoes... What about you, Steve?

[points]

Steve Bendel I don't know. I haven't decided yet.

Left Ear You haven't decided yet? Come on, man. Is it the mountain air? Just —

Steve I liked what you said. I'll take one of each of yours.

Left Ear Well here's to two of everything for Steve!

[Laughs]

Memorable Quotes from Edward Norton

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