Memorable Quotes from Gary Oldman
78 quotesA Confrontation Over Missing Stones
Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg
It's nice to see you again, Father.
Father Vito Cornelius
Ah, I remember you now. The so-called art dealer.
Zorg
I'm glad you got your memory back. Because you're gonna need it. Where are the stones?
[directs his men out of his office]
Cornelius
I don't know. And even if I did know, I wouldn't tell somebody like you.
Zorg
Why? What's wrong with me?
Cornelius
I try to serve life. But you only…seem to want to destroy it.
Zorg
Oh, Father, you're so wrong. Let me explain. Life, which you so nobly serve, comes from destruction, disorder and chaos. Take this empty glass. Here it is, peaceful, serene and boring. But if it is destroyed… Look at all these little things. So busy now. Notice how each one is useful. What a lovely ballet ensues, so full of form and color. Now, think about all those people that created them. Technicians, engineers, hundreds of people who'll be able to feed their children tonight so those children can grow up big and strong and have little teeny weeny children of their own, and so on and so forth. Thus, adding to the great chain…of life. You see, Father, by creating a little destruction, I'm actually encouraging life. In reality, you and I are in the same business. Cheers.
[closes office door, places an empty glass on desk; Pushes glass off table; robot cleaners move to clean broken glass; Desk prepares a glass of water and a bowl of fruit]
Cornelius
Where's the robot to pat you in the back? Or the engineer? Or their children, maybe? There, you see how all your so-called power counts for absolutely nothing? How your entire empire of destruction comes crashing down. All because of one…little…cherry.
[Desk brings out Zorg's pet Picasso; Zorg motions it to try and help him; slaps Zorg in the back, causing him to spit the cherry at Picasso]
Zorg
You saved my life, and in return, I'll spare yours... For now.
[opens doors, throws Cornelius to guards]
Priest Vito Cornelius
You're a monster, Zorg.
Zorg
...I know. Torture who you have to. The President, I don't care. Just bring me those stones. You have one hour.
[directs guards to take Cornelius away; snaps fingers]
Expression of disbelief and frustration
Carnegie
It can't be...it can't be...it's IMPOSSIBLE! IT CAN'T BE!
[Seeing that Eli's Bible is actually in Braille]
A Surprising Visitor for Winston Churchill
Clementine Churchill
Now, get up. You have a visitor.
Winston Churchill
Who?
Clementine Churchill
The King.
Winston Churchill
Which king? Ours?
Clementine Churchill
Well, if it isn't him, it's a marvelous impersonation.
A Moment of Domestic Discontent
Clementine Churchill
Come to bed, Pug. You've got to sleep.
Winston Churchill
Leave me, Clemmie.
Clementine Churchill
Yes, well, my opportunity to do that passed a long time ago.
The Nature of Predatory Instincts
Mason Verger
When the fox hears the rabbit scream, he comes a-runnin'... but not to help.
Understanding the Nature of Fanaticism
Peter Guillam
He went back to die, rather than give in.
[on Karla]
George Smiley
And that's how I know he can be beaten. Because he's a fanatic. And the fanatic is always concealing a secret doubt.
Building Trust in Uncertain Times
Winston Churchill
On certain matters I have very few people with whom I can... talk frankly.
King George VI
Perhaps now we have each other.
Winston Churchill
And I no longer scare you?
King George VI
A little. But I can cope.
Dunkirk's Desperate Situation and Urgent Need
Winston Churchill
The German army controls every French port except Dunkirk here and Calais here to the west, where the garrison under Brigadier Nicholson is drawing fire and delaying the German advance on Dunkirk. At both points, our troops are encircled. Now, we are still trying to clear Dunkirk Harbor of wrecked ships so that we can then land the boats we need to get our-our boys off those beaches. But enemy aircraft is attacking us constantly. Our... our only hope in Dunkirk is thick cloud cover to thwart these attacks, but the skies remain clear. And even then, I am told we still need a-a-a miracle to get even 10% of our men out. Courage, Miss Layton. Courage. General.
[to a passing officer]
Elizabeth Layton
How... how long have they got... if we don't rescue them?
Winston Churchill
One, maybe... two days.
Conflict Over Understanding Between Humans and Apes
Dreyfus
Are you out of your fucking mind?
Malcolm
No, I've seen things. I've seen the way they are. They want what we want, to survive. They don't want a war.
Dreyfus
THEY'RE ANIMALS! THEY ATTACKED US!
Malcolm
Because they thought we attacked them. They think that he's dead, but he's not. SIT DOWN, FINNEY! SIT DOWN!
Circumstances of Power and Responsibility
Winston Churchill
I'm getting the job only because the ship is sinking. It's not a gift, it's revenge.
Dark Humor and Crime in True Romance
Elliot Blitzer
Hi. How are you? My name's Elliot, and I'm with the Cub Scouts of America. We're... we're selling uncut cocaine to get to the jamboree.
Drexl Spivey
Now I know I'm pretty, but I ain't as pretty as a couple of titties.
Virgil
Now the first time you kill somebody, that's the hardest. I don't give a shit if you're fuckin ] or ]. Remember that ]? The guy up in that ] that killed all them people? I'll bet you green money that first little black dot he took a bead on, that was the bitch of the bunch. First one is tough, no fuckin foolin'. The second one... the second one ain't no fuckin ] either, but it's better than the first one cause you still feel the same thing, y'know... except it's more diluted, y'know it's... it's better. I threw up on the first one, you believe that? Then the third one... the third one is easy, you level right off. It's no problem. Now... shit... now I do it just to watch their fuckin expression change.
[[w:Wyatt Earp|Wyatt Earp; [Jack the Ripper; [w:Charles Whitman|guy in Texas; [w:University of Texas tower shooting|fuckin' tower; [w:Mardi Gras|Mardi Gras]
Big Don
I eat the pussy, I eat the butt, I eat every motherfuckin thang.
Churchill's Humorous Toilet Dilemma
Winston Churchill
(on the toilet) Please tell the ] that I am currently sealed in the privy and I can only deal with one shit at a time.
[[Clement Attlee|Privy Seal]
A Shocking Confession of Boredom
Sid Vicious
Y'know, I was so bored once that I fucked a dog.
Irony in Political Characterization
Shelly Runyon
There's a reason they call me Honest Shell.
President Jackson Evans
Irony, Shelly.
A Dangerous Cookie Suggestion
Mason Verger
I might be able to get a cookie now. What do you think, Cordell?
Cordell Doemling
I think it would kill you.
Faith and Salvation in Conversation
Mason Verger
You know, I thank God for what happened. It was my salvation. Have you accepted Jesus, Agent Starling? Do you have faith?
Clarice Starling
I was raised Lutheran.
Mason Verger
That's not what I asked.
Confrontation Over Pain and Identity
James Gordon
I'm sorry about Rachel. The doctor says you’re in agonizing pain, but won't accept medication. That you're refusing to accept skin grafts.
Harvey Dent
Remember that name you all had for me when I was in Internal Affairs? What was it, Gordon?
Gordon
Harvey, I—
Dent
Say it...SAY IT!
Gordon
Two-Face. Harvey Two-Face.
Dent
Why should I hide who I am?
Gordon
I know you tried to warn me. I'm sorry. Wuertz picked you up. Was he working for them? You know who picked up Rachel? Harvey, I need to know which of my men I can trust.
Dent
Why would you listen to me now?
Gordon
I'm sorry, Harvey.
Dent
No. No, you're not. Not yet.
[turning to reveal the burned left side of his face]
The Nature of Artistic Creation
Nicholas Wyatt
You know what ] said? A good artist copies. A great artist steals. There's nothing original left in the world anymore. We're all stealing from someone.
[[Picasso]
Power, Perception, and Public Opinion
Laine Hanson
It seems to me that all you can claim about me — claim — is that I had sex.
Shelly Runyon
Deviant sex.
Laine Hanson
Oh, deviant? Who says it was deviant?
Shelly Runyon
I do. What I say the American people will believe. And do you know why? Because I will have a very big microphone in front of me.
Confrontation Over Small Talk
Shelly Runyon
So, how are Will and the boy?
Laine Hanson
Let's forego the small talk today Shelly, I'm not in the mood.
Shelly Runyon
Let the big talk begin.
A Mysterious Case of Missing Stones
Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg
This case is empty.
Father Vito Cornelius
What do you mean, empty?
Zorg
Empty. As in the opposite of full. This CASE is SUPPOSED to be FULL! ...Anyone care to explain?
Cornelius
The guardians... gave the stones.. to someone they could trust... who-who another route... she's supposed to contact this person... in a hotel... and she's looking for the address. Easy.
Leeloo
Dot.
[points to the computer screen]
David
It's-it's planet Fhloston, in the Angel Constellation!
Cornelius
We're saved.
[sighs in relief]
Zorg
I'm screwed!
Aknot
You asked for a case. We brought you a case.
Zorg
A CASE WITH FOUR STONES IN IT! NOT ONE OR TWO OR THREE, BUT FOUR! FOUR STONES! W-WHAT THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO DO WITH AN EMPTY CASE?!
Aknot
We are warriors, not merchants.
Zorg
BUT YOU CAN STILL COUNT! Look, it's easy. Look at my fingers. Four stones, four crates . Zero stones, ZERO CRATES! Pack everything up! We're outta here!
[Aknot looks away; Zorg slaps his face back into position; of guns; To his men]
Aknot
We risked our lives! I believe a little compensation is in order.
Zorg
Oh, so you are merchants after all. Leave them one crate... for the cause.
Sirius Black on Being a Dog
Sirius Black
I actually have quite a pleasant disposition as a dog; so much so, in fact, that more than once, James suggested that I make the change permanent. The tail I could live with, but the fleas...they're murder.
Questioning Loyalty and Legitimacy in Succession
Rosencrantz
To sum up: your father, whom you love, dies, you are his heir, you come back to find that hardly was the corpse cold before his young brother popped onto his throne and into his sheets, thereby offending both legal and natural practice. Now why exactly are you behaving in this extraordinary manner? (It is worth noting that the Danish monarchy only became hereditary in the 17th century. Before this time, the crown was elective so Hamlet may not have been the elected heir.)
Survival and Conflict in Dreyfus's Speech
Dreyfus
We are survivors! Now, they may have got their hands on some of our guns. But that does not make them men. They are animals! We will push them back! Drive them down! And they will not get through these doors!
A Gift of Love Amidst Uncertainty
George Smiley
And the next morning he got back on his plane, handed the pack of cigarettes back to me untouched--and this was a chain smoker, mind--and flew off to what he presumed would be his death... He kept my lighter. It was a gift, "From George to Anne. All my love".
[re: Karla]
Sticking to Our Guns: A Loaded Difference
Shelly Runyon
We're both sticking to our guns. The difference is, mine are loaded.
[to President Jackson Evans]
Impending Threat and Urgent Communication
Malcolm
I know how this must sound. I don't think you have any-
Dreyfus
Do you think stopping me will matter? They're coming. Now, we made contact with a military base up north. They're already on their way!
Finney
It's true.
Malcolm
Dreyfus!
Finney
What are you doing, man?
Dreyfus
I'm saving the human race.
Malcolm
No!
Subjectivity Over Objectivity in Leadership
Shelly Runyon
Take a magic marker, cross out the word "objectivity". Your constituents want you for your opinions, your philosophy, for your subjectivity.
Defiance and Indifference in Sid Vicious
Sid Vicious
And we don't fucking care!
[while trying to play the bass lines to "Pretty Vacant"]
The Essence of True Identity
Sirius Black
Remus, my old friend! Have you taken your potion tonight? You know the man you truly are, Remus! This heart is where you truly live! This heart here! This flesh is only flesh!
[trying to stop Lupin from transforming into a werewolf]
Power of Words as a Weapon
Carnegie
It's a weapon! A weapon aimed right at the hearts and minds of the weak and the desperate.
[about the Bible]
The Nature of Winning and Losing
Nicholas Wyatt
Everybody steals. Everybody lies. There's no right or wrong. Just winning and losing.
A Commitment to Humanity's Survival
Dreyfus
I'm saving the human race.
Discussion on Money and Responsibility
Mason Verger
What do you think?
Paul Krendler
I could have handled this.
Mason Verger
Oh, coulda, woulda, shoulda. I mean what do you think about the money?
Paul Krendler
Five.
Mason Verger
Oh, let's just toss it off like five'! Let's say it with the respect it deserves.
Paul Krendler
Five hundred thousand dollars.
Mason Verger
Well, that's better, but not much. Will it work?
Paul Krendler
It'll work. Won't be pretty.
Mason Verger
What ever is?
Mason Verger
Cocksucker!
The Battle for Gotham's Hope
James Gordon
The Joker won. All of Harvey's prosecutions, everything he fought for: undone. Whatever chance you gave us of fixing our city dies with Harvey's reputation. We bet it all on him. The Joker took the best of us and tore him down. People will lose hope.
Batman
They won't. They must never know what he did.
Gordon
Five dead, two of them cops? You can't sweep that up.
Batman
But the Joker cannot win. Gotham needs its true hero.
Gordon
No!
Batman
You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain." I can do those things, because I'm not a hero, not like Dent. I killed those people. That's what I can be.
Gordon
No. No, you can't. You're not!
Batman
I'm whatever Gotham needs me to be. Call it in.
Gordon
...A hero. Not the hero we deserved, but the hero we needed. Nothing less than a knight, shining...
[speaking at Dent's funeral]
Gordon
We'll hunt you.
[to Batman]
Batman
You'll hunt me. You'll condemn me, set the dogs on me, because that's what needs to happen, because sometimes truth isn't good enough. Sometimes people deserve more. Sometimes people deserve to have their faith rewarded.
[runs]
Gordon's Son
Batman? Batman! Why is he running, Dad?
Gordon
Because we have to chase him.
Police sergeant
Okay, we're going in. Go! Go! Move!
Gordon's Son
He didn't do anything wrong.
Gordon
Because he's the hero Gotham deserves, but not the one it needs right now. So we'll hunt him, because he can take it, because he's not our hero. He's a silent guardian — a watchful protector — a dark knight.
The Nature of Fanaticism and Doubt
George Smiley
He's a fanatic. And the fanatic is always concealing a secret doubt.
[on Karla]
The Complexity of Choices in Espionage
George Smiley
I met him once. Karla. In ]. Moscow Centre was in pieces. Purge after purge. Half their agents were jumping ship and I traveled around signing them up. Hundreds of them. One of them was calling himself Gerstmann. He was on his way back to Russia, and we were pretty sure he was going to be executed. Plane had a twenty-four hour layover at Delhi, and that's how long I had to convince him to come over to us instead of going home to die. Little room. I'm sitting here... he's sitting there. The Americans had had him tortured. No fingernails. It's incredibly hot. I'm very tired and all I want to do is get this over with and get back home. Things weren't going well with Ann. I give him the usual pitch: come to the West and we can give you a comfortable life, after questioning. Or you can catch your plane and fly home and be shot. "Think of your wife. You have a wife, don't you? I brought you some cigarettes, by the way. Use my lighter. We could arrange for her to join you, we have a lot of stock to trade. If you go back, she'll be ostracized. Think of her. Think about how much she..." Kept harping on about the damn wife. Telling him more about me than... Should have walked out, of course, but for some reason it seemed important to save this one. So I go on. "We are not so very different, you and I. We've both spent our lives looking for the weaknesses in one another's systems. Don't you think it's time to recognize there is as little worth on your side as there is on mine?" ...Never said a word. Not one word.
[[w:1955|fifty-five]
Seeking Understanding in Uncertain Times
Captain Peyton
There's no agenda here. I'm simply trying to understand what happened.
The Art of Daytime Drinking
King George VI
How do you manage drinking during the day?
Winston Churchill
Practice.
Tension Among Refugees and Leaders
Dreyfus
Everyone! Everyone, you have to calm down! Everybody. Everybody! Please! We're all immune! We're all immune, or we wouldn't still be here!
Refugee 1
How did they find us?
Dreyfus
We found them.
Refugee 1
You knew they were out there!
Refugee 2
What if they come back?
Refugees
Yeah!
Dreyfus
If they come back-if they come back... They'll be sorry they ever did! Now, this city may not have the manpower it once did... But it has the firepower. Those stockpiles left behind... By fema, the national guard, we have it all. Look... I know why you're scared. I'm scared, too, believe me. But I recognize the trust you've all placed in me. We've been through hell together. But you all know what we're up against. We're almost out of fuel. Which means no more power... Which means we could slip back to the way things were. That dam up there was the answer. We just had no idea they were up there, too.
Refugee 2
So, what do we do now?
Refugees
Yeah!
Dreyfus
We find another way... Because that power... Is not just about keeping the lights on. It's about giving us the tools... To reconnect to the rest of the world. To find out who else is out there... So that we can start to rebuild... And reclaim... The world we lost.
Understanding Reality in Transformation
Alex Murphy
Kind of suit is this?
Dr. Dennett Norton
It's not a... suit, Alex. It's... it-it's you. This was the only option. We're here, all of us, to make you whole again. Full body unlock. I want you to walk now, Alex. You can do that.
Murphy
This seems so real.
Norton
Alex, it's-it's very important you understand what is happening. This is real. It's not a dream, i-it's not drugs or anesthetics.
Murphy
I know I'm dreaming because I can feel all of this.
Dr. Jae Kim
Alex, amputees can often feel their missing appendages. It's called phantom limb sensation.
Murphy
What do you mean "amputees?" What the hell did you do to me?
Norton
Alex, you need to relax.
Murphy
Take this off me now.
Kim
Alex...
Norton
You need to relax.
Murphy
I need to get out of this thing.
Kim
Alex, Dr. Norton saved your life, there was much needed to repair -
[over the exchange]
Murphy
What did you do to me??! What have you done to me?
[activates visor. chokes Dr. Norton]
Kim
Alex? Hey! Shut him down.
[sees Dr Norton slump to the floor as Alex walks off; attends to Norton; to tech crew]
Norton
No. Let him run, let him run!
Power Dynamics in a Tense Negotiation Scene
Drexl Spivey
No thanks? What does that mean? Means you ate before you came down here? All full. Is that it? Naw, I don't think so. I think you're too scared to be eatin'. Now, see we're sittin down here, ready to negotiate, and you've already given up your shit. I'm still a mystery to you. But I know exactly where your white ass is comin from. See, if I asked you if you wanted some dinner and you grabbed an egg roll and started to chow down, I'd say to myself, "This motherfucker's carryin on like he ain't got a care in the world. Who know? Maybe he don't. Maybe this fool's such a bad motherfucker, he don't got to worry about nothin', he just sit down, eat my Chinese, watch my TV." See? You ain't even sat down yet. On that TV there, since you been in the room, is a woman with her breasteses hangin out, and you ain't even bothered to look. You just been clockin me. Now, I know I'm pretty, but I ain't as pretty as a couple of titties.
Clarence Worley
I'm not eatin cause I'm not hungry. I'm not sittin cause I'm not stayin'. I'm not lookin at the movie cause I saw it seven years ago. It's "The Mack" with Max Julien, Carol Speed, and Richard Pryor. I'm not scared of you. I just don't like you. In that envelope is some payoff money. Alabama's moving on to some greener pastures. We're not negotiatin'. I don't like to barter. I don't like to dicker. I never have fun in Tijuana. That price is non-negotiable. What's in that envelope is for my peace of mind. My peace of mind is worth that much. Not one penny more, not one penny more.
Debate on Military Strategy and Sacrifice
Halifax
I will not stand by and watch another generation of young men die at the bloody altar of your hubris!
Winston Churchill
No, you would have us die as lambs!
Viscount Halifax
Was Gallipoli not enough for you?
Winston Churchill
HOW DARE YOU! Our troops were chewing barbed wire in Flanders and I saw it! Opening a second front, outflanking the Turks was a serious military idea and it could have damn well worked if the Admirals and the First Sea Lord hadn't dithered away the element of surprise!
The Complexity of Loyalty and Betrayal
George Smiley
I want to talk about loyalty, Toby. Control recruited you, didn't he? He found you starving in a museum in Vienna, a wanted man. He saved your life, I heard. And yet, when the time came... when it came to picking sides between him and Alleline, you didn't hesitate. It's understandable, perhaps, with your war experience. You survived this long, I suppose, because of your ability to change sides, to serve any master.
Esterhase
What's... what's this about, George?
George Smiley
It's about which master you've been serving, Toby.
Winston Churchill's Unconventional Bathroom Exit
Winston Churchill
(exiting the bathroom naked) Miss? I'm coming out in a state of nature!
Conflicted Loyalties and Betrayals Unveiled
Ricki Tarr
Mr Guillam, I'm sorry I was out for so long.
George Smiley
Ricki's been helping us, Peter! He's been telling us all about his adventures.
Peter Guillam
He's a double, George! There is no mole! Irina's been locked up by Moscow! I stole that, because of you! I spied on my own, because of him! Do you know how that makes me feel?
[turns on Tarr.]
Contemplating Life and Death in a Box
Rosencrantz
Did you ever think of yourself as actually dead, lying in a box with a lid on it?
Guildenstern
No.
Rosencrantz
Nor do I, really. It's silly to be depressed by it. I mean, one thinks of it like being alive in a box. One keeps forgetting to take into account the fact that one is dead, which should make all the difference, shouldn't it? I mean, you'd never know you were in a box, would you? It would be just like you were asleep in a box. Not that I'd like to sleep in a box, mind you. Not without any air. You'd wake up dead, for a start, and then where would you be? In a box. That's the bit I don't like, frankly. That's why I don't think of it. Because you'd be helpless, wouldn't you? Stuffed in a box like that. I mean, you'd be in there forever, even taking into account the fact that you're dead. It isn't a pleasant thought. Especially if you're dead, really. Ask yourself, if I asked you straight off, "I'm going to stuff you in this box. Now, would you rather be alive or dead?" Naturally, you'd prefer to be alive. Life in a box is better than no life at all, I expect. You'd have a chance, at least. You could lie there thinking, "Well. At least I'm not dead. In a minute somebody is going to bang on the lid, and tell me to come out." "Hey, you! What's your name? Come out of there!
[bangs on lid]
Guildenstern
I think I'm going to kill you.
Meeting About the Mob's Influence
Jim Gordon
I hear you've got a hell of a right cross. It’s a shame Sal's going to walk.
Harvey Dent
Well, good thing about the mob is they keep giving you second chances. Lightly irradiated bills. Fancy stuff for a city cop. Have help?
[Looking through a bundle of bills]
Gordon
We liaise with various agencies-
Dent
Save it, Gordon. I want to meet him.
Gordon
Official policy is to arrest the vigilante know as “Batman” on sight.
Dent
And that flood light on top of M.C.U.?
Gordon
If you have problems with malfunctioning equipment, I suggest you take them up with maintenance, counselor.
Dent
I've put every known money launderer in Gotham behind bars but the mob is still getting its money out. I think you and your "friend" have found the last game in town and you're trying to hit them where it hurts: their wallets. It's bold. You gonna count me in?
Gordon
In this town, the fewer people know something, the safer the operation.
Dent
Gordon, I don't like that you've got your own special unit, and I don't like that it's full of cops I investigated while I was at at internal affairs.
Gordon
If I didn't work with cops you'd investigated while you were making your name at I.A.- I'd be working alone. I don't get political points for being an idealist. I have to do the best I can with what I have.
Dent
You want me to back warrants for search and seizure on five banks without telling me what we're after?
Gordon
I can give you the names of the banks.
Dent
Well, that's a start. I'll get you your warrants. But I want your trust.
Gordon
You don’t have to sell me, Dent. We all know you’re Gotham’s white knight.
Dent
I hear they have a different name for me down at M.C.U.
Gordon
I wouldn’t know about that..
[softly, with his head down]
On Interruptions and Communication
Winston Churchill
Will you stop interrupting me while I am interrupting you?
The Nature of Self-Talk and Sanity
Rosencrantz
A man speaking sense to himself is no madder than a man speaking nonsense not to himself.
The Promise of Greatness and Its Challenges
Shelly Runyon
Greatness is the orphan of urgency, Laine. Greatness only emerges when we need it most... in time of war or calamity. I can't ask somebody to be a ] or a ]. They were men created by their times. What I... What I can ask for... is the promise of greatness. And that, Madam Senator... you don't have.
[[John F. Kennedy|Kennedy; [Abraham Lincoln|Lincoln]
Laine Hanson
Well, then... I just wouldn't be using sex as leverage... if I were you, Sheldon. Because, you know, there's one thing you don't want. It's a woman with her finger on the button who isn't getting laid.
A Comparison of Meetings and Tooth Extraction
Anthony Eden
(re: the King) You only have to meet him once a week.
Winston Churchill
But that's like saying you only have to have your tooth pulled once a week.
The Nature of Consciousness Explained
Dr. Dennett Norton
Consciousness is nothing more than the processing of information.
Defiance and Resolve in Times of War
Winston Churchill
Turning once again to the question of invasion, I would observe that there has never been a period in all these long centuries of which we boast, when an absolute guarantee against invasion could have been given to our people. I have, myself full confidence that if all do their duty, if nothing is neglected, and if the best arrangements are made, as they are being made, we shall prove ourselves once more able to defend our island home, to ride out the storm of war, and to outlive the menace of tyranny. If necessary, for years. If necessary, alone. At any rate, that is what we are going to try to do. That is the resolve of His Majesty's Government, every man of them. That is the will of Parliament and the nation. The British Empire and the French Republic, linked together in their cause and in their need, will defend to the death their native soil, aiding each other like good comrades to the utmost of their strength. Even though large tracts of Europe and many old and famous states have fallen or may fall into the grip of the Gestapo and all the odious apparatus of Nazi rule, we shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end! We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills. We shall never surrender. And if - which I do not for a moment believe - this island or a large part of it were subjugated and starving, then our Empire beyond the seas, armed and guarded by the British Fleet, would carry on the struggle, until, in God's good time, the New World, with all its power and might, steps forth to the rescue and the liberation of the old!
A Dark Reflection on Transformation and Preference
Mason Verger
I suppose now you wish that you had fed the rest of me to the dogs.
Hannibal Lecter
No, Mason. I much prefer you the way you are.
Reflection on Pain and Choices
Mason Verger
The good doctor approached me with a piece of broken mirror and said, "Try this"...
Hannibal Lecter
Try peeling off your face...
Mason Verger
...and feeding it to the dogs." Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time.
[In the flashback, Verger cuts off parts of his face]
Mason Verger and Cordell Doemling Discuss Lecter
Mason Verger
So what do you think, Cordell? Does Lecter want to fuck her or kill her or eat her alive?
Cordell Doemling
Probably all three, though I wouldn't want to predict in what order.
Fear and Miscommunication Among Characters
Carver
I shot him. I was scared. I didn't know what to do.
Dreyfus
Jesus Christ. How many were there?
Malcolm
A lot. Like, 80. At least.
Carver
Okay... You're not hearing what he's saying. They spoke!
Dreyfus
That is not possible.
Malcolm
I'm telling you, Dreyfus, they did and it was incredible.
Carver
Incredible? They're talking apes! With big-ass Spears!
Dreyfus
Please! I don't know exactly what you think you saw or heard... But you have to calm down, okay? What about the virus, Ellie? Any chance of contagion?
Ellie
We're all genetically immune or we would've been dead a long time ago.
Carver
You don't know that for sure.
Malcolm
She worked with the CDC. She knows.
Ellie
What are we gonna do?
Dreyfus
I don't know. We need that power.
Malcom
He could've killed us, but he didn't.
Carver
Maybe he kept us alive, so they could follow us. They find out where we are, and they kill us all!
Dreyfus
What do you mean, "he"?
Dreyfus
That's what we're trying to tell you. It was unlike anything you've ever seen before, and the leader... He was remarkable.
Carver
Really? Is that what you thought?
Ellie
It's what we saw.
Alexander
Yeah, it's what we all saw.
Dreyfus
Not a word of this back at the colony, you understand me? Not a word until we can figure out what to do.
Carver
You gotta be kidding me.
Dreyfus
No, I'm not kidding. I don't want to create a panic.
Power Dynamics in Ambitious Relationships
Nicholas Wyatt
You're standing on my shoulders!
Jock Goddard
And now I'm standing on your neck!
The Moment of Realizing Mortality
Rosencrantz
Whatever became of the moment when one first knew about death? There must have been one. A moment. In childhood. When it first occurred to you that you don't go on forever. Must have been shattering, stamped into one's memory. And yet, I can't remember it. It never occurred to me at all. We must be born with an intuition of mortality. Before we know the word for it. Before we know that there are words. Out we come, bloodied and squalling, with the knowledge that for all the points of the compass, there's only one direction, and time is its only measure.
The Irony of Fear and Perception
Mason Verger
Isn't it funny? You can look at my face... but you shied when I said the name of God.
[to Clarice]
Unpredictable Emotions and Parental Influence
Winston Churchill
What utter nonsense. Look at me. What could possibly be scary about me?
King George VI
One never knows what's going to come out of your mouth next. Something that'll flatter, something that'll wound.
Winston Churchill
My emotions are unbridled. A wildness in the blood I share with my father. And my mother also. We lack the gift of temperance.
King George VI
Were you close to your parents?
Winston Churchill
My mother was glamorous... but perhaps too widely-loved. My father was... like God. Busy elsewhere.
Consequences of Magic and School Regulations
Mafalda Hopkirk
Dear Mr. Potter, the Ministry has received intelligence that at 6:23 this evening, you performed the Patronus Charm in the presence of a Muggle. As a clear violation of the Decree for the Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery, you are hereby expelled from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Hoping you are well, Mafalda Hopkirk.
[voiceover through letter]
Molly Weasley
Just because you're allowed to use magic now, DOES NOT MEAN YOU HAVE TO WHIP YOUR WANDS OUT FOR EVERYTHING!
[annoyed to Fred and George as they appear behind her, startling her]
Hermione Granger
Everyone, this is Loony Love… Luna Lovegood.
[clears throat; correctly]
Hermione Granger
That foul, evil, old gargoyle! We're not learning how to defend ourselves. We're not learning how to pass our OWLs. She's taking over the entire school.
[angry about Umbridge]
Sirius Black
This is the Black family tree. My deranged cousin. I hated the lot of them. My parents with their pure-blood mania.
[showing Harry the Black family tree on the wall; motions to Bellatrix Lestrange]
Rubeus Hagrid
It's changin out there. There's a storm comin', Harry... just like last time. And we'd all best be ready when she does.
Sybill Trelawney
The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches... and the Dark Lord shall mark him as his equal but he shall have power the Dark Lord knows not... For neither can live while the other s-survives.
[goes into a trance, makes a prediction]
Voldemort
You're a fool, Harry Potter. And you will lose…everything.
Betrayal in the Intelligence Community
The Minister
Witchcraft's information is genuine! It's been gold!
George Smiley
It's just enough glitter amongst the chicken-feed. Control didn't believe in miracles, and he didn't believe in Witchcraft. But you were lazy, and you were greedy, and so you forced him out of the Circus and you let Karla in.
The Cost of Appeasement and Its Lessons
Winston Churchill
When will the lesson be learned?! When-will-the-lesson-be-learned?! How many more dictators must be wooed, appeased - Good God, given immense privileges! - before we learn?! You cannot reason with a tiger when your head is in its mouth!
Financial Accountability in Business Decisions
Nicholas Wyatt
Where's my money?
Adam Cassidy
I used it in market research.
Facing Fear Together
King George VI
And you? Are you not afraid?
Winston Churchill
I am, most terribly.
King George VI
You have my support.
Winston Churchill
...Your Majesty?
King George VI
You have my support. I confess I had some reservations about you at first. But while some in this country dreaded your appointment, none - none - dreaded it like Adolf Hitler. Whomever can strike fear into that brute heart is worthy of all of our trust. We shall work together, you and I. You shall have my support, at any hour. Beat the buggers.
Immunity and Confidence in Power
Mason Verger
It's all right. I have immunity from the U.S. Attorney. And I have immunity... from the risen ]. And nobody beats the Riz.
[[Jesus]
Choices and Consequences in The Book of Eli
Claudia
Where is Solara?
Carnegie
Out there. Her choice. I tried to bring her back...she refused.
[gesturing to the window]
Claudia
What did you do that she refused?
Carnegie
Read it.
[Pushes the Bible forward toward her]
Claudia
What did you do to my daughter?
Carnegie
Read it!
Claudia
What did you do to my daughter?!
[Slams her hands down on the Bible]
Carnegie
You can start anytime.
Claudia
I'm sorry, it's been so long. I don't remember.
Carnegie
You have to.
Claudia
Do I have to? Really?
Carnegie
No, no, you have to. Please.
Claudia
Your leg.
Carnegie
It doesn't hurt anymore.
Claudia
I can smell it. You worked so hard for that book. You sacrificed so much. So many men... more than you could spare. Now all those people who were too scared to even say your name, they're downstairs tearing up the bar right now. Did you know that? And there's no one there to stop them. And you're feverish. I can't imagine what it must feel like, having what you want so close, and it might as well be a million miles away.
[Places her hand on Carnegie's forehead; Leans forward, almost nose-to-nose with Carnegie; Shoves his head back]
Carnegie
Stop it! Are you leaving me? Claudia? Claudia! Claudia!
[Wathing Claudia leave]
The Consequences of Resistance and Surrender
Winston Churchill
Nations which go down fighting rise again, and those that surrender tamely are finished.
Military Equipment Transfer Dilemma
Winston Churchill
Do I have your, uh, permission, uh, to send, uh, an aircraft carrier to pick up the P-40 fighter planes we purchased from you? Mr. President?
President Roosevelt
Well, you-you've got me there again. New law preventing transshipment of military equipment.
Winston Churchill
Uh, but we paid for them. We-we paid for them with the money that we... that we borrowed from you.
A Lighthearted Exchange on Aging
Clementine Churchill
Are we terribly old?
Winston Churchill
Yes, I'm afraid you are.
Clementine Churchill
Oh, you beast!
A Conversation About Food and Independence
Norman Stansfield
Special delivery, huh? Let me guess. Chinese? Thai, maybe? I've got it — Italian food. What's your name, angel?
Mathilda
Mathilda.
Norman Stansfield
Mathilda, I want you to set the sack on the floor. Good. And now, I want you to tell me everything you know about Italian food... and don't forget the name of the chef who fixed it for me.
[He draws a pistol.]
Mathilda
Nobody sent me. I do business for myself.
Norman Stansfield
So, th-th-this, this is something personal, is it? What filthy piece of shit... did I do now?
Mathilda
You killed my brother.
Norman Stansfield
I'm sorry. And — you wanna join him?
[he moves in close to Mathilda.]
Mathilda
No.
Norman Stansfield
It's always the same thing. It's when you start to become really afraid of death that you learn to appreciate life. Do you like life, sweetheart?
Mathilda
Yes.
[whispering]
Norman Stansfield
That's good — because I take no pleasure in taking a life if it's from a person who doesn't care about it.
Regular Meetings Between Churchill and King George VI
King George VI
I believe we are to meet regularly.
Winston Churchill
Once a week, I'm afraid.
King George VI
How is... How are you for Mondays?
Winston Churchill
Um, I shall endeavor to be available on Mondays.
King George VI
4:00?
Winston Churchill
I nap at 4:00.
King George VI
Is that permissible?
Winston Churchill
No. But necessary. I work late.
The Importance of Changing One's Mind
Winston Churchill
Those who never change their mind never change anything.
Death and Existence: A Philosophical Debate
Rosencrantz
Do you think Death could possibly be a boat?
Guildenstern
No, no, no... death is not. Death isn't. Take my meaning? Death is the ultimate negative. Not-being. You can't not be on a boat.
Rosencrantz
I've frequently not been on boats.
Guildenstern
No, no... what you've been is not on boats.
The Advantage of Enhanced Technology in RoboCop
Liz Kline
Dr. Norton, how... how is he doing this?
Dr. Dennett Norton
His software is faster. His hardware is stronger. He's a better machine.
Kline
But you said humans hesitate.
Norton
Only when they're making decisions.
Kline
He's not making decisions?
Norton
Well, yes and no. In his everyday life, man rules over the machine; Alex makes his own decisions. Now, when he engages in battle, the visor comes down and the software takes over, then the... the machine does everything. Alex is a... he's a passenger, just along for the ride.
Kline
But if the machine is in control, then how is Murphy accountable? Who's pulling the trigger?
Norton
When the machine fights, the system releases signals into Alex's brain making him think he's doing what our computers are actually doing. I mean, Alex believes right now he is in control, but he's not. It... it's the illusion of free will.