Jonathan Rhys Meyers Quotes

Bend It Like Beckham

Family Concerns About Jess's Soccer Aspirations

Joe I'm sorry to barge in on you like this, but I wanted to talk to you in person. I only found out today that you didn't know Jess was playing for our team.

Mrs. Bhamra No, we didn't.

Joe I apologise. If I'd known, I would have encouraged Jess to tell you because I believe she's got tremendous potential.

Mr. Bhamra I think we know better of our daughter's potential. Jess has no time for games. She'll be starting university soon.

Jess But playing for the team is an honour!

Mrs. Bhamra What bigger honour is there than respecting your elders?

Jess Mom!

Mr. Bhamra Young man, when I was a teenager in Nairobi, I was the best fast bowler in our school. Our team even won the East African Cup. But when I came to this country, nothing. I was not allowed to play in any of the teams, and the bloody goras in their clubhouses made fun of my turban and sent me off packing!

Joe I'm sorry, Mr. Bhamra, but now it's...

Mr. Bhamra Now what? Our boys aren't in the football leagues. You think they will let our girls? I don't want you to build up Jesminder's hopes. She will only end up disappointed, like me.

Jess It's all changing now. ] is captain of the English cricket team and he's Asian.

[[w:Nasser Hussein|Ṇạsser Ḥusseịṇ]

Mrs. Bhamra Hussein is a Muslim name, their families are different.

Jess Oh, Mum!

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Bend It Like Beckham

Confusion on the Football Field

Jess What you playing at?

Opposing team player ]!

[[w:Anti-Indian sentiment|Piss off, Paki; Jess repeatedly shoves the opposing player]

Referee Go away. Number 7, come here.

Mr. Paxton What's the matter with you, ref?

Referee Number 7. Violent conduct towards a player.

[Gives a penalty marker to Jess]

Jess teammates No! You can't do that! You haven't seen any of it, have yah? It's out of order!

Football boy 1 She is so hard!

Football boy 2 Oh, man! Unlucky, Tony, mate!

Joe What the hell's wrong with you, Bhamra?! I don't ever want to see anything like that from you ever again! We're lucky they're not suspending players from this tournament! Excellent! We've got ]. Three cheers - hip, hip!

[[w:Queens Park Rangers F.C.|QPR in the final]

Team Hurray!

Joe Hip, hip!

Team Hurray!

Joe Hip, hip!

Team Hurray!

Joe Brilliant!

Jess Why did you yell at me like that? You knew the ref was out of order!

Joe You could have cost us the tournament!

Jess But it wasn't my fault!

Jess You didn't have to shout at me!

Joe I'm your coach. I have to treat you the same as everyone else

Joe Look, Jess. I saw it. She fouled you. She tugged your shirt. You just overreacted, that's all.

Jess That's not all. She called me a Paki. But I guess that's something you wouldn't understand.

Joe Jess, I'm Irish. Of course I understand what that feels like.

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Match Point

Collateral Damage in Pursuit of Ambition

Chris Wilton The innocent are sometimes slain to make way for grander schemes. You were collateral damage.

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Bend It Like Beckham

Family Dynamics and Personal Struggles

Jess That was so brilliant the way you came to my house. You were brave enough to face my mum! Your dad can't be as bad as her!

Joe Your mom's a barrel of laughs compared to me dad! I don't need to feel close to my family, Jess. I don't need you to feel sorry for me.

Jules You bitch!

[''Ẇạlks ạwạy'']

Jess Shit! Jules.

Joe Jules!

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From Paris with Love

Survival Amidst Danger and Death

Charlie Wax Nice work Reece.

James Reece What's so nice about it?

[splattered in blood]

Charlie Wax How bout the fact that he's dead and you're alive.

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Match Point

The Role of Luck in Life's Outcomes

Chris Wilton The man who said "I'd rather be lucky than good" saw deeply into life. People are afraid to face how great a part of life is dependent on luck. It's scary to think so much is out of one's control. There are moments in a match when the ball hits the top of the net, and for a split second, it can either go forward or fall back. With a little luck, it goes forward, and you win. Or maybe it doesn't, and you lose.

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From Paris with Love

Secret Agent Code Explained

James Reece Wax on, Wax off.

[Mocking Wax's earlier statement]

Charlie Wax What about it?

James Reece I don't get it. Are you The Karate Kid or something?

Charlie Wax If you wanna be a secret agent man, you have to roll like a secret agent man. It's code.

James Reece Code?

Charlie Wax Yeah. Code. Wax is on, he's gonna take you off. Gives them something to think about, throws them off balance. Got it?

James Reece Got it.

Charlie Wax Good.

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Bend It Like Beckham

Balancing Family Expectations and Personal Passion

Joe Your parents didn't look too pleased yesterday. Have you come to tell me you're off the team for good?

Jess It's not fair. I'm either going to let the team down or piss them off, and I don't want to upset anyone.

Joe Why are they so frightened to let you play?

Jess They want to protect me.

Joe From what?

Jess This is taking me away from everything they know.

Joe Whose life are you living, Jess? If you try pleasing em for ever, you're gonna end up blaming em.

Jess What, like you? I'm sorry.

[''Joe puts on a dejected face'']

Joe No, you're right. I stopped talking to my dad because we had nothing to talk about. Spent a year getting pissed trying to forget about the game, but I couldn't.

Jess Yeah, but I can't just stop talking to them, like you.

Joe I don't talk to my dad because I know what he'd say. He'd piss himself if he knew I was coaching girls!

Jess How do you know that? How do you know he wouldn't be proud that you didn't just give up? You should be proud of what you've given all of us.

Joe Then why are you giving up?

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Bend It Like Beckham

Possibility of Love Amid Family Concerns

Joe Look, I can't let you go without knowing.

Jess What?

Joe That even with the distance, and it concerns your family, we might still have something. Don't you think?

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From Paris with Love

A Disagreement on Taking Action

Charlie Wax Shoot the fucker.

James Reece I'm not gonna shoot him, Wax.

Charlie Wax Next time I tell you to shoot the fucker, shoot the fucker!

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Mission: Impossible III

Confrontation and Urgency in Rome

Declan Now we've pissed off every Italian in Rome, go do what you gotta do.

Ethan Don't forget to smoke.

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Mission: Impossible III

Communication Between Team Members

Declan Delta, do you copy?

Zhen All I do is copy.

[''mocking Declan'']

Declan That's funny. Get ready to move into position.

Zhen I'm already there.

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Match Point

Managing Guilt and Moving Forward

Chris Wilton You can learn to push the guilt under the rug and go on. Otherwise, it overwhelms you.

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Mission: Impossible III

Unexpected Praise for Batman's Appeal

Declan Gormley Guys, a Batman is hot!

Declan Alright that was lucky, we only get one of these.

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From Paris with Love

Terrorism and Drug Trafficking Discussion

James Reece I don't know where the fuck we're going, or what the fuck this is about!

Charlie Wax What the fuck do you think this is about? It's about terrorists! It's about terrorists, man, converting their finances into drugs so they can move it around without being detected.

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Match Point

The Burden of Existence and Its Worth

Chris Wilton ] said, that to never have been born may be the greatest boon of all.

[[Sophocles]

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Bend It Like Beckham

Family and Relationships in Personal Choices

Joe You're lucky... to have a family that cares that much about you. I can understand you don't want to mess with it.

Jess Joe...

Joe And I don't fancy being busted by your dad again. You better get back.

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Bend It Like Beckham

Family Expectations vs. Personal Choices

Jess What are you doing?!

Tony We can make the second half if we go now.

Jess My mum and dad will go spare! I wouldn't ruin it for them.

Tony They won't even notice.

Jess I can't! Look how happy they are. I wouldn't want to ruin it for them.

Mr. Bhamra What are you going to ruin?

Jess Nothing Dad.

Tony It's the final of the football tournament. I can drive there. Pick up her kit along the way. It won't take long.

Jess Stop it, Tony. It doesn't matter. I don't want to spoil the day for you and Mum.

Mr. Bhamra Pinky is so happy and you look as if you're at my funeral.

[Grabs Jess and pulls her aside]

Jess I'm sorry, Dad.

Mr. Bhamra If this means I'll see you smiling on your sister's wedding day, then go now, but when you come back, I want to see you happy on the video. Play well and make us proud.

[Jess hugs her fạther appreciatingly]

Jess Joe! What's happening?

[Shows up at stadium]

Joe Start warming up, Bhamra. We're one-nil down, half an hour to go.

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Velvet Goldmine

Creating a Sensation in Velvet Goldmine

Brian Slade I knew I should create a sensation, gasped the Rocket, and he went out. (Oscar Wilde - from the Remarkable Rocket)

Match Point

The Search for Justice and Meaning

Chris Wilton It would be fitting if I were apprehended... and punished. At least there would be some small sign of justice - some small measure of hope for the possibility of meaning.

Bend It Like Beckham

Injury and Self-Image in Sports

Joe Jess, what's going on?

Jess It looks awful. It's why I can't wear shorts ever.

[Pulls shorts over her burn scarred leg]

Joe Jesus! That's a stunner! I thought I had a bad one on my knee, but yours is gorgeous! Look... Two operations later and it's still useless. Does yours affect your game? Look, don't worry about it. No one's gonna care once you're out there. What happened?

[Pulls up pant leg to reveal gnarled scar on knee]

Jess You don't want to know. Nah, it just looks awful. I was eight. My mum was ]. And I was trying to ]. And I jumped up to the grill to get the toast. And my trousers caught light so my sister put me in the bath, poured cold water over me and pulled them off. And half my skin came off too.

[[w:working overtime at Heathrow Airport|Heathrow; [w:Baked beans#Commercial production and international consumption|cook beans on toast]

Joe Sorry.

Jess I know - it put me off beans on toast for life.

Joe Come on. Mine stopped me from playing outright, yours doesn't. No more dawdling.

[Tries to stifle laughter]

Jess Sorry about your knee.

Joe Yeah, yeah. I'm a right sob story, aren't I? Come on! I want to see some sweat on you!

From Paris with Love

Partnership in a High-Stakes Game

James Reece I'm not your driver. I'm your partner.

Charlie Wax Yeah, you're the chess player. I read your file.

James Reece You play?

Charlie Wax Do I look like I play board games?

Bend It Like Beckham

Conflicted Feelings About Support and Perseverance

Jess Why are you doing this to me, Joe? Every time I talk myself out of it, you come around and make it sound so easy.

Joe I guess I don't want to give up on you.

Bend It Like Beckham

Freedom to Choose in Sports

Jess Joe! I'm going! They said I could go!

Men in Background Oi, oi, oi!

Jess I'm sorry, I forgot.

Joe That's okay now. I'm not your coach anymore. We can do what we want.

Jess Joe...

Joe Your dad's not here, is he?

Jess Joe... I'm sorry.

Joe What?

Jess I can't.

Joe Can I ask why?

Jess Letting me go to America is a big step for my mum and dad. I don't know how they'd survive if I told them about you too.

Joe I understand.

From Paris with Love

Urgent Matters Amidst Scheduled Events

James Reece Thank you, Cindy.

[accepts printout]

Secretary Welcome...

James Reece African Aid Summit prep meeting with the Foreign Minister tomorrow at noon, Summit Conference on Wednesday, G8 Undersecretary conference dinner on Thursday, and a reception for the Secretary of State Friday, sir.

[reading]

Ambassador Bennington Can't you see we have more urgent matters to consider, Reece?

[moves his queen]

James Reece Of course, sir.

[counter moves his queen'']

James Reece Check.

Ambassador Bennington Must you always be so methodical?

James Reece Well that's what you pay me for, sir.

Ambassador Bennington And you're worth every penny. But that doesn't mean I'm just going to sit here and watch you copy Fischer's ambush on Spassky back in 72.

From Paris with Love

Request for a Charger in Tension

James Reece Stop! Give me your charger!

[points a gun at a man]

Charlie Wax Yeah! That's the big boss shit I'm looking for

James Reece Give me your charger!

[pulls hammer on gun; the man gives Reece his charger]

Charlie Wax What the fuck are you doing man?

James Reece What the fuck does it look like I'm doing? I'm charging my fucking cell.

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