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Michael Caine Quotes

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Memorable Quotes from Michael Caine

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Recognizing Personal Limitations and Their Value
Lawrence Jamieson Freddy, as a younger man, I was a sculptor, a painter, and a musician. There was just one problem: I wasn't very good. As a matter of fact, I was dreadful. I finally came to the frustrating conclusion that I had taste and style, but not talent. I knew my limitations. We all have our limitations, Freddy. Fortunately, I discovered that taste and style were commodities that people desired. Freddy, what I am saying is: know your limitations. You are a moron.
Different Sonic Levels Amidst Helicopter Noise
Capt. Helena Anderson Won't the noise of the helicopters drown out your sound?
Brad Crane No. It's an entirely different sonic level.
Embracing Letting Go in Life's Struggles
Robert Spritzel This shit life.... you must chuck some things. You must chuck them in this shit life.
The Burden of Choice in Darkness
Bruce Wayne People are dying, Alfred. What would you have me do?
Alfred Pennyworth Endure, Master Wayne. Take it. They'll hate you for it, but that's the point of Batman. He can be the outcast. He can make the choice that no one else can make - the right choice.
Bruce Well, today I found out what Batman can't do. He can't endure this. Today you get to say "I told you so".
Alfred Today, I don't want to. But I did bloody tell you. I suppose they'll lock me up as well, as your accomplice.
[pause]
Bruce Accomplice? I'm gonna tell them the whole thing was your idea!
A Reflection on Past Deceptions and Love
Renee Pelagie Can I impart to you his cruelest trick?
Dr. Royer-Collard Of course.
Renee Pelagie Once, long ago in the folly of youth, he made me love him.
Mishap in a Heist Plan
Charlie Croker You're only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!
[after an attempt at blowing a van open goes wrong]
The Three Acts of a Magic Trick
Cutter Every great magic trick consists of three parts or acts. The first part is called "The Pledge". The magician shows you something ordinary: a deck of cards, a bird or a man. He shows you this object. Perhaps he asks you to inspect it to see if it is indeed real, unaltered, normal. But of course...it probably isn't. The second act is called "The Turn". The magician takes the ordinary something and makes it do something extraordinary. Now you're looking for the secret... but you won't find it, because of course you're not really looking. You don't really want to know. You want to be fooled. But you wouldn't clap yet. Because making something disappear isn't enough; you have to bring it back. That's why every magic trick has a third act, the hardest part, the part we call "The Prestige".
The Value of Knowledge in Learning
Freddy Benson Excuse me. What about me? What do I get?
[omitted from the profit distribution]
Lawrence Jamieson You are the student. You get knowledge.
Rejecting Respect and Its Implications
Alfie Elkins I don't want no bird's respect - I wouldn't know what to do with it.
A Witty Exchange on Time and Money
Harry Thought you were going soon.
[playing poker]
Jack Carter Soon. When you've lost your money. Won't take long.
Harry Clever sod, aren't you?
Jack Carter Only comparatively.
The Burden of Responsibility and Ignorance
Buster What did she die of?
[digging grave of botched abortion victim]
Dr. Wilbur Larch She died of secrecy. She died of... ignorance. Homer, did you expect to be responsible for their children, you have to give them the right to decide whether or not to have children. Wouldn't you agree?
Homer Wells I'm not excepting people to be responsible enough to control themselves to begin with.
A Challenge in Unexpected Encounters
Salesman Don't shoot! Don't shoot!
Garth He's been here before! This is no ordinary salesman.
Salesman Brothers McCann?
Hub Hell, I like me a challenge.
Salesman Can we talk?
Hub Come out where we can see you!
Salesman Put down your guns and I'll come out!
Garth This guy is good.
[''Grins'']
Hub I'll cover him- you sneak around. What're you-what? What?
[Walter tugs at his arm]
Walter Why not see what he's sellin'?
Salesman Let me just show it to you!
Hub What the hell for?
Salesman It's right behind my car!
Walter Well, what's the good of having all that money if you're never gonna spend it?
Salesman Trust me!
Garth Could be the kid has a point.
Hub Well. We'll see what the man's sellin'. Then we'll shoot im.
Garth Good plan.
Naming and Identity in The Cider House Rules
Homer Wells Uh, nobody's named this one yet.
Dr. Wilbur Larch Oh, it's my turn. Henceforth, you shall be Little Dorrit.
Homer Wells Oh, you don't like that, do you? He's a boy, that's why.
Dr. Wilbur Larch Can't a boy be Dorrit?
Homer Wells I don't think so.
Dr. Wilbur Larch You do it.
Homer Wells OK. Henceforth, you shall be Little Wilbur.
Dr. Wilbur Larch I'm not crazy about the "Little".
Homer Wells OK, just Wilbur then.
A Reflection on Familiarity and Change
Jack Carter You know, I'd almost forgotten what your eyes looked like. Still the same. Pissholes in the snow.
[To Eric]
Education Beyond Traditional Systems
General Anton Vincent Tell her you're sick. You will learn far more from me than you will learn from the US education system.
Understanding a Frosty Shake Reference
Robert Spritzel What happened to you?
Dave Spritz I got hit with a Frosty.
Robert What is a Frosty?
Dave It's a shake. From Wendy's.
Robert Why did you get hit with a shake?
The Importance of Laughter in Relationships
Alfie Elkins A married woman, see. Every one of em in need of a good laugh. It don't never strike their husbands. I always say, make a married woman laugh and you're halfway there with her. Of course, it don't work with the single bird. Start you off on the wrong foot. You get one of them laughing, you won't get nothing else.
Strategic Approach to Bee Control
General Slater The bees have formed almost a complete circle. Billions of em. And that's what we've been waiting for.
Brad Crane Waiting for what?
General Slater The battle plan is to get em all into one area - and then zap em.
An Unexpected Kiss in Jaws: The Revenge
Hoagie Newcombe I have an irresistible urge to kiss you, Ellen Brody.
Ellen Brody Why?
Hoagie Newcombe Because... it would not occur to you why.
Questioning the Law's Impact on Society
Dr. Wilbur Larch I know it's against the law. I ask you, what has the law ever done for this place?
[discussing the legality of performing abortions]
Acceptance of Relationship Dynamics
Alfie Elkins I told Gilda from the start that I ain't the marrying sort. And do you know what? She don't mind. She's a stand-by and she knows it. And any bird that knows its place in this world can be quite content.
Confrontation at Midnight
Cliff Brumby Listen, I don't like it when some tough nut comes pushin his way in and out of my house in the middle of the night! Bloody well tell me who sent you!
[blocking Carter's path]
Jack Carter You're a big man, but you're in bad shape. With me it's a full time job. Now behave yourself.
Jack Carter Goodnight, Mrs. Brumby.
[as he's leaving]
Resistance Against the Inevitable End
Professor Brand Do not go gentle into that good ]; Old age should burn and rave at close of day. Rage, rage against the dying of the ].
[[night; [light]
Urgent Call for Action in Pursuit
Garth He's runnin for it!
Hub I got im!
Garth Damn. Empty!
Hub Get ammo; I'll keep him covered!
Mae Yoo-hoo!
Garth Huh?
Hub You send for a hooker?
Mae Uncle Hub, Uncle Garth- it's me, Mae!
Mae Mae! Pearl's daughter! And I brought Walter, your nephew!
Garth Relatives.
Hub Damn.
[Groans]
The Consequences of Alcoholism Discussed
Fuzzy Is your father dead?
Dr. Wilbur Larch Cirrhosis. It's a disease of the liver.
Fuzzy What, a liver killed him?
Dr. Wilbur Larch No, alcohol killed him. He drank himself to death.
Fuzzy But did you know him?
Dr. Wilbur Larch Barely. But it hardly mattered that I knew him.
Fuzzy Did you know your mother better?
Dr. Wilbur Larch Mm-hmm. She's dead now too. She was a nanny.
Fuzzy What's a nanny do?
Dr. Wilbur Larch She looks after other people's children.
Fuzzy Did she grow up around here?
Dr. Wilbur Larch No. She was an immigrant.
Fuzzy What's an immigrant?
Dr. Wilbur Larch Someone not from Maine.
Independence in Life's Journey
Alfie Elkins It don't do to get dependent on nobody in this life.
Avoid distractions to achieve greater goals.
Lawrence Jamieson A poacher who shoots at rabbits may scare big game away.
Debate Over Bee Control and Human Safety
Brad Crane These bees, General, are of joint concern, and they are killing Americans, without reference as to whether or not they have a serial number and are expected to salute you! So there will be no air drops of any kind until I give the OK.
General Slater Your OK, huh? Then it is just possible I can persuade you to attack this particular swarm, now that we know where it is. Attack and eliminate it!
Brad Crane Possibly, if you can explain to me, how you air drop chemicals, without killing the native insect life. If your chemical will kill the African bee, it will also kill the American bee, right?
General Slater Right. And better a few American bees than a lot of American people!
Brad Crane That is the point, general. The honey bee is vital to the environment. Every year in America, they pollinate six billion dollars worth of crops. If you kill the bee, you're gonna kill the crop. If you kill the plants, you'll kill the people. No. No, general. There will be no air drop, until we know exactly, what we are dropping, and where, and how. Excuse me.
[Crane storms off]
Embracing Imperfections in Relationships
Alfie Elkins She's got a little ginger moustache. But I find I'm quite willing to overlook the odd blemish in a woman, providing she's got something to make up for it. Well, that's what we're all here for, innit - to help each other out in this life.
The Challenge of Doing the Right Thing
Robert Spritzel Do you know that the harder thing to do and the right thing to do are usually the same thing? Nothing that has meaning is easy. "Easy" doesn't enter into grown-up life.
The Power of Love in the Cosmos
Professor Brand * Quoting famous lines of the poem "]" by ]
[[w:Do not go gentle into that good night|Do not go gentle into that good night; [Dylan Thomas]
Consequences of Destruction in Desperate Times
Brad Crane General, if you use that, nothing will grow out there for the next ten years.
General Slater Why worry about shaving when somebody's going to cut your head off?
A Lucky Encounter with a Lion
Garth Howdy, Stan.
Hub You know, you're lucky, Stan. Lucky the lion got to you before *we* did.
The Value of Choice and Responsibility
Homer Wells Dear Dr. Larch. Thank you for your doctor's bag, although it seems that I will not have the occasion to use it, barring some emergency, of course. I am not a doctor. With all due respect to your profession, I'm enjoying my life here. I'm enjoying being a lobsterman and orchardman. In fact, I've never enjoyed myself as much. The truth is, I want to stay here. I believe I'm being of some use.
[voiceover]
Dr. Wilbur Larch My Dear Homer: I thought you were over you adolescence - the first time in our lives when we imagine we have something terrible to hide from those who love us. Do you think it's not obvious to us what's happened to you? You've fallen in love, haven't you? By the way, whatever you're up to can't be too good for your heart. Then again, it's the sort of condition that could be made worse by worrying about it, so don't worry about it.
[voiceover]
Homer Wells Dear Dr. Larch, What I'm learning her may not be as important as what I learned from you, but everything is new to me. Yesterday, I learned how to poison mice. Field mice girdle an apple tree; pine mice kill the roots. You use poison oats and poison corn. I know what you have to do. You have to play God. Well, killing mice is as close as I want to come to playing God.
Dr. Wilbur Larch Homer, here in St. Cloud's, I have been given the opportunity of playing God or leaving practically everything up to chance. Men and women of conscience should sieze those moments when it's possible to play God. There won't be many. Do I interfere when absolutely helpless women tell me they simply can't have an abortion - that they simply must go through with having another and yet another orphan? I do not. I do not even recommend. I just give them what they want. You are my work of art, Homer. Everything else has been just a job. I don't know if you have a work of art in you, but I know what your job is: you're a doctor.
Homer Wells I'm not a doctor.
Dr. Wilbur Larch You're going to replace me, Homer. The board of trustees is looking for my replacement.
Homer Wells I can't replace you. I'm sorry.
Dr. Wilbur Larch Sorry"? I'm not sorry. Not for anything I've done. I'm not even sorry that I love you. I think we may have lost him to the world.
[Speaking to the nurse]
The Superiority of Books Over Human Company
Dr. Royer-Collard You prefer a book to your husband's company? Well no wonder, I'm only flesh and blood - that's no match for the printed page!
The Value of Irreplaceable Relationships
Alfie Elkins If you lose a bird you can always replace her. But with a child it's different.
The Art of Deception in Magic Tricks
Cutter Every magic trick consists of three parts, or acts. The first part is called the pledge, the magician shows you something ordinary. The second act is called the turn, the magician takes the ordinary something and makes it into something extraordinary. But you wouldn't clap yet, because making something disappear isn't enough. You have to bring it BACK. Now you're looking for the secret. But you won't find it because of course, you're not really looking. You don't really want to work it out. You want to be fooled.
Charlie Croker's Moment of Inspiration
Charlie Croker Hang on a minute, lads; I've got a great idea.
[when the bus is hanging over a cliff and the gold is sliding away; also the film's last lines]
Misunderstandings in Bruce Wayne's Return
Bruce Wayne Must've lost my ticket.
Valet Attendant Your wife said you were taking a cab home.
Bruce My wife?
Alfred Just you, sir? Don't worry, Master Wayne. Takes a little time to get back in a swing of things.
Debating the Fate of a Child
Hub Damn. She doesn't deserve that kid. Maybe we'll get a lawyer.
Garth No judge is gonna take a kid away from his mother, give im to two old bachelor uncles.
Hub Well, maybe she'll sell im to us. How much money we got?
Garth Hub- there's nothin we can do. He's gone.
Desire and Temptation in Intimate Moments
Jack Carter I fancy you. I wish I was touching you - right now - making love to you. I want - to stroke you - and kiss you all over. Where are you?
[on the phone with Anna]
Anna I'm in the bedroom. My black underwear.
Jack Carter The sexy, silk ones? Take your bra off.
Anna Stop it, darling.
Jack Carter Now. Go on. Now. Now, hold them - gently. Slowly. Imagine it's me. When we're in South America - we'll make love in the sun. Roll over. Make love again - and again.
Changing Nature of Love
Alfie Elkins What I loved once and what I love now are two different things.
Disappointment in Luxury Accommodations
Victor This is not an ocean front suite, in Marbella. Did you notice that?
Victor There's no
Victor There are no flowers or champagne from the management. I don't, I don't see a Swiss chocolate on my pillow.
Victor My masseuse is not at the door.
Victor And I am, fucking dying, Alex!
Alex Take it easy, Vic.
A Visit to the Deceased Relatives
Eric Paice So, what're you doing then? On your holidays?
Jack Carter No, I'm visiting relatives.
Eric Paice Oh, that's nice.
Jack Carter It would be... if they were still living.
Teamwork and Leadership in Challenging Situations
Charlie Croker It's a very difficult job and the only way to get through it is we all work together as a team. And that means you do everything I say.
[after introducing everybody and laying out the plan]
Reflection on Change and Memory
Ghost of Christmas Past Let us see another Christmas in this place.
Ebenezer Scrooge They were all very much the same. Nothing ever changed.
Ghost of Christmas Past You changed.
The Rise of Bane from Darkness
Alfred Pennyworth If you're seriously considering going back out there, you should hear the rumors surrounding Bane.
Bruce Wayne I'm all ears.
Alfred There is a prison in a more ancient part of the world. A pit, where men are thrown, to suffer, and die. But sometimes a man rises from the darkness. Sometimes the darkness sends something back.
Bruce Bane?
Alfred Bane. Born and raised in hell on Earth.
Bruce Born in a prison?
Alfred No one knows why, or how he escaped. But they do know that once he did, he was trained under Ra's Al Ghul, your mentor.
Bruce Bane was a member of the League of Shadows?
Alfred And then he was excommunicated. And any man who is too extreme for Ra's Al Ghul is not to be trifled with.
Bruce I didn't realize I was known for trifling with criminals.
Alfred That was then. And you can strap up your leg and put your mask back on. But that doesn't make you what you were.
Bruce If this man is everything that you say he is, then this city needs me.
Alfred The city needs Bruce Wayne. Your resources, your knowledge. It doesn't need your body, or your life. That time has passed.
Bruce You're afraid that if I go back out there, I'll fail.
Alfred No. I'm afraid that you want to.
A Tense Exchange About Readiness and Firearms
Con McCarty Jack, don't you think you ought to get dressed first.
[to a naked Jack, who is pointing a gun]
Jack Carter Out!
Con McCarty Come on Jack, put it away. You know you're not going to use it.
Peter the Dutchman The gun he means!
Martyrdom Should Be for a Higher Cause
Dr. Royer-Collard If you're going to martyr yourself, do it for God, not a chambermaid.
Conflict Over Car and Responsibility
Ralph Hub, I don't see why you have to drive, it's my car!
Hub Quit whinin'.
Ralph We find that kid he's gonna get a piece of my mind.
Garth There he is.
Hub Lawyer! Stay in the car!
Garth Hub, come on.
Hub No, not me. You-
[hesitant]
Garth Hub. Get out of the car. Planning your next move? Where you goin'?
[Garth and Hub go over and sit beside Walter]
Walter Here. Area code 406, Montana.
Garth How come you're not headin to Fort Worth, where your mum is?
Walter She's not there. She lied. Again.
Garth Listen, kid, we know you got your heart set on goin to Montana, but... it's late. Hub, help me out here.
Hub Why? Sounds like his mind's made up. Good luck in Montana, kid.
Garth We got better maps than that one at the house, right Hub?
Hub Yeah, man needs a good map, that's for sure.
Walter I've been to the orphan home before. I don't wanna go back.
Hub Damn it, kid. It ain't our fault you got a lousy damn mother.
[Garth gives him another look]
Walter I guess I should get going. Which way is North?
Hub I'll say one thing for this kid, he sure pisses off the relatives!
Garth Listen, kid, do us a favor. If you come back to the house and stay awhile... Why, our relatives are going to hate it. I bet they hate it so much, they go away and leave us all the hell alone.
Hub It's crazy enough, it just might work.
Garth Come on, kid. Help us out here.
Heartbreak Amidst Excitement
Garth Looks like he's going to need stitches.
Hub Yeah, a lot of damn stitches.
Walter What happened to her?
Garth Looks like her heart gave out in all the excitement.
Walter Look. I think she's smiling.
Garth Yeah, I guess she died happy.
Hub She died with her boots on, that's the main thing.
Garth Protecting her cub.
Walter She was a real lion, wasn't she? There at the end. A real jungle lion. A real Africa lion.
Determined Quest for Truth and Justice
Jack Carter You bloody whore! Frank was too careful to die like that. Now, who killed him?
Margaret I don't know nothing!
Jack Carter Listen, the only reason I came back to this crap house - was to find out who did it. And I'm not leaving until I do.
The Threat of Invading Swarms
Brad Crane Look, what I do for a living isn't important. What is important, critical, is that there are probably other invading swarms and what these bees did here, they can do again, all over the Southwest and, ultimately, all over the country.
Interrogation About Kingsman and Harry Hart
Eggsy Who the fuck are you? Where am I?
The Interrogator This knife can save your life.
Eggsy Fuck!
[Struggling to get out of the ropes]
The Interrogator My employer's got two questions for you, Eggsy. What the fuck is Kingsman? And who is Harry Hart?
Eggsy I don't know who the fuck that is! Shit!
The Interrogator Oh, Eggsy, I just killed two of your friends who gave me the same bullshit answer!
Eggsy Fuck! Just cut the fucking ropes, please!
The Interrogator Hey, Eggsy, is Kingsman worth dying for?
Eggsy FUCK YOOOOOOU!
Harry Congratulations. Bloody well done.
Eggsy How'd the others do?
Harry Roxy passed with flying colours. Charlie's up next. Want to watch?
Eggsy Yeah. Alright.
The Interrogator Is Kingsman worth dying for?
Charlie No it fucking isn't! Shit! I'll tell you what you want, please! Chester King's Arthur! Arthur's head of the secret spy agency! It's called Kingsman! Get me out of here!
The Interrogator Thank you, Charlie. Much appreciated.
Charlie No, that wasn't the fucking deal! FUUUUUUUCK!
Arthur I've had such high hopes for you. You're a bloody disgrace.
Charlie I'm so sorry. Please untie me.
Arthur Untie yourself.
Charlie Arth- Arthur, please. Shit. Anyone!
Merlin Galahad, Percival, congratulations. Your candidates have reached the final stage of the testing process. As tradition allows, you will have 24 hours to spend with them. Eggsy, you should know your father reached this point. From now on, there are no safety nets. Understood?
Merlin Good. Dismissed.
Merlin Charlie. Time to go home.
Charlie Fuck you! Fucking Dad's going to hear about this!
The Importance of Trust and Preparation
Angier I thought you said I'd have to get my hands dirty.
Cutter Maybe someday you will; I just needed to know that you could.
Setting Conditions for a New Living Arrangement
Walter If I'm gonna live here, there's gonna be some conditions.
Hub Conditions?
Walter No more dangerous stuff. No more fighting teenagers. No airplanes. More vegetables, less meat.
Hub What do you expect us to die of? Old age?
[''Incredulous'']
Garth Well... welcome home.
Desperation and Sanity in a Madhouse
Renee Pelagie Desperation has driven me past etiquette, all the way to frenzy.
Dr. Royer-Collard My schedule is not the subject to the whims of lunatics.
Renee Pelagie I beg to differ, you work in a madhouse. Your every walking moment is governed by the insane.
Perception of Beauty Through the Heart
Alfie Elkins Do you know, I'm beginning to think she was beautiful. After all, it ain't through the eyes that you feel beauty, it's how the heart hungers for something that makes it beautiful.
Uncertain Confidence in Dangerous Situations
Hoagie Newcombe Hang on to your socks, lads.
Jake Hey! Wait a minute, man! You sure you know how to do this?
Hoagie Newcombe Of course not! What kind of pilot do you think I am?
Unexpected Battle Against Bees After Fifteen Years
Brad Crane We've been fighting a losing battle against the insects for fifteen years, but I never thought I'd see the final face-off in my lifetime. And I never dreamed, that it would turn out to be the bees. They've always been our friend.
Bees and Plastic: A Troubling Discovery
Brad Crane Plastic. It's a piece of a plastic cup. There are pieces all around here. Look. Look, there. There. There.
[Holding it up; He starts pointing out the other fragments]
General Slater What's so significant about that?
Brad Crane I'm afraid to speculate. But, I think, the bees, did this.
General Slater Are you saying these bees eat plastic?
Brad Crane No, no.But I'm wondering. Your American Honeybee has a weak mouth, that couldn't even break the skin, of a grape. But it looks like this species, is tearing up, plastic cups, possibly to line their hives. Now, if this is true, they didn't, just get here. I mean, the invasion, didn't, just now begin. They have been here some time. Breeding. Increasing.
General Slater So?
Brad Crane Well, suppose these bees, are using plastic, to insulate their hives.
General Slater No bee is that smart.
Brad Crane Suppose these African bees are.
A Tense Exchange About Trust and Threats
Edna What's that gun doing in your room? Suppose I phone the police, told them there's a bloke in my hotel... who's planning to shoot somebody?
Jack Carter You wouldn't do that.
Edna How do you know I wouldn't?
Jack Carter Cause I know you wear purple underwear.
Edna What's that supposed to mean?
Jack Carter Think about it.
The Art of Deception in Magic
Cutter * Opening narration
Perceptions of Beauty in Relationships
Alfie Elkins Mind you, she came over quite beautified for a while, particularly during the early months. And I told her: I said "Blimey, girl, you ain't as ugly as I thought".
[about Gilda's appearance while she is pregnant]
The Burden of Caretaker Responsibilities
Dr. Wilbur Larch In other parts of the world young men leave home and travel far and wide in search of a promising future. Their journeys are often fueled by dreams of triumphing over evil, finding a great love, or the hopes of fortunes easily made. Here in St. Cloud's not even the decision to get off the train is easily made, for it requires an earlier, more difficult decision - add a child to your life, or leave one behind. The only reason people journey here is for the orphanage. I came as a physician to the abandoned children and unhappily pregnant women. I had hoped to become a hero. But in St. Cloud's there was no such position. In the lonely, sordid world of lost children, there were no heroes to be found. And so I became the caretaker of many, father of none. Well, in a way, there was one. His name was Homer Wells.
Invitation to Adventure
Alexander Anderson Who's up for an adventure?
Unexpected Pet Ownership Discussion
Walter So can I keep him? I'll look after him and take care of him and feed him and everything! I never had a pet of my very own before.
Hub So kid, you want to take care of it, nurse it back to health?
Hub Good. Then we shoot it.
Garth That's some lion you bought.
Hub That's some garden seeds you bought.
Walter Don't worry, they're not as bad as they seem right at first.
A Question About Thoughts and Intentions
Lawrence Jamieson Do you ever have a single thought that originates from above the waist?
Freddy Benson No!
A Discussion on Unconventional Justice Methods
Bruce Wayne That bandit, in the forest in Burma...did you catch him?
Alfred Pennyworth Yes.
Bruce How?
Alfred We burned the forest down.
A Rebel's Determination to Persist
General Anton Vincent I'm a rebel, and I go on until someone stops me.
Uncertain Victory and Hope for Survival
Capt. Helena Anderson Did we finally beat them? Or is this just a temporary victory?
Brad Crane I - I don't know. But we did gain time. If we use it wisely, and if we're lucky, the world might just survive.
Betrayal and Deception Among Family Ties
Walter What kind of greedy, no-good scum would turn in Uncle Hub for money?
Garth Well, I would.
[''Leans in and grins'']
Walter Ah, it was a trick.
[''eyes widening with realization'']
Garth Yeah, it was a trick.
Searching for Meaning in Life's Pursuits
Alfie Elkins You know what? When I look back on my little life and the birds I've known, and think of all the things they've done for me and the little I've done for them, you'd think I've had the best of it along the line. But what have I got out of it? I've got a bob or two, some decent clothes, a car, I've got me health back and I ain't attached. But I ain't got me peace of mind - and if you ain't got that, you ain't got nothing. I dunno. It seems to me if they ain't got you one way they've got you another. So what's the answer? That's what I keep asking myself - what's it all about? Know what I mean?
Whistling in the Car: A Moment of Defiance
Jack Carter I'm going to sit in the car and whistle Rule Britannia.
The Reality Behind Illusions and Sacrifices
Cutter Take a minute to consider your achievement. I once told you about a sailor who described drowning to me.
Angier Yes, he said it was like going home.
Cutter I was lying. He said it was agony.
Scrooge's Reluctance to Acknowledge Christmas
Bob Cratchet Excuse me, Mr. Scrooge, but it appears to be closing time.
Ebenezer Scrooge Very well. I'll see you at 8 tomorrow morning.
Bob Cratchet Um, tomorrow's Christmas.
Ebenezer Scrooge 8:30, then.
Bob Cratchet If you please, sir, half an hour off hardly seems customary for Christmas Day.
Ebenezer Scrooge And how much time is customary, Mr. Cratchet?
Bob Cratchet Well, the, uh, whole day.
Ebenezer Scrooge The entire day?
Bookkeepers Oh, no! No! It was the frog's idea!
[all talking at once]
Bob Cratchet If you please, Mr. Scrooge, why open the business tomorrow? Other businesses will be closed; you'll have no one to do business with. It'll waste a lot of expensive coal for the fire.
Ebenezer Scrooge It's a poor excuse for picking a man's pocket every December the 25th. But as I seem to be the only one around who knows that... take the day off.
Love and Appearances in Alfie's Life
Alfie Elkins I've never told her that I love her - except at those times when you've got to say something for appearance's sake.
Consequences of Persistent Noisemaking
Lawrence Jamieson You've been banging on your pots again, haven't you? I've told you... if you keep on doing it, you won't have any pots left.
Avenge and Connection: A Deep Rivalry
Dylan What do you want?
Walter Mabry We need you to understand something very important. You and I are mirror images. You see, because like you, I share a very deep connection with my father. And like you, I'll stop at nothing to avenge any wrongs done to him. You know the only difference between your father and mine? No? Well, guess what? Mine's still alive. Get him up.
[to his henchmen]
Arthur Tressler So... this is the man who's spent a lifetime plotting against me. I wouldn't have known your face if it had been on a billboard outside my bedroom window. And you've spent, what? 30 years... thinking about mine?
Dylan When my father died, your insurance company denied my mother her claims. And she died a pauper!
Arthur I wouldn't have even known who your mother was! She was a digit, a nanobyte in a stream of data.
Dylan Because nothing is personal to you, and everyone and everything is just a number, isn't that so?
Arthur That is where you're wrong, Mr. Rhodes. Once you've made yourself known, it became very clear, very personal. My son...
Dylan Yeah; the sociopath.
[referring to Walter Mabry]
Arthur The funny thing is, I have seven so-called legitimate children. Sniveling, snobbish, selfish, stupid runts. I have one illegitimate child who's a lot like me. The point is, he desperately wants something very much, and like any good parent, I will stop at nothing to get it for him. Your Horsemen have it. You will turn it and them over to us, now.
Dylan I'm sorry, but the answer is no.
Arthur Then I'm afraid you must die.
Advice on Trust and Self-Care
Jack Carter I'm off tomorrow, so I don't suppose I'll be seeing you again. Here. Go and get your hair done.
[Pulls out some large banknotes, giving some to Doreen]
Doreen Carter Thanks!
Jack Carter Be good... And don't trust boys.
Skepticism Amidst Despair and Humor
Jasper So, Human Project is having this dinner and all the wisest men in the world are there...
Theo Human Project." Why do people believe this crap? You know, even if these people existed with these facilities in secret locations... Fuck me, that's strong. Even if they discovered the cure for infertility, it doesn't matter. Too late. The world went to shit. You know what? It was too late before the infertility thing happened, for fuck's sake.
Jasper I was just trying to tell a joke, man.
Theo Oh, I'm sorry, go on.
Jasper No, I'm not tellin it now!
Theo No, c'mon Jasper, go on!
Jasper No, fuck it! I'm not tellin it to you!
Theo C'mon, I'm sorry!
Jasper OK, the Human Project gives this great big dinner for all the scientists and sages in the world. They're tossing around theories about the ultimate mystery, why are women infertile? Why can't we make babies anymore? Some of them say it's genetic experiments, gamma rays, pollution. Same old, same old. Anyway, in the corner, this Englishman's sitting. He hasn't said a word. He's just tucking into his dinner. So they decide to ask him. They say, "Well, why do you think we can't make babies anymore?" And he looks up at them, and he's chewing on this great big wing, and he says, "I haven't the faintest idea," he said. "But this stork is quite tasty, isn't it?
Driving Differences in The Italian Job
Charlie Croker Just remember this - in this country they drive on the wrong side of the road.
[just before the operation]
Understanding Desperation and Complexity in Conflict
Bruce Wayne Targeting me won't get their money back. I knew the mob wouldn't go down without a fight, but this is different. They've crossed a line.
Alfred Pennyworth You crossed the line first, sir. You squeezed them, you hammered them to the point of desperation, and in their desperation, they turned to a man they didn't fully understand.
Bruce Criminals aren't complicated, Alfred. We just need to figure out what he's after.
Alfred With respect, Master Wayne, perhaps this is a man you don't fully understand either. A long time ago, I was in Burma. My friends and I were working for the local government. They were trying to buy the loyalty of tribal leaders by bribing them with precious stones, but their caravans were being raided in a forest north of Rangoon by a bandit. So we went looking for the stones, but in six months, we never met anyone who traded with him. One day, I saw a child playing with a ruby the size of a tangerine. The bandit had been throwing them away.
Bruce So why steal them?
Alfred Well, because he thought it was good sport. Because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.
Skepticism and Puns in Ghostly Encounter
Jacob Marley Why do you doubt your senses?
Ebenezer Scrooge Because a little thing can affect them. A slight disorder of the stomach can make them cheat. You may be a bit of undigested beef, a blob of mustard, a crumb of cheese. Yes, there's more gravy than of grave about you!
Robert Marley More of gravy than of grave"?
Jacob Marley What a terrible pun! Where do you get those jokes?
Robert Marley Leave the comedy to the bears, Ebenezer!
Faith and Chance in a Changing World
Jasper Julian and Theo met among a million protesters in a rally by chance. But they were there because of what they believed in in the first place, their faith. They wanted to change the world. And their faith kept them together. But by chance, Dylan was born.
Kee This is him?
[picks up a photo]
Jasper Yeah, that's him. He'd have been about your age. Magical child. Beautiful. Their faith put in praxis.
Miriam Praxis"? What happened?
Jasper Chance. He was their sweet little dream. He had little hands, little legs, little feet. Little lungs. And in 2008, along came the flu pandemic. And then, by chance, he was gone. You see, Theo's faith lost out to chance. So, why bother if life's going to make its own choices?
Kee Baby's got Theo's eyes.
Jasper Yeah.
Miriam Oh, boy. That's terrible. But, you know, everything happens for a reason.
Jasper That, I don't know. But Theo and Julian would always bring Dylan. He loved it here.
Intelligence and Motives in Nature's Creatures
Brad Crane Are you endowing these bees with human motives? Like saving their fellow bees from captivity, or seeking revenge on Mankind?
General Slater I always credit my enemy, no matter what he may be, with equal intelligence.
Questioning Knowledge and Intentions
Arthur Tressler What is your role with them?
Thaddeus Bradley Role?
Arthur Tressler Yes, you seem to know everything about them. What they're gonna do, where they're gonna be.
Thaddeus Bradley If it makes you feel any better, this wasn't about you.
Arthur Tressler Please tell me why this was not about me.
Thaddeus Bradley This is a magic trick, Mr Tressler. Played out on a global scale. You, sir, are the "abracadabra", the distraction, while they set up the real trick.
Arthur Tressler I was a $140 million distraction?
Thaddeus Bradley Yes. And that very ego, which got you involved with them in the first place, is what keeps you from seeing that.
Arthur Tressler You know-
Thaddeus Bradley I can destroy you", yes, I know. Well, you won't. And you won't destroy them. Whatever this grand trick is, it was designed a long time ago, and I believe that what's about to follow, is really going to amaze. So I suggest you sit back and enjoy your front row seat. You paid quite a lot of good money for it.
Arthur Tressler Whatever you stand to make...I'll double it, if you expose them now, and destroy them.
Thaddeus Bradley I stand to make five million.
Arthur Tressler Am I flinching?
Thaddeus Bradley No, you're not.
Understanding One's Condition and Its Implications
Homer Wells I don't need this. I know about my condition.
[giving back an X-ray that Dr. Larch gave to him]
Dr. Wilbur Larch It's your heart. You ought to take it with you.
The Persistence of Attraction
Alfie Elkins If a bird ain't got you one way, she's got you another.
A Humorous Take on Fair Play
Charlie Croker You wouldn't hit a man with no trousers on, would you?
[when Camp Freddie accosts him]
Scrooge's Plea for Redemption and Change
Ebenezer Scrooge Must we return to this place? There is something else I must know, is that not true? Spirit, I know what I must ask. I fear to, but I must. Who was the wretched man whose death brought so much glee and happiness to others?
Ebenezer Scrooge Answer me one more question: Are these the shadows of things that will be, or are they the shadows of things that may be only?
Ebenezer Scrooge These events can be changed... A life can be made right.
Ebenezer Scrooge Ebenezer Scrooge"?! Oh, please, Spirit, no! Hear me! I–I'm not the man I was! Why would you show me this if I was past all hope? I–I will honor Christmas and try to keep it all the year. I will live my life in the past, the present, and the future. I will not shut out the lessons the spirits have taught me. Tell me that I may sponge out the writing on this stone. Oh, Spirit...Please speak to me!
[gasps and breaks down; Goes back to the Ghost, crying; Gestures to his gravestone; Falls to his knees, grasping the Ghost's robe desperately]
A Dark Reunion of Old Friends
Jack Carter You know, I'd almost forgotten what your eyes looked like. They're still the same. Pissholes in the snow.
Eric Paice Still got your sense of humour
Jack Carter Yes, I retained that, Eric.
Understanding Frequency of Visits
Margaret I can't help the way I am.
Jack Carter Why'd you see him so regular?
Margaret Once a week.
Jack Carter I call that regular.
Margaret He was gentlemanly. I like that.
Jack Carter Once a week, you like a gentleman, do you?
Margaret Look! I'm me, right? We are what we are, like it or not!
Discussion of Past Relationships
Jasper Any girls?
Theo No.
Jasper What about the one we had lunch with? Lauren?
Theo Lorna. That was ages ago.
Jasper I liked her. What happened?
Theo She decided to renounce.
Jasper Renouncers? Are those the ones that kneel down for a month for salvation?
Theo No. They're the Repenters. The Renouncers flagellate themselves for the forgiveness of humanity.
Jasper Oh, right. Dating ain't what it used to be, is it, amigo?
Bathroom Request in Conversation
Freddy Benson Excuse me. May I go to the bathroom first?
[Sitting at the dinner table]
Lawrence Jamieson Of course you may.
Freddy Benson Thank you.
[after a long pause, and with relief]
Managing Temptation in Relationships
Alfie Elkins When a married woman gets too hot on, it's time to cool off.
Invasion by a Lethal Enemy
Brad Crane We have been invaded, by an enemy far more lethal than any human force.
[About the killer bees]
The Abundance of Bees
Brad Crane Bees, bees, what a lot of bees.
The Illusion of Sacrifice and Deception
Cutter * Closing narration
A Pint of Bitter in a Glass
Jack Carter A pint of bitter in a thin glass.
[snaps fingers as barman walks away]