Richard Gere Quotes

Confrontation of Desires and Boundaries

Zack Mayo What do you want? You want to fuck? Is that what you want? You wanna fuck? All right, come here. Get on the bed. Take your clothes off. I'll give you a good fuck.

Paula Pokrifki Where's that coming from?

Mayo Get on the bed.

Paula I wouldn't fuck you now if my life --

Mayo Then get the hell out of here, because I don't need this shit.

Paula I don't know who you think you're talking to, you know. I'm not some whore you brought in here. I'm trying to be nice to you. I'm trying to be your friend, Zack.

Mayo Well, then be a friend. Get out of here.

Paula Fine. Fine. You know, man. You ain't nothing special. You got no manners. You treat women like whores. And if you ask me, you ain't got no chance of being no officer.

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Pretty Woman

Similarities in Unconventional Professions

Edward Lewis You and I are such similar creatures, Vivian. We both screw people for money.

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Internal Affairs

Controversial Perspectives on Relationships and Desire

Dennis Peck She's very pretty too. A little skinny for my taste, but they say the skinny ones give good head so...

[about Avila's wife]

Dennis Peck Okay, here's what's going to happen. I'm going to fuck her for a while and teach her how to come.

Raymond Avila Get up!

Dennis Peck Then that way, she can show you what she likes!

Dennis Peck They said you're a pretty good boxer, Raymond. You're pretty fucking good. Not bad!

[coughing blood]

Raymond Avila Clean yourself up!

[throws a handkerchief at Peck]

Dennis Peck Give my best to Kathleen!

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Chicago

Billy Flynn's Unwavering Stance on Truth and Money

Billy Flynn When you came to me, I didn't ask if she was guilty, I didn't ask if she was innocent, I didn't ask if she was a drunk, a dope fiend. No, I asked, did you have five thousand dollars, and you told me yes, but you don't have five thousand dollars so I figure you're a dirty liar and I don't do deals with dirty liars! (Amos reaches out to take back the money) However...

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Runaway Bride

The Complexity of Attraction and Connection

Maggie Carpenter Is there one right person for everyone?

Ike Graham No, but I think attraction is mistaken for rightness.

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Runaway Bride

Ike's Observation on Unwanted Attention

Ike Graham Don't tell me. My doorman's another one of your admirers.

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An Officer and a Gentleman

Confronting Relationships and Emotional Disconnect

Paula Pokrifki Zack, when you're through with a girl, what do you do? Do you you say something or do you just...disappear?

Zack Mayo I never had a girl.

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Pretty Woman

The Challenge of Impossible Relationships

Edward Lewis Impossible relationships. My special gift is impossible relationships.

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An Officer and a Gentleman

A Tribute to a Mentor's Influence

Gunnery Sgt. Emil Foley Congratulations, Ensign Mayo.

Zack Mayo I'll won't ever forget you, Sergeant.

Foley I know.

Mayo I wouldn't have made this if it weren't for you you.

Foley Get the hell out of here.

Mayo Thank you, Sergeant.

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Runaway Bride

A Toast to Mistakes and Consequences

Ike Graham A toast to, uh to Maggie's family and friends. May you find yourselves the bulls-eye of an easy target. May you be publicly flogged for all of your bad choices. And may your noses be rubbed in all of your mistakes.

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The Jackal

Identifying a Threat Through Methods and Face

Declan Mulqueen I can identify him by his face, given the opportunity... but more importantly, by his methods. So you can leave Isabella out of this.

Carter Preston Did you work with him?

Declan Mulqueen With him? No. No way.

Carter Preston Do you have a problem with this man?

Declan Mulqueen That's between him and me.

Carter Preston Isabella Zancona is the only confirmed contact we have... and we will find her. With or without your help.

Declan Mulqueen Okay, okay... I want three things. One, get me out of here. I'm no use to you sitting here on my arse.

Carter Preston What's to keep you from taking off?

Declan Mulqueen Nothing.... except I give you my word. Two, I go with you to meet Isabella.

[Preston snorts]

Carter Preston Why?

Declan Mulqueen I want to see her, is all.

Carter Preston And the third thing?

Declan Mulqueen A decent razor.

[scratching his bearded chin]

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Shall We Dance?

The Value of Ballroom Dancing

John Clark There is nothing wrong with ballroom dancing.

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First Knight

Winning a Sword Fight Simplified

Lancelot Do you know how to win a sword fight?

John How?

Lancelot Be the only one with a sword!

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The Jackal

The Fallibility of Even the Best

Declan Mulqueen A man like this doesn't make mistakes.

Valentina Koslova No? They always make one somewhere. Isn't that how you were caught?

Carter Preston Ouch.

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And the Band Played On

Courage and Determination in the Face of Fear

Bobbi Campbell Well, you know, if the gay community doesn't start raising hell, do you think Reagan is going to do a damn thing?

The Choreographer I wish I had your courage.

Bobbi Campbell Courage... no. I'm scared to death. I just have this self-determination to live. Don't you?

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Chicago

The Art of Showmanship

Billy Flynn (Singing) Give em the old razzle dazzle; razzle dazzle em. Give em an act with lots of flash in it and the reaction will be passionate. Give em the old hocus pocus; bead and feather em. How can they see with sequins in their eyes? What if your hinges all are rusting? What if, in fact, you're just disgusting? Razzle dazzle em, and they'll never catch wise.

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The Jackal

Underestimating a Dangerous Adversary

Director Donald Brown We'll get this guy. We've got our best people on this, and they'll find him. That's if he doesn't get his dick in a wringer like most of these clowns.

[laughs]

Director Donald Brown Is something the matter, Mr. Mulqueen?

Declan Mulqueen Excuse me, sir. But this man is no clown. He knows all your moves, back to front. Right now, you've got a name; that's all you've got. So the Jackal's got a target: YOU. He's got a timetable. And as to making mistakes, he's spent twenty years in a trade that doesn't forgive error. And he's prevailed. You think he's the one who's up against us? It's the other way around.

[shakes his head]

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Runaway Bride

Uncertain Proposal in Relationship Discussion

Ike Graham So, um, may be you and I should, you know, what do you think, Huh?

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An Officer and a Gentleman

Desperation Among Friends in Crisis

Lionel Perryman Shit. I am not going to make it. Help me out, Sid. You got a spare, man?

[takes out a belt buckle]

Sid Worley My spare sucks. You know where the hardware store is.

Perryman Zack, I need a buckle, man.

Zack Mayo I can't risk it.

Perryman You still have plenty of time, man. He's still up with the girls.

Mayo Can't do it.

Perryman Hey Zack, I got to see my family, man. I couldn't take it if he didn't let me out of here this weekend.

Mayo Wouldn't want you to get an honor violation, Perryman.

Perryman Okay.

Worley Attention on deck!

[as Foley enters]

Gunnery Sgt. Emil Foley In every class, there's always one joker who thinks that he's smarter than me. In this class, it happens to be you, isn't it, Mayo-naise? Perryman, Worley, let us have this room. On the double.

[pokes the ceiling tile above Mayo's bunk, revealing his contraband]

Perryman Couldn't have happened to a nicer guy.

Worley Stow it!

Foley Mayo, I want your DOR.

Mayo No, sir. You can kick me out of here, but I ain't quitting.

Foley Get into your fatigues, Mayo. By the end of this weekend, you'll quit.

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The Jackal

Courage and Sacrifice in Combat

Carter Preston Major Koslova ends the debate about women in combat as far as I'm concerned.

Declan Mulqueen How's that?

Carter Preston When she saved my life and took out Terek's brother, she did it knowing she'd be drawing a death sentence down on her neck. But when we offered to set her up some place else when this is over, you know what she said? "The good guys don't hide.

Declan Mulqueen Fierce woman.

Carter Preston In that country, under that system... staggering.

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An Officer and a Gentleman

Consequences of Personal Struggles in Training

Zack Mayo What's going on. You didn't kick him out? Hey, wait a minute. Did he tell you what he's been going through?

[sees Foley off-boarding Worley]

Gunnery Sgt. Emil Foley It doesn't matter what he's been going through. That's the whole purpose of this zoo. What does matter is that he freaked out for some reason at 25,000 feet, and that can't happen, ever!

Mayo You don't understand, sir. He's got a girl in town. She's pregnant. She's put him through hell!

Sid Worley It don't matter. That don't matter.

Mayo Don't matter? What do you mean? You've got two weeks left. You're out just like that?

Foley It can still happen to you too, Mayo-naise.

Worley He ain't bullshitting you, buddy.

Mayo I'm talking to you, motherfucker!

[to Foley]

Worley Don't fuck it up for you, man!

Foley What did you call me?

Mayo I thought the DIs were supposed to help everybody out around here. What kind of human being are you?

Foley You better lock it up, boy. You're gonna be going home with him!

Worley Zack, go back to the barracks, please.

Mayo I don't get this. He's the best candidate in the class, the best student, best leader, the best friend to everybody. Can't you bend your god-damned rules for once?

Worley Zack, he didn't ask me to DOR. I went to him.

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The Jackal

Trust and Responsibility in Dangerous Situations

Declan Mulqueen Preston, what about letting me have a gun?

Carter Preston Are you kidding? If the right people knew I was letting you walk around without cuffs, I'd get forced retirement!

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The Jackal

A Personal Conflict Amidst a Manhunt

Carter Preston This is a manhunt, not your cause. Don't make it personal.

Declan Mulqueen What do you fucking know?

Carter Preston All right! I'll tell you what I know. I know the Jackal set you up in that arms deal in Libya. I know that Isabella was wounded when you walked into the trap. I also know that it was the life you had chosen for...

Declan Mulqueen Did you also know that Isabella was pregnant when she got shot... That our child didn't survive? Don't tell me this isn't personal, Mr. Preston!

Carter Preston I can't risk letting you jeopardize us in a vendetta!

Declan Mulqueen There's no vendetta. All I hope for now is a fresh start.

Carter Preston Maybe it will happen.

[to himself]

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The Jackal

Understanding the Nature of Evil

Carter Preston I wonder if we'll ever know who the hell he really was.

Declan Mulqueen We know all we need to. He was evil, he's dead, and he's gone. Nothing more matters.

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Runaway Bride

A Proposal Leaves Room for Reflection

Maggie Carpenter I love you, Homer Eisenhower Graham. Will you marry me?

Ike Graham I... I've got to think about this a little bit.

Maggie Carpenter Good. I was hoping you'd say that.

Ike Graham You were not!

[laughing]

Maggie Carpenter I was, because if you said "yes" right away, then I wouldn't get to say this next part, and I've been practicing. Ready?

[Maggie sits down, clears her throat]

Ike Graham I'm listening.

Maggie Carpenter I guarantee there'll be tough times. I guarantee that at some point, one or both of us is going to want get out. But I also guarantee... that if I don't ask you to be mine, I'll regret it for the rest of my life. Because I know in my heart... you're the only one for me.

[starts to cry]

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Internal Affairs

Tension and Threat in a Confrontational Moment

Raymond Avila Get off my bed.

[after catching Dennis in his home]

Dennis Peck Sorry about the dyke, Raymond. Cute little ass.

[about shooting Amy Wallace]

Dennis Peck You're so fucking easy, Raymond. Like a big baby with buttons all over. I push the buttons. I'm gonna miss my children. I'm gonna miss them.

[spitting blood; draws a knife and slowly gets back up]

Raymond Avila Put the knife down.

Dennis Peck You think he was aiming for my leg? That's good. That's very good, Raymond.

[to Kathleen]

Raymond Avila I'm taking you in.

Dennis Peck Fuck you. You're so correct. You do not feel because YOU do not have children. You do not know what it's like. Everything changes when you have children. You don't think about yourself anymore. You think about nothing but them. You'd go around the world for them, you SELFISH YUPPIE!

[gets up; runs for Raymond with the knife, Raymond shoots Dennis twice, killing him]

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First Knight

Embracing the Whole of Humanity

Arthur God uses people like you, Lancelot. Because your heart is open. You hold nothing back. You give all of yourself.

Lancelot If you knew me better, you would not say such things.

Arthur Oh, hey, I take the good with the bad, together. I can't love people in slices.

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Runaway Bride

Understanding Identity in Relationships

Maggie Carpenter I wanted to tell you why I run - sometimes ride - away from things.

Ike Graham Does it matter?

Maggie Carpenter I think so. When I was walking down the aisle, I was walking toward somebody who didn't have any idea who I really was. And it was only half the other person's fault, because I had done everything to convince him that I was exactly what he wanted. So it was good that I didn't go through with it because it would have been a lie. But you - you knew the real me.

[takes a deep breath]

Ike Graham Yes, I did.

Maggie Carpenter I didn't. And you being the one at the end of the aisle didn't just fix that.

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An Officer and a Gentleman

Recognition and Pride in Accomplishments

Gunnery Sgt. Emil Foley Hey, this is really wonderful work! Where'd you get this, Mayo?

[pulls a patch off Mayo's arm, revealing his tattoo]

Zack Mayo ], Philippines, sir.

[[w:Subic Bay Naval Base|Subic Bay]

Foley I thought I recognized the work. Be proud of them wings. They're the only ones you're gonna leave here with, Mayo-naise!

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Primal Fear

Planning for Unexpected Challenges in Life

Martin Vail First thing I ask a new client is, "Have you been saving for a rainy day? Well, guess what? It's raining!

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Runaway Bride

Maggie's Unique Wedding Preferences

Maggie Carpenter Benedict.

Ike Graham Arnold.

Maggie Carpenter I love Eggs Benedict, I hate every other kind. I hate big weddings with everybody staring. I'd like to get married on a weekday while everybody's at work. And when I ride off into the sunset, I want my own horse.

Ike Graham Should I be writing this down?

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The Jackal

The Nature of Basque Loyalty and Vendetta

Valentina Koslova She's Basque, isn't she?

[about Isabella Zancona]

Declan Mulqueen Aye.

Valentina Koslova They say Basques live by the vendetta. If they hate someone it's to the death. It's the same when they love. My first name is Valentina.

[notices Declan brooding]

An Officer and a Gentleman

Request for a Private Meeting

Zack Mayo Sir, this officer candidate requests permission to see you in private, sir.

Gunnery Sgt. Emil Foley Mayo, the whole class already knows about Candidate Worley, and we're sorry.

Mayo Oh, I bet you are. I want to see you in private, sir.

Foley Not now. I'm busy.

Mayo Now!

Foley Forward!

[to candidates]

Mayo Sir, I request permission— Sir, this officer candidate requests permission to see you in private, sir!

[Foley continues drilling]

Foley Not now. I'm busy. So are you. Now get cleaned up!

Mayo I don't need your shit! I came back to quit. DOR!

Foley Platoon, halt!

Mayo I don't need you. I don't need the Navy. I don't need anybody.

Foley Okay, Mayo. I see what you want. You said you wanted to meet me in private? You got it!

Internal Affairs

Trust and Doubt Among Cops

Steven Arrocas Can I trust you?

Dennis Peck Of course you can trust me. I'm a cop.

[whispers in his ear]

And the Band Played On

Addressing Health Issues Beyond Politics

Dr. Jim Curran All right, what do we think? What do we know? What can we prove?

The Choreographer The party's over.

Dr. Dennis Donohue When the doctors start acting like businessmen, who do the people turn to for doctors?

Roger Gail Lyon This is not a political issue. This is a health issue. This is not a gay issue. This is a human issue. And I do not intend to be defeated by it. I came here today in the hope that my epitaph would not read that I died of red tape.

Congressman Phil Burton I'll introduce a bill. But if all the angels came dancing down to earth like the Rockettes, even they couldn't get a dime out of this administration for anything with the name "gay" on it.

Dr. Luc Montagnier It's amazing to me that Americans can think a disease has a sexual preference. But that's all Americans think of... Sex. Sex. Sex.

[In French]

Pretty Woman

Extreme Reactions to Opera's Impact on People

Edward Lewis People's reaction to opera the first time they hear it is extreme. They either love it or they hate it. If they love it, they will always love it. If they don't, they may learn to appreciate it, but it will never become part of their soul.

An Officer and a Gentleman

Selfish Ambition in Military Training

Gunnery Sgt. Emil Foley You only give a shit about yourself. All your classmates know it. Do you think they would trust you behind the controls of a plane? You'd probably zip off in my F-14 and sell it to the Cubans.

Zack Mayo No, sir! No, sir! I love my country.

Foley Sell it to the Air Force, Mayo. Sell it to the Air Force! Talk to me. Now why would a slick little hustler like you want to sign up for this kind of abuse?

Mayo I want to fly jets, sir.

Foley My grandmama wanted to fly jets.

Mayo I wanted it since I was a kid!

Foley We're not talking about flying here. We're talking about character!

Mayo I've changed. I've changed since I've been here.

Foley The hell you have.

Mayo I've changed, sir!

Foley No, you've just polished up your act a little bit. You just shined it up! Now tell me what I want to hear. I want your DOR.

Mayo No sir.

Foley I want your DOR.

Mayo I ain't gonna quit.

Foley Spell it! D-O-R.

Mayo I ain't gonna quit!

Foley Yeah, then you can be free. You and your daddy can get drunk and go whore-chasing together!

Mayo No, sir!

Foley DOR.

Mayo I ain't gonna quit!

Foley Alright then, you can forget it! You're out!

Mayo Don't you do it! Don't you— I got nowhere else to go! I got nowhere else to g— I got nothing else.

Foley All right Mayo, on your feet.

Chicago

Life as a Show: The Circus of Trials

Billy Flynn It's all a circus, kid. A three ring circus. These trials - the whole world - all showbusiness. But kid, you're working with a star - the biggest!

Runaway Bride

Confrontation Over a Misunderstood Kiss

Bob Kelly If you were imagining me, you did great. What the hell were YOU doing?

[to Maggie; turns to Ike]

Ike Graham I'm sorry, Bob. She kissed me back.

Maggie Carpenter I kissed him back.

Bob Kelly Yeah, I caught that. Want to tell me how long this has been going on?

Maggie Carpenter About a minute...?

Ike Graham A little longer for me.

Maggie Carpenter Really?

[smiles]

Bob Kelly What do you expect me to say to this?

Ike Graham How about - "I hope you'll be very happy together"?

Bob Kelly I hope you'll be very happy together.

The Jackal

A Dangerous Bargain in Prison Negotiations

T. I. Witherspoon Look, we know that certain gang elements in this prison want you dead.

Declan Mulqueen An entire government wants me dead, mister... yet here I am.

T.I. Witherspoon Alright, smartass, let's cut the bullshit. You cooperate, and we'll get you transferred to a minimum security facility. That's our deal, and it's your only chance to ever walk out of this goddamn place in one piece. That's a one-time offer, now take it or leave it.

Declan Mulqueen Stuff it, then. As many fuckin times as you like. Pardon the language. I've been in prison.

[to Koslova, cheerfully]

Primal Fear

Belief in Innocence and Human Complexity

Martin Vail Why gamble with money when you can gamble with people's lives? That was a joke. All right, I'll tell you. I believe in the notion that people are innocent until proven guilty. I believe in that notion because I choose to believe in the basic goodness of people. I choose to believe that not all crimes are committed by bad people. And I try to understand that some very, very good people do some very bad things.

Runaway Bride

Guaranteed Challenges and Lasting Commitment

Ike Graham Look, I guarantee there'll be tough times. I guarantee that at some point, one or both of us is gonna want to get out of this thing. But I also guarantee that if I don't ask you to be mine, I'll regret it for the rest of my life, because I know, in my heart, you're the only one for me.

The Jackal

Introduction of Major Valentina Koslova

Declan Mulqueen Ms. Koslova, is it?

Valentina Koslova Mm-hmm.

Declan Mulqueen And what would your first name be, then?

Valentina Koslova Major. Major Koslova.

First Knight

A Promise of Restraint and Honor

Guinevere If there is any honor in you, promise me never to do that again.

Lancelot I don't know about honor. But I promise you, I won't kiss you again till you ask me to.

Memorable Quotes from Richard Gere

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