Tom Hanks Quotes

The Power of Prayer in Adversity

Lloyd Vogel Hey, what did you say to Jerry?

Fred Rogers I asked him to pray for me. I figure anyone who is going through what he is going through must be awfully close to God.

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You've Got Mail

Desiring Clarity in Life's Ambitions

Joe Fox I met a man in an elevator today who knew exactly what he wanted. And I found myself wishing I were as lucky as he.

[to Kathleen Kelly]

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Angels & Demons

The Nature of Faith as a Gift

Robert Langdon Faith is a gift which I have yet to receive.

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The Post

Determination in the Face of Doubt

Ben Bradlee He says we can't, I say we can. There, you're caught up.

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Captain Phillips

Business and Tension at Sea

Muse Captain, relax. Nobody get hurts, no ] here. Just business. We want money. When we get paid, everything gonna be okay. The ship, where from?

[[w:al-Qaeda|Al-Qaeda]

Captain Phillips The ship? Uh...America, it's an American ship.

Najee Yes! Yes!

Muse You, Yankee?

Captain Phillips Me?

Muse Yeah?

Captain Phillips Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yankee Irish, yeah.

Muse From now on this one is called Irish, okay?

[speaking to the pirates in Somali; subtitled]

Muse Okay, Irish. What items you carry?

Captain Phillips What do you mean?

Muse TV? Car?

Captain Phillips Shipping TV, car? No, no, we just uh...we just got...

Muse Dollars?

Captain Phillips Uh..we do. Kenny?

Kenny Yeah?

Captain Phillips Kenny, what do we have in the safe? About what, thirty...thirty thousand dollars in the safe?

Kenny Uh...yeah.

Captain Richard Phillips You know, I think we have in the safe, we got thirty thousand dollars. It's yours.

Muse Thirty thousand dollars? What am I? Do I look like a beggar?

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Philadelphia

The Emotional Power of Opera

Andrew Beckett Do you like opera?

Joe Miller I'm not that familiar with opera.

Andrew Beckett This is my favorite aria. This is Maria Callas. This is "Andrea Chenier", Umberto Giordano. This is Madeleine. She's saying how during the French Revolution, a mob set fire to her house, and her mother died... saving her. "Look, the place that cradled me is burning." Can you hear the heartache in her voice? Can you feel it, Joe? In come the strings, and it changes everything. The music fills with a hope, and that'll change again. Listen... listen..."I bring sorrow to those who love me." Oh, that single cello! "It was during this sorrow that love came to me." A voice filled with harmony. It says, "Live still, I am life. Heaven is in your eyes. Is everything around you just the blood and mud? I am divine. I am oblivion. I am the god... that comes down from the heavens, and makes of the Earth a heaven. I am love!... I am love.

Andrew Beckett Miguel, I'm ready.

[his last lines, while lying on a hospital bed and before he dies]

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The Da Vinci Code

The Worthiness of Seeking the Grail

Robert Langdon Only the worthy can find the Grail, Leigh. You told me that.

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The Post

Contemplating Legal Risks Before Publication

Roger Clark What if we wait? What if we hold off on printing today. Instead we call the Attorney General and we tell them that we intend to print on Sunday. That way we give them and us time to figure out the legality of all of it, while the Court in New York decides the Times case.

Ben Bradlee Are you suggesting we alert the Attorney General to the fact that we have these documents, that we're going to print, in a few days?

Roger Clark Well, yes, that is the idea.

Ben Bagdikian Yeah, well, outside of landing the Hindenburg in a lightning storm, that's about the shittiest idea I've ever heard.

Fritz Beebe Oh boy!

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The Post

Urgency in Publishing Sensitive Information

Anthony Essaye Ben, look, we know your reporters are talented. But, The New York Times spent three months going over these documents. You've got, what? Seven hours now until the paper goes to press? Can you honestly tell me that that is enough time to make sure not a single military plan, not a single U.S. soldier, not a single American life will be put in harms way? That this will do no damage to the United States if you publish?

Ben Bradlee Yes.

Roger Clark And you're sure about that?

Ben Bradlee No! That's why I've called you guys.

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Pinocchio

Reunion Inside the Whale's Belly

Geppetto Pinocchio, I'm so happy to see you. Oh. So happy to see my boy.

Pinocchio Figaro, you're here, too. And Cleo.

Geppetto Yes, yes, we're all together again. Isn't it wonderful? Although, yeah, it is a bit strange to be inside the belly of a whale. But we will make do. It is a bit humid, though, isn't it?

Pinocchio Father, I see your boat still floats.

Geppetto Yes, yes. That is a good little boat.

Pinocchio As soon as Monstro opens his mouth, we can sail out of here.

Geppetto Well, I don't know about that, Pinocchio. I mean, look at all this junk. It looks to me like everything comes in, but nothing goes out, except the other way, presumably, but that is not a good option.

Pinocchio Father, what's inside that lantern?

[jumps on some dust, making Figaro sneeze; gets an idea]

Geppetto Ironically, whale oil.

Pinocchio That's right, and I have an idea!

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You've Got Mail

The Importance of Timing in Love

Joe Fox Timing is everything. He waited until you were primed. Until you knew there was no other man you could ever love.

[to Kathleen Kelly]

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Cast Away

Time and Memory in Cast Away

Chuck Noland I'm always going to keep this on Memphis time. Kelly time.

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Road to Perdition

A Lesson in Caution and Awareness

Michael Sullivan Look out for the tractor, Mike. Michael... look out for the tractor. You're coming up now. Watch out for the tractor. Watch out for the tractor! Watch out for the tractor!

[teaching his son to drive]

Michael Sullivan, Jr. We made it!

Michael Sullivan Oh, yeah, yeah. We made it.

[sarcastically]

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You've Got Mail

The Identity of an American Family

Joe Fox Matt is my father's son. Annabel is my grandfather's daughter. We are -- an American family.

[to Kathleen Kelly at bookstore, describing his 4-year-old half-brother Matthew and 11-year-old aunt Annabel]

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Bridge of Spies

Facing Unpopularity with Acceptance

James B. Donovan Everyone will hate me, but at least I'll lose.

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Cast Away

Confusion About Nashville's Team Location

Chuck Noland So, let me get one thing straight here...we have a ] but they play in Nashville?

[to Kelly; [w:Tennessee Titans|football team]

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Cast Away

The Vastness of the Search Area

Chuck Noland We were enroute from Memphis, for eleven and a half hours, for 475 miles an hour, so they think that we're right here. But, we went out of radio contact, then flew around that storm for about an hour, so that's a distance of what, 400 miles? Four hundred miles squared, that's 160,000 times ], 3.14... 502,400. That's a search area of 500,000 square miles. That's twice the size of Texas. They may never find us.

[[w:Pi|pi]

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Saving Mr. Banks

Confrontation Over Trust and Deceit

Walt Disney Please, sit down.

P.L. Travers I shall not sit in the seat of a trickster, a fraudster, a sneak!

[sternly]

Walt Disney Pamela...

P.L. Travers Mrs. Travers, please!

Walt Disney Mrs. Travers, what has you so upset now?

[sighs]

P.L. Travers Penguins! Penguins have very much upset me, Mr. Disney. Animated, dancing penguins! Now, you have seduced me with the music, Mr. Disney. Yes, you have. Those Sherman boys have quite turned my head. But I shall NOT be moved on the matter of cartoons, sir. Not...One...Inch!

Walt Disney It is a sequence.

P.L. Travers You promised me... You PROMISED me that this film would not be an animation!

[walks closer to Walt’s deck]

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The Post

The Responsibility of the Press in Power

Ben Bradlee ]. The night he was assassinated, Tony and I were down at the Naval Hospital so we would be there to meet ] when she landed. She was bringing Jack's body back on the plane from Dallas and she walked into the room. She was still wearing that pink suit, with Jack's blood all over it. She fell into Tony's arms and they held each other for quite a long time. And then Jackie looked at me and said, "None of this. None of what you see. None of what I say, is *ever* going to be in your newspaper, Ben." And that just about broke my heart. I never - never thought of Jack as a source. I thought of him as a friend. And that was my mistake. And it was something that Jack knew all along. We can't be both. We have to choose. And - that's the point. The days of us smoking cigars together on Pennsylvania Avenue were over. We have to be the check on their power. If we don't hold them accountable, then, my God, who will?

[[John F. Kennedy|Jack Kennedy; [Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis|Jackie; pause]

Katharine Graham Well, I've never smoked a cigar. And I have no problem holding Lyndon or Jack or Bob or any of them accountable. We can't hold them accountable if we don't have a newspaper.

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Philadelphia

Comfort in Uncomfortable Situations

Librarian Wouldn't you be more comfortable in a research room?

Andrew Beckett No. Would it make you more comfortable?

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Catch Me If You Can

Questioning Frank's Cheating Tactics

Carl Hanratty How'd you do it Frank? How did you cheat on the bar exam in Louisiana?

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Cast Away

Enduring Love Amidst Separation

Kelly Frears-Lovett I always knew you were alive, I knew it. But everybody said that I had to stop saying that, that I had to let you go. I love you. You're the love of my life.

Chuck Noland I love you too, Kelly. More than you'll ever know.

Kelly Frears-Lovett Chuck...

[before he drives away]

Chuck Noland You have to go home.

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Charlie Wilson's War

Discussion on U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan

Charlie Wilson You mean to tell me that the ] ] in ] is to have the Afghans keep walking into machine gun fire til the ] run out of bullets?

[[U.S.; [strategy; [Afghanistan; [Russians]

Gust Avrakotos That's Harold Holt's strategy, it's not U.S. strategy.

Charlie Wilson What is U.S. strategy?

Gust Avrakotos Well strictly speaking, we don't have one. But we're working hard on that.

Charlie Wilson Who's we'?

Gust Avrakotos Me and three other guys.

Joanne Herring I talk about God for one simple reason. We need him on our side.

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Apollo 13

A Privilege to Fly Together

Jim Lovell Gentlemen, it's been a privilege flying with you.

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The Post

The Consequences of Government Control on Media

Fritz Beebe If the government wins and we're convicted, the Washington Post as we know it will cease to exist.

Ben Bradlee Well, if we live in a world where the government could tell us what we can and cannot print, then the Washington Post as we know it has already ceased to exist.

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The Green Mile

Confrontation and Defiance in The Green Mile

Paul Edgecomb You watch, you son of a bitch!

[grabs Percy, who is trying to turn away from the botched execution he caused]

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Saving Mr. Banks

Contrasting Views on Sweetness and Spirits

Walt Disney And a spoonful of sugar?

[preparing tea]

P.L. Travers No, I think I'll have whiskey.

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Apollo 13

Reflections on Apollo 13's Unexpected Journey

Jim Lovell Our mission was called "a successful failure," in that we returned safely but never made it to the moon. In the following months, it was determined that a damaged coil built inside the oxygen tank sparked during our cryo stir and caused the explosion that crippled the Odyssey. It was a minor defect that occurred two years before I was even named the flight's commander. Fred Haise was going back to the moon on Apollo 18, but his mission was canceled because of budget cuts; he never flew in space again. Nor did Jack Swigert, who left the astronaut corps and was elected to Congress from the state of Colorado. But he died of cancer before he was able to take office. Ken Mattingly orbited the moon as Command Module Pilot of ], and flew the Space Shuttle, having never gotten the measles. Gene Kranz retired as Director of Flight Operations just not long ago. And many other members of Mission Control have gone on to other things, but some are still there. As for me, the seven extraordinary days of Apollo 13 were my last in space. I watched other men walk on the moon, and return safely, all from the confines of Mission Control and our house in Houston. I sometimes catch myself looking up at the moon, remembering the changes of fortune in our long voyage, thinking of the thousands of people who worked to bring the three of us home. I look up at the moon and wonder, when will we be going back, and who will that be?

[narrating; [w:Apollo 16|Apollo 16]

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Punchline

Timing is crucial in comedy.

Steven Gold If you're sending someone down, you better send him fast - cuz funny Steve's going under.

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Punchline

Humor as a Source of Confidence

Steven Gold Don't be scared, cuz I'm funny Steve... with a lampshade on his head. Singing and dancing, for your entertainment, his own rendition of "Singin in the Rain"!

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Forrest Gump

Forrest Gump Reflects on China with Lennon

Dick Cavett Here he is, Forrest Gump. Right here. Mr. Gump, have a seat. Forrest Gump, John Lennon.

John Lennon Welcome home.

Cavett You had quite a trip. Can you, uh, tell us, uh, what was China like?

Forrest Gump Well, in the land of China, people hardly got nothing at all.

Lennon No possessions?

Gump And in China ]

[[w:State_atheism#China|they never go to church.]

Lennon No religion, too?

Cavett Ah, it's hard to imagine.

Lennon Well, ], Dick.

[[w:Imagine (song)|it's easy if you try]

Gump Some time later, that nice young man from England was coming home to see ], and he was signin some autographs when, for no reason at all, ] ].

[''narrating''; [w:Sean Lennon|his little boy; [w:Mark David Chapman|somebody; [w:Death of John Lennon|shot him]

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Pinocchio

Pinocchio's Journey from School to Fame

Pinocchio Father, I'm sorry I didn't come home after I got kicked out of school.

Geppetto You got kicked out of school?

Pinocchio Yes, for being a puppet. So I joined the puppet show and became famous.

Geppetto You became famous?

Pinocchio Well, almost famous. I danced in a puppet show and made lots of money. But then I got kidnapped and was locked in a bird cage, so I had to tell a bunch of fibs to Jiminy so my nose would grow so I could escape. But then I got scooped up by a coach full of foolish kids, and was taken to Pleasure Island, where I learned to drink… Uh, I forget what they called it. But anyway, Pleasure Island was bad because I grew donkey ears and a tail, and was chased by the vapor creatures who wanted to sell me to the salt mines, but Jiminy helped me and we jumped off a cliff into the sea and swam to shore, where we found out you sold all your clocks to buy a boat so you could look for me. And now we're here!

Geppetto You did all that in one day?

Pinocchio Yes.

Geppetto My goodness. I haven't done a fraction of that in my whole life.

Pinocchio I'm sorry, Father. I apologize for all the trouble I caused. (But yeah.)

Geppetto Oh, no, Pinocchio, my boy. All is forgiven. I'm just so happy to see you safe and sound. Now we can go home again and we'll be all together! We'll be one big happy…

Sofia Monstro! It's Monstro! IT'S MONSTRO!

[fleeing away]

Jiminy Well, I'll be. He's asleep. Wake up! My friend's in there! Open up, you big blubber mouth!

[floats all the way down to Monstro's mouth as he goes to sleep]

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Road to Perdition

A Father's Love and Perception of Favoritism

Michael Sullivan, Jr. Did you like Peter more than me?

Michael Sullivan No. I loved you both the same.

Michael Sullivan, Jr. You were always... different with me.

Michael Sullivan Was I?

Michael Sullivan Well, I suppose it was because Peter was just... such a sweet little boy, you know? And you... you were more like me. And I... didn't want you to be.

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Charlie Wilson's War

Discussing the Safety of Opening Scotch

Charlie Wilson Well, should we try this scotch or is it going to release ] gas when I open it?

[[w:Sarin|sarin]

Gust Avrakotos Ah, I don't think so — but open it over there.

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Splash

Legacy of Marriage in Family History

Allen Bauer It just so happens I come from a very long line of married people.

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A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Forgiveness and the Nature of Anger

Fred Rogers Depression is rage turned inward. To forgive is to release the anger for someone or something.

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Forrest Gump

Stupid is...

Forrest Gump Stupid is as stupid does.

Charlie Wilson's War

Congressional Actions and Political Rhetoric

Joanne Herring Why is Congress saying one thing and doing ]?

[[nothing]

Charlie Wilson Well, it's ] mostly.

[[tradition]

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Apollo 13

Lessons from Past Astronaut Tragedies

Jeffrey Lovell Dad, did you know the astronauts in ]?

[[w:Apollo 1|the fire]

Jim Lovell Yeah, I knew the astronauts in the fire. ] ] ].

[[w:Gus Grissom|All; [w:Ed White (astronaut)|of; [w:Roger B. Chaffee|them]

Jeffrey Lovell Could that happen again?

Jim Lovell Well, I'll tell you something about that fire. A lot of things went wrong. The, uh, the door, it's called the hatch. They couldn't get it open when they needed to get out, that was one thing. And, uh... well, a lot of things went wrong in that fire.

Jeffrey Lovell Did they fix it?

Jim Lovell Oh, yes, absolutely. We fixed it. It's not a problem anymore.

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Charlie Wilson's War

Identifying the CIA's Strategic Weapons Expert

Gust Avrakotos You see the nerdy-looking kid in the white shirt playing against the four guys at once?

Charlie Wilson Yeah?

Gust Avrakotos Which one of the guys do you think is a strategic weapons expert with the CIA?

Charlie Wilson …hm.

Gust Avrakotos That was a trick question, Charlie; it's the nerdy-looking kid in the white shirt. Alright, no reason this can't be fun, y'know.

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Punchline

Struggles of an Aspiring Comedian

Steven Gold I've been coming down here for 18 months. 18 months! And I have not missed a night. I take the money that my father sends me and I pay for a shrink, and I buy groceries. Now I owe my shrink, and I'm behind in my rent. My roommate's a bastard - he's changed the locks in in my front door - I can't get in! He won't give me a key until I pay him. You wanna play games? I can play games! I can play games. I can play ventriloquist with my underwear. I can play darts while maintaining an erection. I can gargle dishwater and fart O Canada at the same time! I can play piano without being popular. I once had this dream - I was dancing on the streetcorner with a jackhammer up my ass - now that was either a sex dream or I need more fiber in my diet. If any of this is turning you on, just let me know.

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Joe Versus the Volcano

Gratitude for Life's Unseen Gifts

Joe Banks Dear God, whose name I do not know - thank you for my life. I forgot how big... thank you. Thank you for my life.

[watching the moon rise]

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Splash

Loneliness and the Search for Connection

Allen Bauer Do I expect too much out of life? I don't ask that much, do I? I mean, I don't ask to be famous, rich, or play center field for the New York Yankees, or anything. I just want to meet a woman. I want to meet a woman. And I wanna fall in love, and I want to get married, and I wanna have a kid, and I wanna go see him play a tooth in the school play. It's not much. But I'm kidding myself. This is never going to happen. I'm gonna grow old, and I'm... grow lonely, and I'm gonna die. And I'll be surrounded by a bunch of rotten fruit.

[depressed and intoxicated; ...]

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The Green Mile

Reflections on the Weight of the Past

Paul Edgecomb I guess sometimes the past just catches up with you, whether you want it to or not. Usually, ] row was called "the last mile"; we called ours "the Green Mile" — the floor was the color of faded limes. We had the electric chair — "Old Sparky," we called it. Oh, I've lived a lot of years, Ellie, but 1935 — that takes the prize. That year, I had the worst urinary infection of my ], and that was also the year of John Coffey and the two dead girls.

[[death; [life]

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Forrest Gump

Facing Mortality and Acceptance of Destiny

Forrest Gump What's the matter, Momma?

Mrs. Gump I'm dyin', Forrest. Come on in, sit down over here.

Forrest Gump Why are you dyin', Momma?

Mrs. Gump It's my time. It's just my time. Oh, now, don't you be afraid, sweetheart. Death is just a part of life. It's something we're all destined to do. I didn't know it, but I was destined to be your momma. I did the best I could.

Forrest Gump You did good, Momma.

Mrs. Gump Well, I happened to believe you make your own destiny. You have to do the best with what God gave you.

Forrest Gump What's my destiny, Momma?

Mrs. Gump You're gonna have to figure that out for yourself. Life is a box of chocolates, Forrest. You never know what you're gonna get.

Forrest Gump Momma always had a way of explaining things so I could understand them.

[''narrating'']

Mrs. Gump I will miss you, Forrest.

Forrest Gump She had got the cancer and died on a Tuesday. I bought her a new hat with little flowers on it. And that's all I have to say about that.

[''narrating'']

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Apollo 13

Facing the Unknown in Space Exploration

Jim Lovell * Note: ranked #50 in the ] in American cinema.

[[w:AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes|American Film Institute's list of the top 100 movie quotations]

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Forrest Gump

A Partnership in the Shrimping Business

Bubba Blue I'm gonna lean up against you, you just lean right back against me. This way, we don't have to sleep with our heads in the mud. You know why we a good partnership, Forrest? Cause we be watchin out for one another. Like brothers and stuff. Hey, Forrest, there's somethin I've been thinkin about. I got a very important question to ask you. How would you like to go into the shrimpin business with me?

Forrest Gump Okay.

Bubba Blue Man, I tell you what, I got it all figured out, too. So many pounds of shrimp to pay off the boat, so many pounds for gas, we can just live right on the boat. We ain't got to pay no rent. I'll be the captain; we can just work it together. Split everything right down the middle. Man, I'm tellin you, fifty-fifty. And, hey, Forrest, all the shrimp you can eat.

Forrest Gump That's a fine idea. Bubba did have a fine idea.

[narrating]

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Road to Perdition

A Cautionary Exchange Between Two Characters

Michael Sullivan You gonna frisk me?

Frank the Bouncer Should I?

Michael Sullivan It's a good idea.

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Cast Away

Unexpected Christmas Gift Exchange

Kelly Frears Merry Christmas.

Chuck Noland I thought you were gonna stiff me.

Kelly Frears No.

Chuck Noland What is the ribbon? Is it a thousand-pound test fishing line or something?

Kelly Frears Here's your fancy thing.

[hands Chuck his pocket knife]

Chuck Noland Thanks. I love the wrapping. And I love the box.

Kelly Frears Good.

Chuck Noland Oh. Oh, my. Oh, that is terrific.

[opens the box, revealing a gold pocket watch]

Kelly Frears My grandaddy used it on the Southern Pacific.

Chuck Noland Hey, I took this. This is my favorite picture of you. You know what I'm gonna do? I'm always gonna keep this on Memphis time. Kelly time. Now, you haven't said anything about your presents; is there a problem?

[opens the watch lid, sees Kelly's picture inside; sets the watch]

Kelly Frears No! I'm sorry, no! I love em. Look at my journal, ah!

Chuck Noland What about the pager?

Kelly Frears Real leather, the pages have gold on em.

Chuck Noland Did you like the pager or not?

Kelly Frears Yes. Look at him in his little blue Russian house there.

Chuck Noland I'm Russian.

Kelly Frears My God. And it's not one of those loud ones, right?

Chuck Noland No, you can program it so it vibrates and lights up, and you can see it in the dark.

Kelly Frears It seems like a real nice pager.

Chuck Noland Sorry about the hand towels.

Kelly Frears No, no, I love em.

Chuck Noland You're hard to shop for.

Kelly Frears Every time I wash my hands, I will think of you.

Chuck Noland All right, I gotta go. Merry Christmas.

[kisses Kelly]

Kelly Frears Merry Christmas.

Chuck Noland I love you.

Kelly Frears I love you too. Chuck! Keys!

[Chuck gets out of the car and starts walking to the plane]

Chuck Noland You know, that reminds me. I almost forgot. I have one more present for you. Only this isn't an "open the car" kind of present, like, say, hand towels, which were a joke, by the way.

[hands Kelly a small box]

Kelly Frears I'm terrified.

Chuck Noland Just take it and hold onto it, and you can open it on New Year's Eve. And I love you. I'll be right back!

[he kisses her one last time, then walks to the plane and calls back]

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Charlie Wilson's War

Negotiating Equality in a Complex Relationship

Charlie Wilson You're no ].

[[James Bond]

Gust Avrakotos You're no ], so let's call it even.

[[Thomas Jefferson]

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You've Got Mail

A Proposal for Immediate Connection

Joe Fox I would have asked for your number… and I wouldn't have been able to wait 24 hours before calling and asking, "How about coffee, drinks, dinner, a movie, for as long as we both shall live?

[to Kathleen Kelly]

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Road to Perdition

A Proposal for Unseen Actions

Michael Sullivan I'd like to work for you.

Frank Nitti Well... that's very interesting.

[Chuckles]

Michael Sullivan And in return, I'd like you to turn a blind eye to... what I have to do.

Frank Nitti And what is that?

Michael Sullivan Kill the man who murdered my family.

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Road to Perdition

Expressions of Regret and Apology

Michael Sullivan (last words) I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry... I'm sorry.

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Captain Phillips

Identity Beyond Occupation

Captain Richard Phillips You're not just a fisherman! You're not just a fisherman!

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Apollo 13

Venting Oxygen into Space During Apollo 13

Jim Lovell Houston, we are venting something out into space. I can see it outside window 1 right now. It's definitely, uh, a gas of some sort. It's got to be the oxygen.

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The Post

A New Era for Journalism Unfolds

Ben Bradlee No matter what happens tomorrow, we are not a little local paper anymore.

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The Da Vinci Code

Unraveling Family Secrets and Legends

Robert Langdon Hey.

Sophie Neveu She has some things she wants to tell me. About my family.

Robert Langdon What will you do? The legend will be revealed when the heir reveals himself.

Sophie Neveu They just got the pronoun wrong. She said when Sauniere died he took the location of Mary's sarcophagus with him. So there's no way to empirically prove that I am related to her. What would you do, Robert?

Robert Langdon Okay, maybe there is no proof. Maybe the Grail is lost forever. But, Sophie, the only thing that matters is what you believe. History shows us Jesus was an extraordinary man, a human inspiration. That's it. That's all the evidence has ever proved. But... when I was a boy... when I was down in that well Teabing told you about, I thought I was going to die, Sophie. What I did, I prayed. I prayed to Jesus to keep me alive so I could see my parents again, so I could go to school again, so I could play with my dog. Sometimes I wonder if I wasn't alone down there. Why does it have to be human or divine? Maybe human is divine. Why couldn't Jesus have been a father and still be capable of all those miracles?

Sophie Neveu Like turning water into wine?

Robert Langdon Well, who knows? His blood is your blood. Maybe that junkie in the park will never touch a drug again. Maybe you healed my phobia with my hands.

Sophie Neveu And maybe you're a knight on a Grail quest.

Robert Langdon Well, here's the question: A living descendant of Jesus Christ - would she destroy faith? Or would she renew it? So again I say, what matters is what you believe.

Sophie Neveu Thank you. For bringing me here. For letting him choose you, Sir Robert.

Robert Langdon You take care.

Sophie Neveu Yes.

Sophie Neveu Hey. Nope. Maybe I'll do better with the wine.

[Sophie walks up to a nearby pond, sticks out a foot to see if she can walk on it and fails]

Robert Langdon Godspeed.

[Robert smiles]

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The Da Vinci Code

Debate on Historical Evidence and Beliefs

Robert Langdon This is an old wives tale.

[Dismissively]

Sir Leigh Teabing The original one, in fact!

Robert Langdon There's virtually no empirical proof!

Sir Leigh Teabing He knows as well as I do, there's much evidence to support it!

Robert Langdon Theories. There are theories.

Sir Leigh Teabing Notice how Jesus and Mary are clothed. Mirror images of each other!

[Zooms out on the screen, to show Jesus and Mary in the same frame. They are wearing blue on their outside arms and a bright colour on their inside arms; their clothing illuminates as the rest of the picture darkens, to heighten Teabing's point.]

Robert Langdon The mind sees what it chooses to see.

Sir Leigh Teabing And venturing into the even more bizarre, notice how Jesus and Mary appear to be joined at the hip and are leaning away from each other, as if to create a shape in the negative space between them. Leonardo gives us...the chalice!

[he highlights the area, which resembles a triangle pointing down]

Robert Langdon Hmm.

Sir Leigh Teabing Yes. Ooh, and Robert, er, notice what happens when these two figures change position.

[laughs briefly; He brings a representation of Mary over to Jesus' left side, so it looks like she has her head on His shoulder.]

Sophie Neveu Just because Da Vinci painted it doesn't make it true.

Sir Leigh Teabing No. But history, she does make it true! Now, listen to this. It's from the ].

[[Gospel of Philip|Gospel according to Philip]

Sophie Neveu Philip?

Sir Leigh Teabing Yes, it was rejected at the Council of Nicea, along with any other gospels that made Jesus appear human and not divine. "And the companion of the Saviour was Mary Magdalene. Christ loved her more than all the disciples, and used to kiss her on -

[reading from a book]

Sophie Neveu But this says nothing of marriage!

[interrupting]

Sir Leigh Teabing Well, actually, um, Robert...?

Robert Langdon Actually, in those days, the word "companion" literally meant "spouse".

Sir Leigh Teabing And this is from the gospel of Mary Magdalene herself.

[crossing the room to another book on a lectern]

Sophie Neveu She wrote a gospel?

Robert Langdon She may have.

Sir Leigh Teabing Robert, will you fight fair?

Robert Langdon She may have.

Sir Leigh Teabing And Peter said, does He prefer her to us? And Levi answered, Peter, I see you contending against a woman like an adversary. If the Saviour made her worthy, who are you indeed to reject her?!'" Yes. And then, my dear, Jesus goes on to tell Mary Magdalene that it's up to her to continue His Church. Mary Magdalene. Not Peter. The Church was supposed to be carried on by...a woman. Few realise that Mary was descended from kings, just as her husband was. Now, my dear, the word in French for "holy grail".

[reading; To Sophie; He sits down and illuminates figures on the screen.]

Sophie Neveu Le Sangrine.

Sir Leigh Teabing From the Middle English, "Sangreal", of the original Arthurian legend. Now, as two words. Can you translate for our friend?

[He writes the word on the screen, using his tablet.; He divides it into two four-letter words.]

Sophie Neveu Sang Real, it means "royal blood".

Sir Leigh Teabing When the legend speaks of the chalice that held the blood of Christ, it speaks, in fact, of the female womb that held Jesus royal bloodline.

Sophie Neveu But how could Christ have a bloodline, unless...

Sir Leigh Teabing Mary was pregnant at the time of the Crucifixion. For her own safety, and for that of Christ's unborn child, she fled the Holy Land and came to ]. And here, it is said that she gave birth to a daughter, Sarah.

[He gets up.; [France]

Sophie Neveu They know the child's name?

Robert Langdon A little girl.

Sir Leigh Teabing Yes.

Robert Langdon If that were true, it's adding insult to injury.

Sophie Neveu Why?

Robert Langdon The ] found transcendence through the joining of male and female.

[[Paganism|Pagans]

Sophie Neveu People found God through ]?

[[sex]

Robert Langdon In Paganism, women were worshipped, as a route to ], but, the modern church has a monopoly on that, in ] through Jesus Christ.

[[Heaven; [salvation]

Sir Leigh Teabing And he who keeps the keys to Heaven rules the world.

Robert Langdon Women, then, are a huge threat to the Church. The Catholic Inquisition soon publishes what may be the most blood-soaked book in human history.

Sir Leigh Teabing The ]!

[[Malleus Maleficarum; He throws a book at Langdon, who catches it.]

Robert Langdon The Witches Hammer.

Sir Leigh Teabing It instructed the clergy on how to locate, torture and kill all free-thinking women.

Robert Langdon Over three centuries of witch-hunts, fifty thousand women are captured and burned alive at the stake.

Sir Leigh Teabing Oh, at least that! Some say millions! Imagine then, Robert, that Christ's Throne might live on in a female child? You asked what would be worth killing for. Witness the greatest coverup in human history. This is the secret the Priory of Sion has defended for over twenty centuries. They are the guardians of the royal bloodline, keepers of the proof of our true past. They are the protectors of the descendants of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene.

[To Sophie]

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Forrest Gump

I Miss You, Jenny

Forrest Gump You died on a Saturday morning. And I had you placed here under our tree. And I had that house of your father's bulldozed to the ground. Momma always said dyin' was a part of life. I sure wish it wasn't. Little Forrest, he's doing just fine. About to start school again soon. I make his breakfast, lunch, and dinner every day. I make sure he combs his hair and brushes his teeth every day. Teaching him how to play ping-pong. He's really good. We fish a lot. And every night, we read a book. He's so smart, Jenny. You'd be so proud of him. I am. He, uh, wrote a letter, and he says I can't read it. I'm not supposed to, so I'll just leave it here for you. Jenny, I don't know if Momma was right or if, if it's Lieutenant Dan. I don't know if we each have a destiny, or if we're all just floating around accidental-like on a breeze, but I, I think maybe it's both. Maybe both is happening at the same time. I miss you, Jenny. If there's anything you need, I won't be far away.

Dragnet

A Toast to Granny Mundy

Pep Streebeck And if I may a toast... to Granny Mundy: may you live as long as you want but never want as long as you live.

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The 'Burbs

Confronting Neighborhood Paranoia and Self-Reflection

Ray Peterson Shut up. SHUT UP, ART, SHUT UP! God, you don't know when to quit, do you?! Look at me! I'm a shell of a man because of you, Art! YOU LEAVE THEM ALONE! GET OFF THEIR CASE ALREADY! They didn't do anything to us! They didn't do anything to us! All right, so they're different, so they keep to themselves! Can you blame them?! They live next door to people who break into their house and burn it down while they're gone for the day! Remember what you were saying about people in the burbs, Art? People like Skip? People who mow their lawn for the 800th time, and then SNAP?! WELL, THAT'S US! IT'S NOT THEM, THAT'S US! WE'RE the ones who are vaulting over the fences, and peeking in through people's windows! We're the ones who are throwing garbage in the street, and lighting fires! WE'RE the ones who are acting suspicious and paranoid, Art! WE'RE THE LUNATICS! US! IT'S NOT THEM! It's us.

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The 'Burbs

Yearning for Freedom in Everyday Life

Ray Peterson I can't walk anywhere without you asking me where I'm going - I'm going to Paris, France, okay? I'm going to Banff, Canada, alright? That's where I'm going.

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The Green Mile

Facing Judgment for a Difficult Choice

Paul Edgecomb On the day of my ], when I stand before ], and he asks me why... did I... did I kill one of his true... ]... what am I going to say? That it was my ]? It was my job...

[[judgement; [God; [miracles; [job]

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Saving Mr. Banks

A Clash of Perspectives on Disneyland

Walt Disney You know, you've never been to Disneyland, that's the happiest place on Earth.

[on the phone]

P.L. Travers I cannot tell you how uninterested… no, positively sickened I am at the thought of going to see your dollar-printing machine.

Walt Disney Well, come on! When does anybody get to go to Disneyland with Walt Disney himself?

P.L. Travers Disappointments are to the soul what the thunderstorm is to the sky. Hello? Hello? He hung up!

[Walt hangs up angrily; to herself]

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Forrest Gump

Guidance on Survival and Responsibility

Lt. Dan Taylor There are two standing rules in this outfit. One, take care of your feet. Two, don't go doing something stupid, like getting yourself killed!

Forrest Gump I sure hope I don't let him down.

[to Bubba]

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Apollo 13

Contingency Plans Amidst Medical Concerns

Deke Slayton Jim, we've got a problem.

[He and Dr. Chuck find Lovell observing the rocket and launch pad being transported]

Dr. Chuck I just got some blood work back from the lab. Charlie Duke has the measles.

Jim Lovell So, we need a new backup.

[Unconcerned]

Dr. Chuck You've all been exposed to it.

Jim Lovell Oh, I've had the measles.

Deke Slayton Ken Mattingly hasn't.

Jim Lovell You want to break up my crew two days before the launch; when we can predict each others moves, we can read the tone of each others voices?

Dr. Chuck Ken Mattingly will be getting seriously ill precisely when you and Haise will be ascending from the lunar surface to rendezvous with him.

Deke Slayton Jim, that's a lousy time for a fever.

Jim Lovell All right, now look, Jack Swigert has been out of the loop for weeks.

Chris Kraft He's fully qualified to fly this mission.

Jim Lovell He's a fine pilot, but when was the last time he was in a simulator?

Chris Kraft I'm sorry, Jim, I understand how you feel. Now we can do one of two things here. We can either scrub Mattingly and go with Swigert, or we can bump all three of you to a later mission.

Jim Lovell I've trained for the Fra Mauro highlands, and this is flight surgeon horseshit, Deke!

Deke Slayton Jim, if you hold out for Ken, you will not be on Apollo 13. It's your decision.

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The Green Mile

Secrets of the Green Mile Unveiled

Paul Edgecomb What happens on the Mile, stays on the Mile. Always has.

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Sleepless in Seattle

Meeting at the Empire State Building

Sam Baldwin She wants to meet me at the top of the Empire State Building. On Valentine's Day.

[about Annie]

Suzy It's like that movie.

Sam Baldwin What movie?

Suzy ]. Did you ever see it? ] and ]. She's gonna meet him at the top of the Empire State Building... only she got hit by a taxi. And he waited and waited. And it was raining, I think. And then... she's too proud to tell him... that she's, uh... crippled. And he's too proud to find out why she doesn't come. But he comes to see her anyway. I forget why, but, oh... Oh, it's so amazing when he comes to see her because... he doesn't even notice that she doesn't get up to say hello. And he's very bitter. And you think that he's just gonna walk out the door... and never know why she's just lying there, you know, on the couch... with this blanket over her shriveled little legs.

[[w:An Affair To Remember|An Affair To Remember; [Cary Grant; [w:Deborah Kerr|Deborah Kerr; starts to cry; crying more; sobbing]

Jonah Baldwin Are you all right?

Greg She's fine.

Suzy Suddenly he goes, "I already sold the painting." And he like goes to the bedroom... and he looks and he comes out and he looks at her and he kind of just... They know and then they hug. And it's so...

[trails off crying]

Sam Baldwin Well I'm not looking for a mail-order bride! I just want somebody I can have a decent conversation with over dinner. Without it falling down into weepy tears over some movie!

Greg She's, as you just saw, very emotional.

Sam Baldwin Although I cried at the end of ].

[[w:The Dirty Dozen|The Dirty Dozen]

Greg Who didn't?

Sam Baldwin ] was throwing these hand grenades down these airshafts. And ] and ] were sitting on top of this armored personnel carrier, dressed up like Nazis...

[[Jim Brown; [w:Richard Jaeckel|Richard Jaeckel; [w:Lee Marvin|Lee Marvin; Begins to cry]

Greg Stop, stop!

[Crying too]

Sam Baldwin And ]...

[[w:Trini Lopez|Trini Lopez]

Greg Yes, Trini Lopez!

Sam Baldwin He busted his neck while they were parachuting down behind the Nazi lines...

Greg Stop.

Sam Baldwin And Richard Jaeckel - at the beginning he had on this shiny helmet...

Greg Please no more. Oh God! I loved that movie.

[Crying harder]

Forrest Gump

Unexpected Talent in Military Training

Forrest Gump Done, Drill Sergeant!

Drill Sergeant GUMP! Why did you put that weapon together so quickly, Gump?!

[off screen; Hurrying over]

Forrest Gump You told me to, Drill Sergeant.

Drill Sergeant Jesus H. Christ! This is a new company record. If it wouldn't be a waste of such a damn fine enlisted man, I'd recommend you for ], Private Gump! You are gonna be a general someday, Gump! Now, disassemble your weapon and continue!

[Looks at a stopwatch he is holding; [w:Officer Candidate School (United States Army)|OCS]

Captain Phillips

Emergency Protocols During Pirate Attack

Captain Richard Phillips Listen up, we have been boarded by four armed pirates. You know the drill. We stay hidden no matter what. I don't want any hostages. We stay locked down until help arrives. No one comes out until you hear the nonduress password, which is "suppertime." If the pirates find you, remember, you know the ship, they don't. Make them feel like they're in charge, but keep them away from the important things like the generator and the engine controls. Stick together and we'll be alright. Good luck.

Angels & Demons

A Clash of Perspectives on Faith

Robert Langdon If you care at all about your church, you'll listen to me.

Commander Richter My church? My church comforts the sick and dying. My church feeds the poor. What does your church do, Mr. Langdon? That's right. You don't have one.

Cast Away

Desire to Move On from Past Regrets

Chuck Noland Do you have to keep bringing that up, can't you just forget it? Huh? You were right. You were right, it was a good thing we did a test, cause it wasn't going to be just a quick snap. I would have landed on the rocks. Broken my leg, or my back or my neck, bled to death, but it was the only option I had at the time though, okay? It was what, a year ago? So let's just forget it. And what is your point? Well... we might just make it. Did that thought ever cross your brain? Well, regardless, I would rather take my chance out there on the ocean, than to stay here and die on this shithole island spending the rest of my life talking TO A GODDAMN VOLLEYBALL!

[to Wilson]

Saving Mr. Banks

Walt Disney's Love for Mickey Mouse

Walt Disney I've fought this battle from her side. Pat Powers, he wanted the mouse and I didn't have a bean back then. He was this big terrifying New York producer and I was just a kid from Missouri with a sketch of Mickey, but it would've killed me to give him up. Honest to God, killed me. That mouse, he's family.

A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

Reflecting on Childhood in Parenting Challenges

Oprah Winfrey What do you think is the biggest mistakes parents make in raising their children?

Fred Rogers Not to remember their own childhood. I think that the best thing that we can do is to..think about what it was like for us and know what our children are going through.

Oprah Winfrey But you know what? It's so hard once you get to be a parent. You always say, I will never do this, when your parents are doing it to you. You say, I will never do this to my child. And then you get to our age and you forget what it was like to be this size.You really do forget.

Fred Rogers Well, but those children can help re-evoke what it was like. That's why, when you're a parent, you have a new chance to grow.

Philadelphia

Lawyers and Dark Humor

Andrew Beckett What do you call a thousand lawyers chained together at the bottom of the ocean?

Joe Miller I don't know.

Andrew Beckett A good start.

Dragnet

Gratitude for the Arrival of Friday

Pep Streebeck Thank God it's Friday!

[as Joe arrives]

A League of Their Own

Managing Girl Ballplayers with Humor and Sarcasm

Jimmy Dugan Here's a job for you, Jimmy. Managing girl ballplayers. Just go out there, wave your little hat around - but don't drink." Ah! Why would I wanna drink? I'm a goddamn Peach! Ah, double play! Now I'm hitting like a girl. "But be nice to them, they're good ballplayers." Ah! Catch that, blondie! Ha, ha!

[Hits a ground ball; Hits a deep fly ball]

Charlie Wilson's War

Comment on Political Leadership Changes

Charlie Wilson * Comment about ], who had deposed Prime Minister ].

[[Muhammad Zia ul-Haq; [Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]

Cast Away

Finding Direction in Uncertainty

Bettina Peterson You look lost.

Chuck Noland I do?

Bettina Peterson Where're you headed?

Chuck Noland Well, I was just about to figure that out.

Bettina Peterson Well, that's 83 South. And this road here will hook you up with I-40 East. If you turn right, that'll take you to Amarillo, Flagstaff, California. And if you head back that direction, you'll find a whole lot of nothing all the way to Canada.

Chuck Noland I got it.

Bettina Peterson All right, then. Good luck, cowboy.

Chuck Noland Thank you.

Angels & Demons

The Complexity of Ambigrams and Symbols

Robert Langdon It's an ambigram. It's the same image forward and backward. Now, that's common for a symbol like Yin and Yang or the swastika, but that's a word. That Illuminati ambigramatic symbol has been considered a myth for 400 years. Supposedly, in the 16th Century, some artist created it as a tribute to Galileo's love of symmetry. It was only going to be revealed when the Illuminati had amassed enough power to resurface and carry out their final goal.

The 'Burbs

Defending Neighborhood Integrity Against Crime

Ray Peterson Nobody knocks off an old man in my neighborhood and gets away with it.

Sleepless in Seattle

Discussing Relationships and Expectations

Jonah Baldwin If you get a new wife, I guess you'll get to have sex with her, huh?

Sam Baldwin I certainly hope so.

Jonah Baldwin Will she scratch up your back?

Sam Baldwin What?

[shocked]

Jonah Baldwin In the movies, women are always scratching up the men's back and screaming and stuff when they're having sex.

Sam Baldwin How do you know all this?

Jonah Baldwin Jessica's got cable.

Sam Baldwin Oh.

Saving Mr. Banks

The Significance of Color in Storytelling

Walt Disney We can't make the picture without the color red. The film is set in London, for Pete's sake!

P.L. Travers And?

Walt Disney Well, there's buses, mailboxes, guards’ uniforms and things. Heck, even the English flag.

P.L. Travers I understand your predicament, Mr. Disney. I do. It's just… I don't know what it is, I'm suddenly very anti-red. I shan't be wearing it ever again.

Walt Disney Is this a test, Pamela? Are you requiring proof as to how much I want to make you happy, so we can create this beautiful thing together?

P.L. Travers I took you at your word, Mr. Disney, and it seems my first stipulation has been denied. There will be many more. So perhaps we should just call it quits and I... should hand you back these.

[takes out the rights]

Walt Disney All right. No red in the picture.

[faces the crew]

Apollo 13

The Decision to Walk on the Moon

Jim Lovell From now on, we live in a world where man has walked on the moon. And it's not a miracle, we just decided to go. On ], we were so close. Just 60 nautical miles down, and it was as if I could just step out, and walk on the face of it.

[[w:Apollo 8|Apollo 8]

Angels & Demons

A Call for Open Discussion

Robert Langdon By all means, let's just talk it over

You've Got Mail

Autumn in New York and Its Charms

Joe Fox Don't you love New York in the fall? It makes me want to buy school supplies. I would send you a bouquet of newly-sharpened pencils if I knew your name and address. On the other hand, this not knowing has its charms.

[to Kathleen Kelly (Shopgirl) in email]

Pinocchio

Geppetto Encourages Pinocchio to Attend School

Geppetto Pinocchio, I have been thinking. Maybe it is time for you to go to school.

Pinocchio Really, Father? Really?

Forrest Gump

I Know What Love Is

Forrest Gump Will you marry me? I'd make a good husband, Jenny.

Jenny You would, Forrest.

Forrest Gump ...But you won't marry me.

Jenny [sadly] ... You don't wanna marry me.

Forrest Gump Why don't you love me, Jenny?

Forrest Gump I'm not a smart man... but I know what love is.

Apollo 13

The Value of Teamwork in Space Exploration

Jim Lovell The astronaut is only the most visible member of a very large team, and all of us, right down to the guys sweeping the floor are honored to be a part of it. What did the man say? "Give me a lever long enough and I'll move the world." Well that's exactly what we're doing here. This is divine inspiration, folks. It's the best part of each one of us that anything is possible. Things like a computer that can fit into a single room and hold millions of pieces of information, or the Saturn V rocket. Now, this is the actual launch vehicle that will be taking Alan Shepard and his crew on the first leg of the Apollo 13 mission.

Congressman When are you going up again, Jim?

Jim Lovell I'm slated to be the commander of Apollo 14 sometime late next year.

Congressman If there is an Apollo 14. Now, Jim, people in my state are asking why we're continuing to fund this program now that we've beaten the Russians to the moon.

Jim Lovell Well, imagine if ] came back from the New World, and no one returned in his footsteps.

[[w:Christopher Columbus|Christopher Columbus]

Cast Away

Urgent Travel Plans Amidst Flight Challenges

Chuck Noland I absolutely, positively have to get to Memphis tonight.

Pilot Jack Can't help you. Try ].

[[w:United Parcel Service|UPS]

Chuck Noland Hey, with this extra headwind, are we gonna be able to push it a bit and make the sort?

Pilot Jack We'll do our best.

Chuck Noland Our best", huh? Now Gwen, is there something wrong with our doctors that Jack here keeps getting certified to fly? Aren't you concerned?

Pilot Gwen I'm terrified, but a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do.

Chuck Noland That's the spirit there. Relentless is our goal, relentless!

Stan What do you expect from the guy who stole a crippled kid's bicycle when his truck broke down.

Chuck Noland I borrowed it. I borrowed it, but I love that the kid's now crippled.

Sleepless in Seattle

Navigating Challenges in Father-Son Relationships

Sam Baldwin Look, we had a tough time at first, but we're dealing with it. Jonah and I will get along fine again...as soon as I break his radio.

You've Got Mail

Unexpected Balloon Mishap

Joe Fox (Balloons get caught in the door) Good thing it wasn't the fish!

[to Kathleen Kelly at bookstore]

Catch Me If You Can

Investigation of a Forged Check

Carl Hanratty There's impressions on every line... looks like the original amount was for $60...

Frank Abagnale, Jr. Mind if I take a look?

[walks up and takes magnifier]

Carl Hanratty Cashed in Flagstaff a week ago. Cost the bank $16,000.

[looks up]

Frank Abagnale, Jr. It's a real check.

Carl Hanratty Yeah. Yeah, it's been washed. The only thing original is the signature.

Frank Abagnale, Jr. But it's perfect, Carl. I mean, this isn't hydrochloride or bleach.

Carl Hanratty No. Something new. Maybe a nail polish remover where the acetone removes the ink that's not been printed?

Carl Hanratty How did you do it, Frank? How did you cheat on the bar exam in Louisiana?

Frank Abagnale, Jr. I didn't cheat. I studied for two weeks and I passed.

Carl Hanratty Is that the truth, Frank? Is that the truth?

Frank Abagnale, Jr. I'll bet this guy steals checks out of mailboxes. He washes off their names and he puts on his own.

Carl Hanratty You're saying he's a local?

Frank Abagnale, Jr. Well, if it were me, you know, I'd call the bank first... check out the balance...

Carl Hanratty Make sure there's enough money in there to make it worth your while...

Frank Abagnale, Jr. You know, Carl, I think this guy's pretty smart.

Frank Abagnale, Jr. Now, all we have to do is catch him.

The Green Mile

The Inevitability of Death and Its Weight

Paul Edgecomb We each owe a death — there are no exceptions. But, oh ], sometimes the Green Mile seems so long.

[[God]

The Da Vinci Code

Anagram Revelation in The Da Vinci Code

Robert Langdon Anagram is right. O Draconian Devil! Oh lame saint! becomes Leonardo da Vinci, The Mona Lisa

Cast Away

Regrets of a Life-Changing Decision

Chuck Noland I should've never gotten on that plane. I should've never gotten out of the car.

[to Kelly]

Road to Perdition

A Message for Mr. Rooney

Jack Kelly Think, Mike. Don't be stupid. I'm just the messenger.

Michael Sullivan Then give Mr. Rooney a message for me.

[lowers his gun]

Jack Kelly What is it?

The 'Burbs

Frustration Over Interrupted Rest

Ray Peterson I'm only trying to take a nap! I'm only laying here with my eyes closed trying to get some goddamn sleep!

The Circle

The Value of Complete Knowledge

Eamon Bailey knowing is good... but knowing everything is better.

[...]

Forrest Gump

Memories of First Encounters and Innocence

Forrest Gump You know, it's funny what a young man recollects. Cause I don't remember being born. I, I don't recall what I got for my first Christmas and I don't know when I went on my first outdoor picnic. But, I do remember the first time I heard the sweetest voice in the wide world.

[''narrating'']

Young Jenny You can sit here if you want.

Forrest Gump I had never seen anything so beautiful in my life. She was like an angel.

[''narrating'']

Young Jenny Well, are you gonna sit down, or aren't ya?

Young Jenny What's wrong with your legs?

Young Forrest Um, nothing at all, thank you. My legs are just fine and dandy.

Young Jenny Then why do you have those shoes on?

Young Forrest Momma says my back is as crooked as a question mark. These shoes are gonna make me as straight as an arrow. They're my magic shoes.

Forrest Gump I just sat next to her on that bus and had conversation all the way to school. And next to Momma, no one ever talked to me or asked me questions.

[''narrating'']

Young Jenny Are you stupid or something?

Young Forrest Momma says stupid is as stupid does.

Young Jenny I'm Jenny.

Young Forrest I'm Forrest. Forrest Gump.

Forrest Gump From that day on, we was always together. Jenny and me was like peas and carrots.

[''narrating'']

Memorable Quotes from Tom Hanks