8MM (1999) - Quotes

Caution Against Unexplored Paths

Taglines: Some doors should never be opened.

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Caution Against Becoming What You Hunt

Taglines: Be careful when you kill a monster, that you don't become one yourself.

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Unprepared for the Truth

Taglines: You are never prepared for the truth.

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The Unpredictability of Truth's Journey

Taglines: You can't prepare for where the truth will take you.

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Questioning the Motives Behind a Disturbing Film

Daniel Longale: You're asking me why?

Tom Welles: Yes. WHY!? WHY!? Why did he want a film... OF A LITTLE GIRL BEING BUTCHERED?!!!

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Survival and Profit in Adversity

Daniel Longdale: You know the only difference between you and me? I will survive this and profit by it, whereas you, you will not.

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The Role of Cleanup in Society's Messes

Daniel Longdale: Why do you think people like the Christians hire people like me? To invite us to their dinner parties? It's our job to clean up the mess. To wipe their royal asses.

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Appreciation for a Machine's Craftsmanship

Tom Welles: Hello, Machine! Love your work!

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The Burden of Uncertainty and Knowledge

Tom Welles: Can you tell me if you had to make a choice... if you were forced to choose... between imagining her out there somewhere living a good life... being happy... but you don't know... you never find out... or the worst being true... her being gone... but you know... you finally know what's happened to her.

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Endless Pain in a Dark Confrontation

Tom Welles: I'll never get tired of hurting you, Eddie!

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Questioning Guilt in Snuff Film Discussions

Tom Welles: If someone never saw or sold a snuff film, they shouldn't give a damn what I ask about it, if they have they got a right to be nervous.

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The Devil's Influence on Human Nature

Max California: Dance with the devil, the devil don’t change. The devil changes you.

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Payment Required Before Accessing Services

Max California: Hey! It's like a gas station, you pay before you pump!

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Unforgettable Images Leave Lasting Impressions

Max California: There's things that you're gonna see that, that you can't unsee. They get in your head and they stay there.

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Questioning Choices and Life's Path

Max California: So you got a wife and a daughter and a nice little yellow house and a dog named Shep'. What the hell are you doing here?

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Max California's Unconventional Creative Identity

Max California: He's a producer-slash-director-slash weirdo. He's like the Jim Jarmusch of S & M.

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Navigating Morality Without Endorsement

Max California: [On selling porn] I don't buy it. I don't endorse it. I just point the way.

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Negotiating vices and prices in exchange.

Max California: I can hook you up, though. You name the vice I name the price.

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Passion for Work and Love

Max California: [watching a video of Machine torturing a woman] Oh, he's a lover, man... definitely loves what he does for a living.

Acceptance of Identity and Choices

George Higgins: I wasn't beaten. I wasn't molested. Mommy didn't abuse me. Daddy never raped me. I'm only what I am. And that's all there is to it! There's no mystery. Things I do, I do them because I like them! Because I want to!

The Surprise of Fatal Realization

George Higgins: You know the best part of killing someone? The look on their face. It's that look. Not when they're threatened. Not when you hurt them. Not even when they see the knife. It's when they feel the knife go in. That's it. It's surprise. They just can't believe it's really happening to them. She had that look, the girl, when she knew it wasn't just porno.

Expectation of Horror in Reality

George Higgins: [after removing his mask for the first time] What'd you expect? A monster?

Desperation in a Dark Situation

Dino Velvet: [dying from a gunshot wound to the neck; dies] This is wrong, something's wrong. Oh, God, not like this. I'm supposed to have something more cinematic. Kill them, Machine... kill them all.

Honor Among Perverts and Pornographers

Dino Velvet: If there was no honor among perverts and pornographers, the whole fucking business would fall apart.

Reflections on Faces and Film

Dino Velvet: [holding a picture of Welles' wife and daughter] What I could do with faces like these on film. On second thought, why would I need their faces?