Lost Highway (1997) - Quotes

The Nature of Coincidence in Life

Al: Do you know what I think?

Ed: What is it? What is it that you think?

Al: There is no such thing as a bad coincidence.

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Identity and Deception Unveiled

Fred Madison: Where's Alice?

Mystery Man: [shouts] Alice who? Her name is Renee. If she's told you her name is Alice, she's lying. And your name? What the fuck is your name?

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Unrequited Desire Between Two Characters

Pete: I want you!

Alice: [whispers in his ear] You'll never have me.

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A Brief Exchange Between Characters

Mr. Eddy: How you doing, Pete?

Pete Dayton: Okay.

Mr. Eddy: You're doing okay. That's good, Pete.

Pete: Look, it's late, Mr. Eddy. I—

Mr. Eddy: I'm really glad to know you're doing okay. You're sure you're okay? Everything all right?

Pete: Yeah.

Mr. Eddy: I'm really glad to know you're doing good, Pete. Hey, I want you to talk to a friend of mine.

Mystery Man: We've met before, haven't we?

Pete: I don't think so. Where is it you think we've met?

Mystery Man: At your house. Don't you remember?

Pete: No. No, I don't.

Mystery Man: In the east — the far east — when a person is sentenced to death, they're sent to a place where they can't escape, never knowing when an executioner may step up behind them and fire a bullet into the back of their head.

Pete: What's going on?

Mystery Man: It's been a pleasure talking to you.

Mr. Eddy: Pete, I just wanted to jump on and say I'm really glad you're doing okay.

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Unraveling Past Encounters and Memory Confusion

Mystery Man: We've met before, haven't we?

Fred: I don't think so. Where was it you think we met?

Mystery Man: At your house. Don't you remember?

Fred: No. No, I don't. Are you sure?

Mystery Man: Of course. As a matter of fact, I'm there right now.

Fred: What do you mean? You're where right now?

Mystery Man: At your house.

Fred: That's fucking crazy, man.

Mystery Man: Call me. Dial your number. Go ahead.

Mystery Man: [over the phone] I told you I was here.

Fred: How'd you do that?

Mystery Man: Ask me.

Fred: [angrily into the phone] How did you get inside my house?

Mystery Man: You invited me. It is not my custom to go where I am not wanted.

Fred: [into the phone] Who are you?

Mystery Man: [over the phone] Give me back my phone.

Mystery Man: It's been a pleasure talking to you.

Perception of Memory and Reality

Fred: I like to remember things my own way

Detective: What do you mean by that?

Fred: How I remember them. Not necessarily the way they happened

A Haunting Revelation of Death

Fred: Dick Laurent is dead...

Embracing Unconventional Beauty Together

Mr. Eddie: You and me, mister, we can sure out-ugly them sumbitches, can't we?

Importance of Safe Driving Practices

Mr. Eddie: [while beating a tailgater] Don't tailgate! Don't you ever tailgate! Do you know how much space is needed to stop a car traveling at 35 miles per hour? Six car lengths! Six fuckin car lengths! That's a hundred and six fuckin feet, mister! If I had to stop suddenly, you woulda hit me! I want you to get a fuckin driver's manual, and I want you to study that motherfucker! And I want you to obey the the goddamn rules of the road! Fifty-fuckin thousand people were killed on the highways last year cause of fuckin assholes like you! Tell me you're gonna get a manual!