Titanic (1997) - Quotes

Warning Against Being in a Dangerous Place

Steward: Miss, you shouldn’t be here right now!

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Authority and Obedience in Crisis Situations

Gate Steward 2: Go back down the main stairwell like I told you!!!

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Accountability on the Titanic's Property Rules

E Deck Steward: What do you think you're doing? You'll have to pay for that y'know. That's White Star Line property!!!!

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A Regretful Apology for Inadequate Design

Andrews: I'm sorry I couldn't build you a better ship, young Rose.

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The Inevitable Fate of the Ship

Andrews: The ship will sink. In an hour, or so...all of this will be at the bottom of the Atlantic.

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The Unsinkable Ship and Lifeboat Guidance

Andrews: About half, actually. I installed these new welin type davits which can take an extra row of boats here...but it was thought, by some, that the deck would look too cluttered, so, I was over-ruled. But you can sleep soundly, young Rose. I have built a ship strong, safe and true. She is as unsinkable as it is possible to make a ship, and she can handle a collision impressively. If the ship ever is sinking, just remember what I told you about these lifeboats. You must decide to get in.

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A Privilege to Play Together Tonight

Hartley: Gentlemen, it has been a privilege playing with you tonight.

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Warmth Through Play Amidst Indifference

Hartley: Well, they don't listen to us at dinner, either. Come on, let's play. It will keep us warm. Orpheus!

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A Call for Calm Amidst Uncertainty

Wallace Hartley: Right, boys, like the Captain said. Nice and cheery; so there's no panic. Wedding dance!

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Warning Signs of Danger Ahead

Reginald Robinson Lee: [Reginald Lee; to Frederick Fleet] Smell ice, can ya? Bleedin Christ.

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Close Call on the Titanic

Fleet: Oy, that was a close shave weren't it?

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Concern over evasive maneuvers at sea

Fleet: Why ain't they turning?!

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Warning of an impending disaster

Fleet: ICEBERG, RIGHT AHEAD!!!

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Urgent Call for Action Amid Crisis

Fleet: Pick up, you bastards!

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Surprise Reaction to Unexpected Circumstances

Fleet: Bugger me!

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Preference for personal comfort over compromise

Frederick Fleet: If that's what it takes for us two to get warm, I'd rather not, if it's all the same to you, alright?

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Claiming Our Lives and Choices

Quartermaster Hichens: It's our lives now, not theirs.

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Unquestionable Decision in Adversity

Cosmo Duff-Gordon: [Cosmo Gordon; after being asked to go back to pick up more people] It's out of the question!!!

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Search for the Lost Dog

John Jacob Astor: I am looking for my damned dog. Madeleine asked me to look for the dog...

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Prepared to Go Down as Gentlemen

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Reflections on a Lost Love and Tragedy

Old Rose: [About Cal; [w:Wall Street Crash of 1929|The Crash of '29] That's the last time I ever saw him. He married, of course, and inherited his millions, but ] hit his interests hard, and he put a pistol in his mouth that year...or so I read.

Survival and Abandonment in Tragedy

Old Rose: 1,500 people went into the sea when Titanic sank from under us. There were 20 boats floating nearby and only one came back. One. 6 were saved from the water, myself included. 6... out of 1,500. Afterward, the 700 people in the boats had nothing to do but wait. Wait to die, wait to live, wait for an absolution that would never come.

Reflections on a Life Lived in Repetition

Old Rose: [narrating] I saw my whole life as if I already lived it. An endless parade of parties and cotillions, yachts and polo matches. Always the same narrow people, the same mindless chatter. I felt like I was standing at a great precipice, with no one to pull me back, no one who cared or even noticed.

Contrasting Perceptions of the Titanic

Old Rose: It was the ship of dreams to everyone else. To me, it was a slave ship taking me back to America in chains. Outwardly, I was everything a well-brought up girl should be. Inside, I was screaming.

Nostalgia and Reflection on the Past

Old Rose: [looks at back of salvaged mirror; turns mirror over] This was mine. How extraordinary! And it looks the same as it did the last time I saw it. The reflection has changed a bit.

Jack calls out to Rose in urgency

Jack Dawson: ROSE!!! ROSE, OVER HERE!

Embracing Life's Unpredictability and Opportunities

Jack Dawson: I got everything I need right here with me. I got air in my lungs, a few blank sheets of paper. I mean, I love waking up in the morning not knowing what's gonna happen, or who I'm gonna meet, where I'm gonna wind up. Just the other night, I was sleeping under a bridge, and now, here I am on the grandest ship in the world having champagne with you fine people. I figured life's a gift and I don't intend on wasting it. You never know what hand you're gonna get dealt next. You learn to take life as it comes at you... To make each day count.

A Moment of Hope Amidst Tragedy

Jack Dawson: [[w:AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes|American Film Institute's list of the top 100 movie quotations] * Note: this exchange is ranked #100 in the ] in American cinema.