I cannot live without film (to paraphrase Jefferson). When I found out as a boy that President Kennedy had his own theater in the White House, I remember thinking "No wonder everybody wants to become President!" That was the greatest thing in the world. And he had free popcorn too!
- Lone Star, 1996. "Start from scratch? Forget the Alamo!"
- Casablanca, 1942. "There are certain sections of New York, Major, that I wouldn't advise you to try to invade."
- Out of Africa, 1985. "I think that you had better get up. I think that God is coming."
- The Shawshank Redemption, 1994. "Get busy living, or get busy dying."
- Hud, 1963. "Why this whole country is run on epidemics! Where you been?"
- Dr. Strangelove, 1964. "Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!"
- Roman Holiday, 1953. "Rome! By all means, Rome!"
- Office Space, 1999. "It's not that I'm lazy; it's that I just don't care."
- Brazil, 1985. "Welcome to the team D, Zed, stroke, 015!"
- Groundhog Day, 1993. "You're not a god... this is 12 years of Catholic school talking."
- A Beautiful Mind, 2001. "Terrified...mortified...petrified...stupified...by You! "
- A River Runs Through It, 1992. "I am haunted by waters."
- 12 Angry Men, 1957. "We're talking about somebody's life here. Supposing we're wrong?"
- The Treasure of Sierra Madre, 1948. "Badges? We ain't got no badges!"
- Bob Roberts, 1992. "The Rebel Conservative! That is deviant brilliance!"
- Dogma, 1999. "You people. If there isn't a movie about it, it's not worth knowing, is it?"
- The Candidate, 1972. "What do we do now?"
- Five Easy Pieces, 1970. "We both know I was never very good at it."
- Downhill Racer, 1969. "I'll be the champion." "World's full of 'em."
- The Dead, 1987. "What was it he died of so young? Consumption?" "I think he died for me!"
- Crimes and Misdemeanors, 1989. "That's just in the movies. You've seen too many movies."
- Wonder Boys, 2000. "Aren't you cold out here?" "It's colder in there."
- Cinema Paradiso, 1988. "Whatever you end up doing, love it."