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You've got to ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do ya, punk? — Dirty Harry Callahan · 1971Just a drink. A martini, shaken, not stirred. — James Bond · 1964Go ahead, make my day. — Harry Callahan · 1983Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and fuck the prom queen. — John Patrick Mason · 1996You're on a need-to-know basis, and you don't need to know. — Stanley Goodspeed · 1996I see dead people. — Cole Sear · 1999All 68 quotes →Thriller (film)68 quotes
You've got to ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do ya, punk? — Dirty Harry Callahan · 1971Just a drink. A martini, shaken, not stirred. — James Bond · 1964Go ahead, make my day. — Harry Callahan · 1983Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and fuck the prom queen. — John Patrick Mason · 1996You're on a need-to-know basis, and you don't need to know. — Stanley Goodspeed · 1996I see dead people. — Cole Sear · 1999All 68 quotes →Action19 quotes
Go ahead, make my day. — Harry Callahan · 1983Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and fuck the prom queen. — John Patrick Mason · 1996You're on a need-to-know basis, and you don't need to know. — Stanley Goodspeed · 1996I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my daughter go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you. — Bryan Mills · 2008Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker. — John McClane · 1988Yes, the purpose of war is to serve a political end, but the true nature of war is to serve itself. — Hunter · 1995All 19 quotes →Action (film)19 quotes
Go ahead, make my day. — Harry Callahan · 1983Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and fuck the prom queen. — John Patrick Mason · 1996You're on a need-to-know basis, and you don't need to know. — Stanley Goodspeed · 1996I don't know who you are. I don't know what you want. If you are looking for ransom, I can tell you I don't have money. But what I do have are a very particular set of skills, skills I have acquired over a very long career. Skills that make me a nightmare for people like you. If you let my daughter go now, that'll be the end of it. I will not look for you, I will not pursue you. But if you don't, I will look for you, I will find you, and I will kill you. — Bryan Mills · 2008Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker. — John McClane · 1988Yes, the purpose of war is to serve a political end, but the true nature of war is to serve itself. — Hunter · 1995All 19 quotes →Crime11 quotes
It's not what you know, it's what you can prove. — Alonzo · 2001Yo baby, we talkin' about combinating and consolidating, that's what up! — Nino Brown · 1991To protect the sheep you gotta catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf. — Alonzo · 2001I wanna shoot you so bad, my dick's hard! — Scotty Appleton · 1991I'm not guilty. You're the one that's guilty. The lawmakers, the politicians, the Columbian drug lords, all you who lobby against making drugs legal. Just like you did with alcohol during the prohibition. You're the one who's guilty. I mean, c'mon, let's kick the ballistics here: Ain't no Uzi's made in Harlem. I mean, not one of us in here owns a poppy field. This thing is bigger than Nino Brown. This is big business. This is the American way. — Nino Brown · 1991I don't want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me. — Frank Costello · 2006All 11 quotes →Spy7 quotes
Just a drink. A martini, shaken, not stirred. — James Bond · 1964Training is useful, but there is no substitute for experience. — Rosa Klebb · 1963The moment I meet an attractive woman, I have to start pretending I have no desire to make love to her. — Roger Thornhill · 1959Some men just don't like to be driven. — Fiona · 1965The hard part about playing chicken is knowing when to flinch. — Capt. Bart Mancuso · 1990Red wine with fish. Well, that should have told me something. — James Bond · 1963All 7 quotes →Spy (film)7 quotes
Just a drink. A martini, shaken, not stirred. — James Bond · 1964Training is useful, but there is no substitute for experience. — Rosa Klebb · 1963The moment I meet an attractive woman, I have to start pretending I have no desire to make love to her. — Roger Thornhill · 1959Some men just don't like to be driven. — Fiona · 1965The hard part about playing chicken is knowing when to flinch. — Capt. Bart Mancuso · 1990Red wine with fish. Well, that should have told me something. — James Bond · 1963All 7 quotes →Crime (film)6 quotes
It's not what you know, it's what you can prove. — Alonzo · 2001Yo baby, we talkin' about combinating and consolidating, that's what up! — Nino Brown · 1991To protect the sheep you gotta catch the wolf, and it takes a wolf to catch a wolf. — Alonzo · 2001I wanna shoot you so bad, my dick's hard! — Scotty Appleton · 1991I'm not guilty. You're the one that's guilty. The lawmakers, the politicians, the Columbian drug lords, all you who lobby against making drugs legal. Just like you did with alcohol during the prohibition. You're the one who's guilty. I mean, c'mon, let's kick the ballistics here: Ain't no Uzi's made in Harlem. I mean, not one of us in here owns a poppy field. This thing is bigger than Nino Brown. This is big business. This is the American way. — Nino Brown · 1991No matter how much you change, you still have to pay the price for the things you've done. — Doug MacRay · 2010Neo-noir6 quotes
You've got to ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do ya, punk? — Dirty Harry Callahan · 1971I have to believe in a world outside my own mind. I have to believe that my actions still have meaning, even if I can't remember them. I have to believe that when my eyes are closed, the world's still there. Do I believe the world's still there? Is it still out there? Yeah. We all need mirrors to remind ourselves who we are. I'm no different. — Leonard · 2000I can't remember to forget you. — Leonard · 2000I know what you're thinking. "Did he fire six shots or only five?" Well to tell you the truth in all this excitement I kinda lost track myself. But being this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do ya, punk? — Dirty Harry Callahan · 1971So you lie to yourself to be happy, there's nothing wrong with that, we all do it. — Teddy · 2000No, no, really! Memory's not perfect. It's not even that good. Ask the police. Eyewitness testimony is unreliable. The cops don't catch a killer by sitting around remembering stuff. They collect facts, they make notes and they draw conclusions. Facts, not memory. That's how you investigate. I know. It's what I used to do. Look, memory can change the shape of a room. It can change the color of a car and memories can be distorted. They're just an interpretation. They're not a record. They're irrelevant if you have the facts. — Leonard · 2000Crime drama5 quotes
I don't want to be a product of my environment. I want my environment to be a product of me. — Frank Costello · 2006You learn a lot watching things eat. — Frank Costello · 2006You wanna smoke? You don't smoke do ya, what are you one of those fitness freaks? — Captain Ellerby · 2006When you decide to be something, you can be it. That's what they don't tell you in the church. When I was your age they would say we can become cops or criminals. Today, what I'm saying is this: when you're facing a loaded gun, what's the difference? — Frank Costello · 2006No one gives it to ya, you have to take it. — Frank Costello · 2006Crime thriller4 quotes
Age will flatten a man. — Ed Tom Bell · 2007Beer leads to more beer. — Poolside Woman · 2007The point bein' even in the contest between man and steer, the issue is not certain. — Ed Tom Bell · 2007I always figured when I got older, God would sorta come into my life somehow and he didn't. I don't blame him. If I was him I would have the same opinion of me that he does. — Ed Tom Bell · 2007Crime thriller (film)4 quotes
Age will flatten a man. — Ed Tom Bell · 2007Beer leads to more beer. — Poolside Woman · 2007The point bein' even in the contest between man and steer, the issue is not certain. — Ed Tom Bell · 2007I always figured when I got older, God would sorta come into my life somehow and he didn't. I don't blame him. If I was him I would have the same opinion of me that he does. — Ed Tom Bell · 2007Mystery4 quotes
The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist. — Verbal · 1995How do you shoot the devil in the back? What if you miss? — Verbal · 1995Every man's ready for marriage when the right girl comes along. — Stella · 1954Keaton always said, "I don't believe in God, but I'm afraid of him." Well, I believe in God and the only thing that scares me is Keyser Soze. — Verbal · 1995Mystery (film)4 quotes
The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist. — Verbal · 1995How do you shoot the devil in the back? What if you miss? — Verbal · 1995Every man's ready for marriage when the right girl comes along. — Stella · 1954Keaton always said, "I don't believe in God, but I'm afraid of him." Well, I believe in God and the only thing that scares me is Keyser Soze. — Verbal · 1995Psychological thriller4 quotes
I see dead people. — Cole Sear · 1999I've always wished for more artistic talent. Well, murder can be an art, too. The power to kill can be just as satisfying as the power to create. — Brandon · 1948Good and evil, right and wrong were invented for the ordinary average man, the inferior man, because he needs them. — Brandon · 1948It's the darkness that's got you down. Nobody feels really safe in the dark. — Brandon · 1948Psychological thriller (film)4 quotes
I see dead people. — Cole Sear · 1999I've always wished for more artistic talent. Well, murder can be an art, too. The power to kill can be just as satisfying as the power to create. — Brandon · 1948Good and evil, right and wrong were invented for the ordinary average man, the inferior man, because he needs them. — Brandon · 1948It's the darkness that's got you down. Nobody feels really safe in the dark. — Brandon · 1948Psychological horror3 quotes
I do wish we could chat longer but...I'm having an old friend for dinner. — Dr. Hannibal Lecter · 1991Memory, Agent Starling, is what I have instead of a view. — Dr. Hannibal Lecter · 1991A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti. — Dr. Hannibal Lecter · 1991Psychological horror (film)3 quotes
I do wish we could chat longer but...I'm having an old friend for dinner. — Dr. Hannibal Lecter · 1991Memory, Agent Starling, is what I have instead of a view. — Dr. Hannibal Lecter · 1991A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti. — Dr. Hannibal Lecter · 1991Survival3 quotes
Machines are gonna fail and the system's gonna fail...then...then, survival. Who has the ability to survive? That's the game—survive. — Lewis (Deliverance) · 1972Goddamn, you play a mean banjo! — Drew Ballinger · 1972What's the matter, boy? I bet you can squeal. I bet you can squeal like a pig. Let's squeal. Squeal now. Squeal. — Mountain Man · 1972Survival (film)3 quotes
Machines are gonna fail and the system's gonna fail...then...then, survival. Who has the ability to survive? That's the game—survive. — Lewis (Deliverance) · 1972Goddamn, you play a mean banjo! — Drew Ballinger · 1972What's the matter, boy? I bet you can squeal. I bet you can squeal like a pig. Let's squeal. Squeal now. Squeal. — Mountain Man · 1972Political2 quotes
A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against its government. — Jim Garrison · 1991Going back to when we were children, I think most of us in this courtroom thought justice came into being automatically. That virtue was its own reward. That good would triumph over evil. But as we get older, we know this just isn't true. Individual human beings have to create justice, and this is not easy because the truth often poses a threat to power and one often has to fight power at great risk to themselves. — Jim Garrison · 1991Political (film)2 quotes
A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against its government. — Jim Garrison · 1991Going back to when we were children, I think most of us in this courtroom thought justice came into being automatically. That virtue was its own reward. That good would triumph over evil. But as we get older, we know this just isn't true. Individual human beings have to create justice, and this is not easy because the truth often poses a threat to power and one often has to fight power at great risk to themselves. — Jim Garrison · 1991Horror1 quote
I have never known birds of different species to flock together. The very concept is unimaginable. Why, if that happened, we wouldn’t have a chance! — Mrs. Bundy · 1963Horror (film)1 quote
I have never known birds of different species to flock together. The very concept is unimaginable. Why, if that happened, we wouldn’t have a chance! — Mrs. Bundy · 1963War1 quote
But you realize every time you suit up, every time we go out, it's life or death. You roll the dice...and you deal with it. — Sergeant JT Sanborn · 2008War (film)1 quote
But you realize every time you suit up, every time we go out, it's life or death. You roll the dice...and you deal with it. — Sergeant JT Sanborn · 2008