When I saw this, my first thought was how perfect it was; I thought this was one mass. Not only am I a movie buff, but (to the annoyance of my wife and friends) I tend to remember the dialogue and say it with the actors when I watch it again. I also correct my friends (and complete strangers) if they find one of my movies. Therefore, believing that this was the one proverbial “piece of cake”, I began my research (which primarily consisted of making a list of my favorite films (and double-checking the line to make sure my punctuation was correct, etc.). After the long introduction, let’s take a look at my 10 favorite movie quotes (some of them actually surprise me).
1. Cool Hand Luke is delivered by one of my all time favorite character actors, Strother Martin, Commander prison gang where Lucas (Paul Newman) was a more constant pusher at his side. When I first saw this was a classic movie “the man on the road to power”, the prince was smug (supported by several guards armed forces). As a parent, especially of teenagers, this is the movie that has become the most meaningful to me. I find myself with the leader (and sometimes wanting to be armed with a few guards myself).
2. “As you wish.” This line from one of my all-time favorite movies, The Princess Bride, was delivered by two actors. The first was Cary Elwes as Westley, a poor country boy who loved the lovely Buttercup. He says this line at different points in the movie as their relationship progresses. I could take a humorous/cynical approach to this and say that this movie is (or is) the authority on the saying for every married person in the world. To better understand how I get this statement, let’s look at the second actor in the film to deliver this line. Peter Falk says “As you wish” to his sick grandson (played by Fred Truce) when he asks him to come. read the story again and again tomorrow. This epitomizes what we feel when we deeply want to make the ones we love happy. I’m coming over time to see that it’s often used, as you like, in avoiding arguments, so long as it’s not called sarcastic. This is the shortest and one of my favorite movies.
3. “I will take it! I will take the Ring of Mordor, though I know not the way.” This film from Elijah Wood as Frodo in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Envoys from a race of men, dwarves, elves and (thanks to Frodo and friends) met to discuss what to do with Sauron’s Ring of Power. Boromir wanted to take the ring and use it against Sauron, but was told that it must be destroyed. Furthermore, one place is extinguished in the fires of Mount Doom, in the heart of Mordor. As others have argued about whose role in this monument (which no one really wanted) Frodo spoke, finally to have his cry heard. He did a job he was convinced would lead to death, but he took it anyway. This is the stuff of strong Sunday sermons (of which I have heard a few), but the lesson there is of less value to the rest of us. I would do well to remember this point when asked to do something when I’m tired, have other plans or simply don’t want to do it.
4. “One thought he was invincible, the other thought he could fly. Burned out of a losing battle, an endless supply of illegal drugs seems to stop Hatcher leaves and returns to his home town, only to discover it is plagued by drugs and his home to rival Colombian and Jamaican gangs who deal with drug traffickers. Looking for Jamaican gang leader Hatcher finds himself in a hotel room with a Mafioso who is with them and one of the Jamaicans comes up with a gun and takes a bullet to the head. The boss, who is afraid of Hatcher, wants to put out the window and asks what happened to Hatcher. This movie is one of the best he abounded in examples of common and often action movies.
5. “Honor is a man’s gift to himself.” In Rob Roy, Liam Neeson as Robert Roy MacGregor tells his sons that when he mentions the honor and they ask what it is. If we all believed and lived, we would think accordingly, how much better the world would be. This is a movie that needs a documentary to make an impact.
6. “To find a match, the Irishman is forced to talk to God.” This funny line comes from David O’Hara as Stephen Irishman in the movie Braveheart. William Wallace just asked Stephen (in response to Stephen’s recent comment) if he talks to God. My wife does this inconveniently (hinky as she says), so that Stephen thinks he is claiming equality with God. I explained that I believed he wanted to put the Irish so far ahead of everyone else that he would have deep meaningful conversations with God…and I could only giggle from being of Irish descent.
7. “Put your hands on the boy everything you got is dead.” This memorable line comes from Kris Kristofferson in the HBO original movie Tracker. In this Western, Kristofferson plays Noble Adams, a lawman and former Indian fighter called by a friend to help investigate Jack Stillwell, a psychotic “holy” Mormon and gunslinger (how often are poor Mormons blamed in the West?) who girls intently kidnapped his bride. This word came when Adams put a boot on Stillwell’s neck and pointed a gun in his face. Stillwell, a typical BULLY BREED who can’t squeal and sneeze when facing a cow, asks “I don’t judge.
8. “Dreams die hard and you hold them in your hand for a long time after they turned to ashes.” This comes from Dragonheart, spoken by Dennis Quaid. His genius is Bowen, a soldier gone astray, who has pinned all his hopes on his former pupil Einon, the son of a wicked king. Bowen, in the “Old Code”, practiced observing and living the way of honor and justice. As luck would have it, after the death of Einon’s father things got worse. This movie speaks to that sadness, the lonely heart of someone who has always been awake in his dreams to die
9. “First learn to stand, then learn to fly. Let nature rule, Daniel-san, not mine.” From the mouth of Pat Morita in the character of Mr. Miyagi, my favorite sentiment (in movies. Anyway), we will all pay attention to the decision to do well. In our culture fast food we want everything and when we want it? Now we want it! If you doubt it just stay up late and watch a few infomercials that make the people behind them a lot of money. Sure, we can get that beach body or six pack abs in just 12 weeks, and we don’t even have to work hard to do it. Or we can become rich by working fewer than four hours a week. Few people are willing to put equity in their sweat and toil in the land. When this miracle system does not work, we should rather go back to its basics because the particular system is flawed and we should look for something else. As Mr. Miyagi taught Daniel, we can all use a healthy dose of patience and perseverance.
10. “It’s not enough to marry goodness, to find it in yourself.” I don’t cry at movies, not that I have anything against me, I rarely suspend my disbelief enough. to get involved enough. Yes, the thing is, I saw my life at home because I cried like a baby in the last 20 minutes or so. This touching movie comes to us courtesy of Haing S. Ngor as Mr. Ho, a holistic doctor in Michael Keaton’s Character Bob Jones when he learns he has incurable cancer. Mr. Ho works with Jones to get him to let go of his anger so he can die in peace. This authority touches me because I look at my life and realize that in many ways I thought I was enough to “marry goodness”. I have told my wife many times that she is the glue that holds our family together and that I am better because of her influence. In it I find myself trusting to follow and guide myself in a moral environment. What she ends up doing is putting a lot of pressure on her and it’s unfair. So, like Bob Jones, I’m now trying to find the goodness in myself, and it’s harder when I find it.
There you have it, my 10 favorite movie quotes….today. If you ask me tomorrow you can get other answers. As I write this I have 16 other people looking at me from my contacts who feel guilty about not using them. Maybe then time.
When I saw this, my first thought was how perfect it was; I thought this was one mass. Not only am I a movie buff, but (to the annoyance of my wife and friends) I tend to remember the dialogue… and I tell the actors that when I watch it again. I also correct my friends (and complete strangers) if they find one of my movies. Therefore, believing that this was the one proverbial “piece of cake”, I began my research (which primarily consisted of making a list of my favorite films (and double-checking the line to make sure my punctuation was correct, etc.). After the long introduction, let’s take a look at my 10 favorite movie quotes (some of them actually surprise me).
1. “What we have here must be shared…” This memorable film from Cool Hand Luke is delivered by one of my all-time favorite character actors, Captain Stroth Martin. the prison gang in which Lucas (Paul Newman) was on his side was a more constant stimulus. When I first saw this classic “little man on a power trip” movie, the smug captain (supported by several armed guards) As a parent, especially of teenagers, this is the movie that has become the most meaningful to me. I find myself with the leader (and sometimes wanting to be armed with a few guards myself).
2. “As you wish.” This is a line from one of my all-time favorite movies, The Princess Bride, and it was actually delivered by two actors. The first was Cary Elwes as Westley, a poor country boy who loved the lovely Buttercup. He says this line at different points in the movie as their relationship progresses. I could take a humorous/cynical approach to this and say that this movie is (or is) the authority on the saying for every married person in the world. To better understand how I get this statement, let’s look at the second actor in the film to deliver this line. Peter Falk said “As you wish” to his sick grandson (played by Fred Savage) when he asked him to come and read the story to him again tomorrow. This epitomizes what we feel when we deeply want to make the ones we love happy. I’m coming over time to see that it’s often used, as you like, in avoiding arguments, so long as it’s not called sarcastic. This is the shortest and one of my favorite movies.
3. “I will take it! I will take the Ring of Mordor, though I know not the way.” This film from Elijah Wood as Frodo in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Envoys from a race of men, dwarves, elves and (thanks to Frodo and friends) met to discuss what to do with Sauron’s Ring of Power. Boromir wanted to take the ring and use it against Sauron, but was told that it must be destroyed. Furthermore, one place is extinguished in the fires of Mount Doom, in the heart of Mordor. As others have argued about whose role in this monument (which no one really wanted) Frodo spoke, finally to have his cry heard. He did a job he was convinced would lead to death, but he took it anyway. This is the subject of strong Sunday sermons (of which I have heard a few), but the reading there is of less value than the rest. I would do well to remember this point when asked to do something when I’m tired, have other plans or simply don’t want to do it.
4. “One thought he was invincible, the other thought he could fly. Burned out in a losing battle, seemingly thwarted by an endless supply of illegal drugs, Hatcher retires and returns to his home, only to discover that he is drugged and home to Columbian pigeons and The Jamaican, who deals in drugs. Looking for the leader of the Jamaican gang, he finds himself in the hotel with the Mafioso. One of the Jamaicans comes up with a gun and takes a bullet to the head. The boss, who is afraid of Hatcher, wants to open the window. The line is Hatcher’s response to a DEA agent coming in and asking what happened.This movie is introduced, I believe, as one of the best examples of some of the common and often-survived sarcasm in action movies.
5. “Honor is a man’s gift to himself.” In Rob Roy, Liam Neeson as Robert Roy MacGregor tells his sons that when he mentions the honor and they ask what it is. If we all believed and lived, we would think accordingly, how much better the world would be. This is a movie that needs a documentary to make an impact.
6. “To find a match, the Irishman is forced to talk to God.” This funny line comes from David O’Hara as Stephen Irishman in the movie Braveheart. William Waleys just asked Stephen (in response to Stephen’s recent comment) if he talks to God. My wife does this inconveniently (hinky as she says), so that Stephen thinks he is claiming equality with God. I explained that I believed he wanted to put the Irish so far ahead of everyone else that he would have deep meaningful conversations with God…and I could only giggle from being of Irish descent.
7. “Put your hands on the boy everything you got is dead.” This memorable line comes from Kris Kristofferson in the HBO original movie Tracker. In this Western, Kristofferson plays Noble Adams, a lawman and former Indian fighter called by a friend to help investigate Jack Stillwell, a psychotic “holy” Mormon and gunslinger (how often are poor Mormons blamed in Westerns?) who kidnapped a girl, intent on making him his bride. This word came when Adams put a boot on Stillwell’s neck and pointed a gun in his face. Stillwell, a typical BULLY BREED who can’t squeal and sneeze when facing a cow, asks “I don’t judge.
8. Dreams die hard and you hold in your hand long after they turn to dust. Here comes Dragonheart, which Velleius Quaid said. His genius is Bowen, a soldier gone astray, who has pinned all his hopes on his former pupil Einon, the king’s wicked son. Bowen instructed Einon to observe and live by the “Old Code”, the way of honor and justice. As luck would have it, after the death of Einon’s father things got worse. This movie speaks to that sadness, the only part of the heart of any dream that has ever woken up will die.
9. “First learn to stand, then learn to fly. Let nature rule, Daniel-san, not mine.” From the mouth of Pat Morita in the character of Mr. Miyagi, my favorite sentiment (in movies. Anyway), we will all pay attention to the decision to do well. In our fast food culture we want everything and when we want it? Now we want it! If you doubt it just stay up late and watch a few infomercials that make the people behind them a lot of money. Sure, we can get that beach body or six pack abs in just 12 weeks, and we don’t even have to work hard to do it. Or we can become rich by working fewer than four hours a week. Few people are willing to put equity in their sweat and toil in the land. When this miracle system does not work, we should rather go back to its basics because the particular system is flawed and we should look for something else. As Mr. Miyagi taught Daniel, we can all use a healthy dose of patience and perseverance.
10. “It’s not enough to marry goodness, to find it in yourself.” I don’t cry at movies, not that I have anything against me, I rarely suspend my disbelief enough. to get involved enough. Yes, the thing is, I saw my life at home because I cried like a baby in the last 20 minutes or so. This touching movie quote comes to us courtesy of Haing S. Ngor as Mr. Ho, a holistic healer engaged by Michael Keaton’s character Bob Jones when he learns that he has incurable cancer. Mr. Ho works with Jones to get him to let go of his anger so he can die in peace. This authority touches me because I look at my life and realize that in many ways I thought I was enough to “marry goodness”. I have told my wife many times that she is the glue that holds our family together and that I am better because of her influence. In it I find myself trusting to follow and guide myself in a moral environment. What she ends up doing is putting a lot of pressure on her and it’s unfair. So, like Bob Jones, I’m now trying to find the goodness in myself, and it’s harder when I find it.
There you have it, my 10 favorite movie quotes….today. If you ask me tomorrow you can get other answers. As I write this I have 16 other people looking at me from my contacts who feel guilty about not using them. Maybe then time.
