Profundity on Screen

Drover: “Everything I own I can fit in my saddlebag, which...

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:05:31 -0400

Drover: “Everything I own I can fit in my saddlebag, which is the way I like it.”

Sarah: “Yes, well it’s all… all very outback adventure, isn’t it?”

Drover: “I’m not saying it’s for everyone.”

Sarah: “No, no, definitely not for everyone.”

Drover: “Most people like to own things. You know, land, luggage, other people. Makes them feel secure. But all that can be taken away. But in the end, the only thing you really own is uh… is your story. Just trying to live a good one.”

- Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman in Australia

Mastin: “Forget it, Gibson. I hear she likes the...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:38:25 -0400

Mastin: “Forget it, Gibson. I hear she likes the intellectual type.”

Gib: “So? I’m intellectual and stuff.”

Mastin: “You’re flunking English. That’s your mother tongue, and stuff.”

John Putch and John Cusack in The Sure Thing

Gordon Gekko: “You know, Win, human beings… you...

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 18:25:00 -0500

Gordon Gekko: “You know, Win, human beings… you gotta give ‘em a break. We’re all mixed bags.”

- Michael Douglas in Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps

Will: “What do you wanna be when you grow up? I mean,...

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:09:30 -0500

Will: “What do you wanna be when you grow up? I mean, you’re too smart to be making xeroxes and babysitting… or whatever else you do.”

April: “Oh, I don’t know. I don’t know and I don’t know how to know. You know?”

- Ryan Reynolds and Isla Fisher in Definitely, Maybe

Castle: “Used to be, all she needed to feel beautiful was...

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 00:54:00 -0500

Castle: “Used to be, all she needed to feel beautiful was a pink tutu and a plastic tiara.”

Martha: “We spend our whole lives trying to feel that way again.”

- Nathan Fillion and Susan Sullivan in Castle, season 1, episode 9 - “Little Lost Girls”

Leonora: “Never thought I’d be back in this...

Sun, 18 Nov 2012 19:19:52 -0500

Leonora: “Never thought I’d be back in this place.”

Gus: “Yeah, that’s life. It kinda shuffles the deck and there you are with the Joker again.”

Annabella Sciorra and Matt Dillon in Mr. Wonderful

“Champagne for my real friends. Real pain for my sham...

Sat, 27 Oct 2012 22:55:00 -0400

“Champagne for my real friends. Real pain for my sham friends.”

- Eric Balfour as Duke Crocker in Haven

“I don’t know that he could do it. Live the normal...

Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:32:02 -0400

“I don’t know that he could do it. Live the normal life he’s always wanted. Walk the dog. Mow the lawn. A simple life. A happy life. For most people, it’s fine. It’s all they need. For him it’s a waste of talent. Potential. That man was born to be a leader. He was born to do this. Anything less would diminish him and deprive this country. He can talk all he wants about a regular life. Some men aren’t meant to be happy. They’re meant to be great.”

- Jeff Perry as Cyrus Beene in Scandal

Mother Nature: “This is good. Now you can settle down and...

Tue, 10 Jul 2012 18:04:00 -0400

Mother Nature: “This is good. Now you can settle down and act your age.”

Rosie: “What’s that supposed to mean? Easy listening and orthopedic shoes?”

Mother Nature: “That sounds about right. Yeah.”

Rosie: “Nope. I don’t wanna do that. I wanna stay passionate. I wanna scream at rock concerts and… and get angry at the news. And I wanna wear mini skirts.”

Mother Nature: “You’re gonna look ridiculous!”

Rosie: “Yeah, well, when enough people look ridiculous, it starts to look normal.”

-Tracey Ullman and Michelle Pfeiffer in I Could Never Be Your Woman

Matt: “I don’t want my daughters growing up spoiled...

Sun, 20 May 2012 22:18:58 -0400

Matt: “I don’t want my daughters growing up spoiled and entitled. Liz always accuses me of stinginess but I agree with my father: you give your children enough money to do something, but not enough to do nothing.”

-George Clooney in The Descendants

Amelia: “Who wants a life imprisoned in safety?” -...

Mon, 07 May 2012 21:44:00 -0400

Amelia: “Who wants a life imprisoned in safety?”

- Hillary Swank in Amelia

Jefferson Smith: “He used to say to me, ‘have you...

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:57:51 -0400

Jefferson Smith: “He used to say to me, ‘have you ever noticed how grateful you are to see daylight again after coming through a long, dark tunnel? Well, always try to see life around you as if you’ve just come out of a tunnel.’”

-Jimmy Stewart in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

Marian: “I just can’t. Please, another time. Maybe...

Sun, 08 Apr 2012 19:41:00 -0400

Marian: “I just can’t. Please, another time. Maybe tomorrow.”

Harold: “My dear little librarian, pile up enough tomorrows and you’ll find you’ve collected nothing but a lot of empty yesterdays. I don’t know about you but I’d like to make today worth remembering.”

- Kristin Chenoweth and Matthew Broderick in The Music Man (2003)

Martin: “Sir, why a box?” Arlington: “Your...

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 03:13:00 -0400

Martin: “Sir, why a box?”

Arlington: “Your home is a box. Your car is a box on wheels. You drive to work in it. You drive home in it. You sit in your home staring into a box. It erodes your soul while the box that is your body inevitably withers and dies. Whereupon it is placed into the ultimate box to slowly decompose.”

- Mark S. Cartier and Frank Langella in The Box

Lizzie: “I don’t wanna pick a man out of a horse...

Sun, 18 Mar 2012 16:46:00 -0400

Lizzie: “I don’t wanna pick a man out of a horse trough. I want him to stand on his own two legs. And I wanna stand on mine without having to trick him. Isn’t that possible with a man?”

Noah: “No it ain’t. If it’s a man you want, you gotta get him the way a man gets got.”

Lizzie: “If that’s the way a man gets got, I don’t want any!”

-Katharine Hepburn and Lloyd Bridges in The Rainmaker (1956)

“Someday. That’s a dangerous word. It’s really...

Sun, 04 Mar 2012 20:17:00 -0500

“Someday. That’s a dangerous word. It’s really just code for never.”

-Tom Cruise’s character, Roy Miller, in Knight and Day