Bruce Greenwood
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Noranda, Québec, Canada
Canadian character actor Bruce Greenwood spent the 1970s working in regional Vancouver theater, and appeared in many Canadian TV shows during the '80s. His first American film was a walk-on role in Rambo: First Blood. In the U.S., he fared much better with television pilots, miniseries, and made-for-TV movies. His first big role was Dr. Seth Griffin on St. Elsewhere from 1986-1988. Other TV projects included The FBI Murders, The Servants of Twilight, and Summer Dreams: The Story of the Beach Boys. By the '90s, he had found a home for himself on television. Greenwood played Pierce Lawson in 1991 on the evening soap opera Knots Landing, earned a Gemini (the Canadian Emmy) nomination for The Little Kidnappers, and then took home an award for his role in Road to Avonlea. He also starred as Thomas Veil on the UPN dramatic series Nowhere Man and guest starred as Roger Bingham on the HBO comedy series The Larry Sanders Show. He did quite well on NBC, as well, appearing in many TV movies (including Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge) and starring in the sci-fi mystery show Sleepwalkers as Dr. Nathan Bradford.Greenwood made the leap to the big screen with a fellow Canadian, Egyptian-born filmmaker Atom Egoyan. In Exotica, he played the troubled Francis, a tax collector obsessed with a stripper. The film was a hit at the Cannes Film Festival, and Greenwood re-teamed with the director for his next film, The Sweet Hereafter, which won a special jury prize at Cannes, while Greenwood was nominated for a Genie award for his supporting role of mourning father Billy Ansell. By contrast, he played bad guys in mainstream thrillers in the '90s, with starring roles in Disturbing Behavior, Hide and Seek, Double Jeopardy, and Rules of Engagement He may be most well known, however, for playing President John F. Kennedy during the Cuban Missile Crisis in the political thriller Thirteen Days, for which he won a Golden Satellite Award. With this role under his belt, Greenwood moved into more dramatic territory with the A&E miniseries The Magnificent Ambersons as well as a dual role in Egoyan's Ararat. In 2003, he produced fellow Canadian Deepa Mehta's film The Republic of Love and appeared in the action comedy Hollywood Homicide and the sci-fi thriller The Core. He continued to work steadily in a variety of projects including I, Robot, Racing Stripes, Capote, Déjà vu, and had a small part in Todd Haynes' 2007 idiosyncratic Bob Dylan biopic I'm Not There. That same year he played the president in the hit sequel National Treasure: Book of Secrets. He had a brief but memorable turn as Captain James T. Kirk's father in J.J. Abrams Star Trek, and played a bad guy in the comedy Dinner for Schmucks. He had a major role in the arty western Meek's Cutoff, and reteamed with Abrams when he appeared in the Spielberg homage Super 8.
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
MOVIES
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | BOX OFFICE | YEAR |
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0% | Lie Exposed |
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— | 2020 |
75% | Batman: Death in the Family |
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— | 2020 |
78% | Doctor Sleep |
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— | 2019 |
88% | The Post |
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$80.4M | 2018 |
No Score Yet | Sorry for Your Loss |
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— | 2018 |
75% | Batman: Gotham by Gaslight |
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— | 2018 |
36% | Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House |
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$0.8M | 2017 |
42% | Gold |
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$7.3M | 2017 |
91% | Gerald's Game |
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— | 2017 |
19% | Dirty Dancing |
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— | 2017 |
78% | Spectral |
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— | 2016 |
28% | Fathers And Daughters |
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— | 2016 |
63% | Truth |
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$1.6M | 2015 |
93% | Wildlike |
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— | 2015 |
75% | Good Kill |
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— | 2015 |
No Score Yet | Bob's Broken Sleigh |
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— | 2015 |
60% | Elephant Song |
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— | 2015 |
No Score Yet | Rehearsal |
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— | 2015 |
No Score Yet | Rehearsal |
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— | 2015 |
29% | The Captive |
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— | 2014 |
No Score Yet | Unbreakable: A Story of Hope and Healing in Haiti |
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— | 2014 |
25% | Devil's Knot |
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$0.2M | 2014 |
16% | Endless Love |
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— | 2014 |
84% | Star Trek Into Darkness |
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$228.8M | 2013 |
10% | And Now A Word From Our Sponsor |
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— | 2013 |
78% | The Place Beyond The Pines |
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$21.4M | 2013 |
92% | The Challenger Disaster |
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— | 2013 |
77% | Flight |
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$89.5M | 2012 |
17% | Cell 213 |
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— | 2011 |
81% | Super 8 |
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$127M | 2011 |
86% | Meek's Cutoff |
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$1M | 2011 |
78% | Barney's Version |
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$7.6M | 2011 |
33% | Donovan's Echo |
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— | 2011 |
56% | Mao's Last Dancer |
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$4.9M | 2010 |
42% | Dinner for Schmucks |
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$73M | 2010 |
100% | Batman: Under the Red Hood |
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— | 2010 |
No Score Yet | Star Trek: A New Vision |
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— | 2009 |
94% | Star Trek |
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$257.8M | 2009 |
No Score Yet | Starz Inside: Unforgettably Evil |
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— | 2009 |
No Score Yet | Cyborg Soldier |
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— | 2008 |
36% | National Treasure: Book of Secrets |
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$220M | 2007 |
77% | I'm Not There |
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$4M | 2007 |
38% | Firehouse Dog |
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$13.9M | 2007 |
No Score Yet | The Mermaid Chair |
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— | 2006 |
72% | Eight Below |
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$81.6M | 2006 |
82% | The World's Fastest Indian |
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$5.2M | 2005 |
89% | Capote |
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$28.4M | 2005 |
35% | Racing Stripes |
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$49.2M | 2005 |
No Score Yet | Mee-Shee: The Water Giant |
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— | 2005 |
44% | The Republic of Love |
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— | 2004 |
77% | Being Julia |
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$7.7M | 2004 |
No Score Yet | The Riverman |
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— | 2004 |
No Score Yet | The Life |
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— | 2004 |
56% | I, Robot |
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$144.8M | 2004 |
No Score Yet | The Life |
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— | 2004 |
30% | Hollywood Homicide |
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$30.1M | 2003 |
40% | The Core |
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$31.1M | 2003 |
55% | Ararat |
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— | 2002 |
65% | Below |
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— | 2002 |
5% | Swept Away |
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$0.6M | 2002 |
No Score Yet | The Magnificent Ambersons |
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— | 2002 |
No Score Yet | A Girl Thing |
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— | 2001 |
No Score Yet | Haven |
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— | 2001 |
83% | Thirteen Days |
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— | 2000 |
No Score Yet | Bear Island |
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— | 2000 |
No Score Yet | Hide and Seek |
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— | 2000 |
37% | Rules of Engagement |
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— | 2000 |
17% | Here on Earth |
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— | 2000 |
No Score Yet | The Soul Collector |
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— | 1999 |
27% | Double Jeopardy |
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— | 1999 |
No Score Yet | The Lost Son |
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— | 1999 |
34% | Disturbing Behavior |
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— | 1998 |
No Score Yet | Thick As Thieves |
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— | 1998 |
No Score Yet | The Color of Courage |
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— | 1998 |
98% | The Sweet Hereafter |
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— | 1997 |
25% | Fathers' Day |
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— | 1997 |
No Score Yet | Danielle Steel's 'Mixed Blessings' |
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— | 1995 |
No Score Yet | Dream Man |
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— | 1995 |
No Score Yet | Judith Krantz's 'Dazzle' |
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— | 1995 |
97% | Exotica |
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— | 1994 |
No Score Yet | Naomi and Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge |
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— | 1994 |
No Score Yet | The Companion |
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— | 1994 |
No Score Yet | Paint Cans |
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— | 1994 |
No Score Yet | Bitter Vengeance |
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— | 1994 |
No Score Yet | Treacherous Beauties |
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— | 1994 |
No Score Yet | Adrift |
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— | 1993 |
No Score Yet | Rio Diablo |
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— | 1993 |
No Score Yet | Woman on the Run: The Lawrencia Bembenek Story |
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— | 1993 |
24% | Passenger 57 |
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— | 1992 |
No Score Yet | Servants of Twilight |
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— | 1991 |
No Score Yet | Summer Dreams: The Story of the Beach Boys |
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— | 1990 |
No Score Yet | The Little Kidnappers |
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— | 1990 |
10% | Wild Orchid |
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— | 1990 |
No Score Yet | Spy |
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— | 1989 |
No Score Yet | Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin |
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— | 1989 |
No Score Yet | Another Chance |
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— | 1989 |
No Score Yet | The FBI Murders |
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— | 1988 |
No Score Yet | Striker's Mountain |
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— | 1987 |
No Score Yet | The Malibu Bikini Shop |
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— | 1986 |
No Score Yet | The Climb |
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— | 1986 |
60% | Psycho II |
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— | 1983 |
85% | First Blood |
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— | 1982 |
TV
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | YEAR |
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No Score Yet |
The Resident
2018
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74% |
I Know This Much Is True
2020
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No Score Yet |
NASA's Unexplained Files
2014-2019
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85% |
American Crime Story
2016
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95% |
Young Justice
2010
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63% |
The River
2012
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58% |
John From Cincinnati
2007
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100% |
The Larry Sanders Show
1992-1998
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88% |
Nowhere Man (1995)
1995-1996
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38% |
Hardball
1994
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No Score Yet |
St. Elsewhere
1982-1988
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No Score Yet |
Matlock
1986-1995
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No Score Yet |
Sleepwalkers
1998
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Quotes from Bruce Greenwood's Characters
Bartlett: | Whatever you do you do not run. You don't run. |
Davis McClaren: | You gotta take chances for the things you care about. |
Batman: | If I allow myself to go down into that place, I'll never come back. |
Christopher Pike: | I believe in you Jim. |
Starfleet Admiral: | I believe in you, Jim. |
Christopher Pike: | That's a technicality. |
Spock: | I am Vulcan, sir. We embrace technicalities. |
Christopher Pike: | Jim, have you any idea how much of a pain in the ass you are? |
James Kirk: | I think I do, Sir. |
Christopher Pike: | The truth: that I believe in you. That if anybody deserves a second chance, it's Jim Kirk. |
Christopher Pike: | Do you know what a pain you are? You think the rules don't apply to you. There's greatness in you, but there's not an ounce of humility. You think that you can't make mistakes, but there's going to come a moment when you realize you're wrong about that, and you're going to get yourself and everyone under your command killed. |
Christopher Pike: | The first time I found you was in a dive like this. Remember that? You got your ass handed to you. |
James Kirk: | That is not what happened. |
Christopher Pike: | It was an epic beating. |
James Kirk: | No it wasn't. |
Christopher Pike: | You had napkins hanging outta your nose. |
Christopher Pike: | I believe in you Jim. |
Ben Gates: | "You are the President of the United States, sir. Whether by innate character, the oath you took to defend the Constitution, or the weight of history that falls upon you, I believe you to be an honorable man, sir." |
Ben Gates: | You are the President of the United States, sir. Whether by innate character, the oath you took to defend the Constitution, or the weight of history that falls upon you, I believe you to be an honorable man, sir. |
The President: | "Gates, people don’t believe that stuff anymore." |
The President: | Gates, people don?t believe that stuff anymore. |
The President: | Gates, people don't believe that stuff anymore. |
Ben Gates: | "They want to believe it." |
Ben Gates: | They want to believe it. |
Francis: | You're a very responsible young women. |
Christina: | Responsible to what? |
Francis: | To whatever it is you feel you must do. |
Christina: | Like what? |
Christopher Pike: | There's greatness in you. But there's not an ounce of humility. You think that you can't make mistakes, but there's gonna come a moment when you realize you're wrong about that. And you're gonna get yourself and everyone under your command killed. |
Harling Mays: | I need that table cleaned off and put in front of him, a credit card, a hundred dollar bill and a glass of water. |
Charlie Anderson: | I got a twenty? |
Charlie Anderson: | That'll do. |
Harling Mays: | That'll do. |
Batman: | I know I failed you. But I tried to save you, Jason. I'm... I'm trying to save you now. |
Red Hood: | Is that what you think this is about?! That you let me die? I don't know what clouded your judgment worse. Your guilt or your antiquated sense of morality. Bruce, I forgive you... For not saving me. But why, why on God's earth is HE still alive?! |
Capt. Christopher Pike: | Kirk , I'm promoting you to First Officer. |
James Kirk: | What? |
Spock: | Captain. Please , I apologize. The complexities of human pranks escape me. |
Spock: | Captain. Please, I apologize. The complexities of human pranks escape me. |
Capt. Christopher Pike: | This is not a prank , Spock. And I'm not Captain , you are. |
Capt. Christopher Pike: | This is not a prank, Spock. And I'm not Captain, you are. |
Lt. Brice: | Try not to fraternize with the men. They can be a little... strange. |
Claire Page: | Strange, as in superstitious? |
Lt. Brice: | As in "strange." |
Lt. Brice: | As in 'strange.' |
Lt. Brice: | Now I realize why he didn't kill me too. He didn't have to. |
Lt. Brice: | Mister Loomis, where's our crew? |
Lt. Brice: | [first lines] [hands coordinates to captain] |
Kingsley: | This is almost a day behind us. |
Kingsley: | Well who are they? Americans, Brits, Italians? It doesn't even say. |
Lt. Brice: | Well I think we can assume they're friendly, Mr. Winters. Besides, it doesn't appear to be a suggestion, does it. |
Lt. Brice: | [snaps] You're not skipper of this ship. |
Capt. Douglas O'Dell: | [snaps back] And neither are you, sir. |
Lt. Loomis: | Sorry about what? |
Lt. Brice: | Uh... she was... asking about Winters. |
Lt. Loomis: | What'd you tell her? |
Lt. Brice: | The story. |
Lt. Brice: | I feeling better much now. |
Batman: | All I've ever wanted to do is kill him. A day doesn't go by I don't think about subjecting him to every horrendous torture he's dealt out to others and then end him. |
Joker: | Aww so you do think about me |
Joker: | Aww so you do think about me. |
Eric: | "Don't be afraid, I know everything about you." |
Eric: | Don't be afraid, I know everything about you. |
Francis: | "What do you know about me?" |
Francis: | What do you know about me? |
Eric: | "I found her." |
Eric: | I found her. |
Francis: | "Found who?" |
Francis: | Found who? |
Eric: | "Your little girl." |
Eric: | Your little girl. |
Cooper: | Lets hug before the monster comes back! |
Capt. Christopher Pike: | You father was captain of the starship for twelve minutes... he saved eight hundred lives. Including yours. I dare you to do better. |
Capt. Christopher Pike: | Your father was captain of a starship for twelve minutes. He saved over two-hundred lives. I dare you to do better... |
Travis Lehman: | We spotted the Parsons woman in the Quarter last night. She got away. I just came by to find out if you'd heard from her. |
Nick Parsons: | Not a peep |
Nick Parsons: | Not a peep. |
Travis Lehman: | Do you have any idea why she's fixated her lunacy on you? |
Nick Parsons: | Well, the world's full of crazy people, am I right? |
Travis Lehman: | Oh, yes, you are right. Truer words were never spoken. Those are nice pictures there. Did your kids do them? |
Travis Lehman: | Oh, yes, you are right. Truer words were never spoken. Those are nice pictures there. Did your kids do them? |
Nick Parsons: | Uh, no. Those pictures are by a very great artist named Kandinsky. |
Nick Parsons: | Uh, no. Those pictures are by a very great artist named Kandinsky. |
Travis Lehman: | Oh |
Travis Lehman: | Oh. |
Nick Parsons: | Why do I think you already knew that? |
Capt. Christopher Pike: | Punch it! |
Capt. Christopher Pike: | You know your father was Captain of a Starship for 12 minutes. He saved 800 lives. Including your mother's and yours. I dare you to do better. |
Dr. Caldicott: | Every time one of these kids gets a hard-on they go out beat somebody with it! |
Dr. Caldicott: | Science is God. |