Jeff Goldblum

Highest Rated: 96% The Right Stuff (1983)

Lowest Rated: 11% Perfume (2001)

Birthday: Oct 22, 1952

Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Tall, gangly, and oddly handsome, stage, screen, and television actor Jeff Goldblum is an unlikely sex symbol. But for many women, especially those fond of eccentric intellectual types, he fits the role perfectly. Known for the range of quirky, often otherworldly characters he has portrayed, Goldblum is adept at playing lead and supporting roles in dramas and comedies alike. A native of Pittsburgh, PA, where he was born October 22, 1952, Goldblum moved to New York at the age of 17 to pursue an acting career. He got his start at Sanford Meisner's distinguished Neighborhood Playhouse, and in the '70s began performing in a wide variety of on and off-Broadway productions. When he was 22, Goldblum made his film debut with a small role as a rapist in Michael Winner's brutal revenge drama Death Wish (1974). He was performing on-stage in the El Grande de Coca Cola review when Robert Altman gave him a small part in California Split (1974) and a slightly larger role in Nashville (1975). Afterwards, Goldblum was steadily employed as a bit player in both major and minor features, turning in one of his most notable performances as a nervous houseguest struggling to remember his mantra in the Los Angeles-set segment of Annie Hall (1977). In 1980, Goldblum branched out into television, starring opposite Ben Vereen in the short-lived television detective comedy Tenspeed and Brown Shoe. As Brown Shoe, Goldblum played an uptight stockbroker trying to make it as a hardboiled private detective. Although the role may have given him greater recognition, the actor gained his first really favorable reviews playing a tabloid magazine reporter in The Big Chill (1983). This led to leading roles in such films as Into the Night (1985), where Goldblum played an aerospace engineer opposite Michelle Pfeiffer, and Silverado (also 1985), which cast him as a villainous gambler. In 1986, he had his first hit movie with David Cronenberg's terrifying sci-fi-horror film The Fly (1986), playing a driven scientist whose research turns him into a gruesome mutant. His co-star was his then-wife, Geena Davis, whom he met while they were on the set of the comedy-thriller Transylvania 6-5000 (1985). The couple divorced in the early '90s and Goldblum then embarked on a highly publicized relationship with actress Laura Dern that broke up in the mid-'90s.In 1989, Goldblum made a favorable transatlantic impression in the British romantic comedy The Tall Guy, playing a perpetually unemployed actor who is cast as the lead of a musical about the Elephant Man. He continued to work steadily throughout the subsequent decade, appearing in films of markedly varying quality. He found great success in Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park, playing a mathematician in one of the decade's biggest blockbusters. In 1996, Goldblum again explored blockbuster territory with a leading role as a computer genius in Independence Day. He reprised his role from Jurassic Park in that film's sequel 1997 sequel, The Lost World: Jurassic Park. He starred opposite Eddie Murphy in the notorious bomb Holy Man.At the beginning of the next decade Goldblum worked primarily in independent films such as Burr Steers' debut Igby Goes Down, and playing the romantic and professional rival to Bill Murray in Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. In 2006 he scored a role in his most mainstream film in quite sometime as part of the impressive ensemble in Barry Levinson's satire Man of the Year. In 2009, Goldblum joined the cast of Law & Order: Criminal Intent in the show's eighth season to play the role of Detective Zach Nichols. 2010 found the actor co-starring with Harrison Ford and Diane Keaton for the showbiz comedy Morning Glory. In 2014, he re-teamed with Anderson in The Grand Budapest Hotel. The following year, he appeared opposite Johnny Depp in Mortdecai and began filming his role in the long-awaited Indepdendence Day sequel, due in 2016.

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Highest Rated Movies

Filmography

MOVIES

RATING	TITLE	CREDIT	BOX OFFICE	YEAR
64%	The Mountain	Dr. Wallace Fiennes	—	2019
47%	Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom	Ian Malcolm	—	2018
58%	Hotel Artemis	The Wolf King/Niagara	—	2018
58%	Always at the Carlyle	Actor	—	2018
90%	Isle of Dogs	Duke	—	2018
93%	Thor: Ragnarok	Grandmaster	$315M	2017
90%	Tour De Pharmacy	Actor	—	2017
No Score Yet	Miyubi	Actor	—	2017
No Score Yet	Pharmacy Road	Actor	—	2017
30%	Independence Day: Resurgence	David Levinson	$103.2M	2016
No Score Yet	The Modern Ocean	Actor	—	2016
12%	Mortdecai	Krampf	$6.9M	2015
89%	Le Week-End	Morgan	—	2014
92%	The Grand Budapest Hotel	Deputy Kovacs	$57M	2014
25%	Zambezia	Ajax	$1.1M	2013
36%	Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie	Chef Goldblum	$0.2M	2012
55%	Morning Glory	Jerry Barnes	$31M	2010
52%	The Switch	Leonard	$27.4M	2010
35%	Adam Resurrected	Adam Stein	—	2008
46%	Fay Grim	Agent Fulbright	$62.3k	2007
21%	Man of the Year	Alan Stewart	$37.5M	2006
52%	Mini's First Time	Mike Rudell	$22.3k	2006
No Score Yet	Pittsburgh	Producer Himself	—	2006
56%	Dallas 362	Bob	—	2005
56%	The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou	Alistair Hennessey	$24M	2004
63%	Incident at Loch Ness	Actor	—	2004
No Score Yet	Spinning Boris	George Gorton	—	2004
No Score Yet	Special Thanks to Roy London	Actor	—	2004
No Score Yet	War Stories	Ben Dansmore	—	2003
No Score Yet	Robbie the Reindeer in Hooves of Fire and the Legend of the Lost Tribe	White Rabbit [US Version]	—	2002
76%	Igby Goes Down	D.H.	$4.7M	2002
65%	Festival in Cannes	Himself	$41.5k	2002
71%	Run Ronnie Run!	Himself	—	2002
53%	Cats & Dogs	Professor Brody	—	2001
54%	Auggie Rose	John C. Nolan	—	2001
11%	Perfume	Executive Producer	—	2001
No Score Yet	Welcome to Hollywood	Actor	—	2000
No Score Yet	Chain of Fools	Avnet	—	2000
No Score Yet	One of the Hollywood Ten	Herbert Biberman	—	2000
No Score Yet	When Dinosaurs Ruled	Narrator	—	2000
No Score Yet	When Dinosaurs Ruled	Narrator	—	2000
No Score Yet	When Dinosaurs Ruled	Narrator	—	2000
No Score Yet	When Dinosaurs Ruled	Actor	—	2000
No Score Yet	When Dinosaurs Ruled	Narrator	—	2000
80%	The Prince of Egypt	Aaron	—	1998
12%	Holy Man	Ricky	—	1998
No Score Yet	Welcome to Hollywood	Himself	—	1998
53%	The Lost World - Jurassic Park	Dr. Ian Malcolm	—	1997
17%	Mad Dog Time	Mickey Holliday	—	1996
68%	Independence Day	David Levinson	—	1996
45%	The Great White Hype	Mitchell Kane	—	1996
50%	Powder	Donald	—	1995
25%	Nine Months	Sean Fletcher	—	1995
20%	Hideaway	Hatch	—	1995
No Score Yet	Lush Life	Al Gorky	—	1994
92%	Jurassic Park	Ian Malcolm	$45.3M	1993
No Score Yet	Fathers & Sons	Max	—	1993
No Score Yet	Real Jurassic Park	Host	—	1993
No Score Yet	Shooting Elizabeth	Harold Pigeon	—	1992
No Score Yet	The Favor, the Watch and the Very Big Fish	Pianist	—	1992
86%	Deep Cover	David Jason	—	1992
No Score Yet	Favor, the Watch and the Very Big Fish	Actor	—	1992
89%	The Tall Guy	Dexter King	—	1990
No Score Yet	El sueño del mono loco (The Mad Monkey)	Actor	—	1990
33%	Mister Frost	Mr. Frost	—	1990
No Score Yet	Framed	Wiley	—	1990
69%	Earth Girls Are Easy	Mac	—	1989
29%	The Fly II	Seth Brundle, on videotape	—	1989
No Score Yet	Twisted Obsession (El sueño del mono loco) (The Mad Monkey)	Dan Gillis	—	1989
14%	Vibes	Nick Deezy	—	1988
18%	Beyond Therapy	Bruce	—	1987
93%	The Fly	Seth Brundle	—	1986
No Score Yet	The Race for the Double Helix	James Watson	—	1986
18%	Transylvania 6-5000	Jack Harrison	—	1985
40%	Into the Night	Ed Okin	—	1985
76%	Silverado	Slick	$33.2M	1985
68%	The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai	New Jersey	—	1984
No Score Yet	Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter	Ernie Kovacs	—	1984
96%	The Right Stuff	recruiter	—	1983
69%	The Big Chill	Michael	—	1983
No Score Yet	Threshold	Dr. Aldo Gehring	—	1983
No Score Yet	Rehearsal for Murder	Leo Gibbs	—	1982
No Score Yet	The Legend of Sleepy Hollow	Ichabod Crane	—	1980
92%	Invasion of the Body Snatchers	Jack Bellicec	—	1978
67%	Remember My Name	Mr. Nudd	—	1978
30%	Thank God It's Friday	Tony	—	1978
93%	Between the Lines	Max Arloft	—	1977
96%	Annie Hall	Lacey's Party Guest	—	1977
50%	The Sentinel	Jack	—	1977
44%	St. Ives	Hood	—	1976
82%	Next Stop, Greenwich Village	Clyde the Actor	—	1976
No Score Yet	Special Delivery	Snake	—	1976
91%	Nashville	Tricycle Man	—	1975
85%	California Split	Lloyd Harris	—	1974
63%	Death Wish	Freak 1	—	1974

TV

RATING	TITLE	CREDIT	YEAR
84%	RuPaul's Drag Race 2009	Guest	2022 2021 2020 2011
No Score Yet	Desus & Mero 2019	Actor Guest	2021
82%	The World According to Jeff Goldblum 2019	Appearing	2021 2020 2019
No Score Yet	The Late Late Show With James Corden 2015	Guest	2021 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
No Score Yet	Law & Order: Criminal Intent 2001-2011	Det. Zack Nichols	2021 2019 2018 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2002 2001
No Score Yet	The Late Show With Stephen Colbert 2015	Appearing Guest	2019
No Score Yet	Jimmy Kimmel Live 2003	Guest Performer	2019 2018 2012
No Score Yet	Conan 2010-2021	Guest	2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
No Score Yet	The Talk 2010	Guest	2018
No Score Yet	The Graham Norton Show 2007	Guest	2018 2017 2016
No Score Yet	Late Night With Seth Meyers 2014	Guest	2018 2015 2014
No Score Yet	Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen 2009	Guest	2018 2014
No Score Yet	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 2014	Guest	2016 2015
86%	Inside Amy Schumer 2013-2016	Appearing	2015
No Score Yet	Late Show With David Letterman 1993-2015	Guest	2015
No Score Yet	The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson 2005-2014	Guest	2015 2013
94%	Portlandia 2011-2018	Actor	2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
81%	The League 2009-2015	Rupert Ruxin	2013 2012 2011
No Score Yet	The View 1997-2020	Guest	2013 2012 2011
No Score Yet	CBS This Morning 2012	Guest	2012
70%	Glee 2009-2015	Hiram Berry	2012
No Score Yet	Top Gear 2002	Self Guest	2010
No Score Yet	Late Night With Jimmy Fallon 2009-2014	Guest	2010 2009
No Score Yet	Rachael Ray 2006	Guest	2009
No Score Yet	Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job! 2007-2010	Performer	2008 2007
65%	Raines 2007	Michael Raines	2007
No Score Yet	The Ellen DeGeneres Show 2003	Guest	2007 2005 2004
No Score Yet	Will & Grace 1998-2006	Scott Wooley Scott Woolley Frank/Scott	2005 2004
No Score Yet	Crank Yankers	Voice	2005 2004 2003
80%	Tom Goes to the Mayor 2004-2006	Voice	2004
No Score Yet	The Tonight Show With Jay Leno 1992-2014	Guest	2003
No Score Yet	King of the Hill 1997-2010	Voice	2002
100%	The Larry Sanders Show 1992-1998	Actor	1998 1997 1995
No Score Yet	Saturday Night Live 1975	Host Guest	1997 1993
85%	The Simpsons 1989	Voice	1996
No Score Yet	Law & Order 1990-2010	Actor	1994
No Score Yet	American Playhouse 1982-1996	Actor	1984
No Score Yet	Laverne & Shirley 1976-1983	Laverne's Date	1982
No Score Yet	Starsky & Hutch 1975-1979	Harry Markham	1977
No Score Yet	Columbo 1968-2003	Protester	1975

Quotes from Jeff Goldblum's Characters

Jake Morrison:	Shouldn't we be nervous?
David Levinson:	Um....yeah!

Dr. Ian Malcolm:

It is so important that you do not finish that sentence.

Ian Malcolm:

Life uh.... finds a way

Ian Malcolm:

Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.

Ian Malcolm:

You're well remembered to wash your hands before you eat anything.

Ian Malcolm:

That is one big pile of shit.

Deputy Kovacs:

Did he just throw my cat out of the window?

Deputy Kovacs:

Did he just throw my cat out of the window?

Ian Malcolm:	[To Ludlow] Now, you're John Hammond
Ian Malcolm:	Now, you're John Hammond.

Ian Malcolm:

When you gotta go, you gotta go.

Dr. Aldo Gehring:

Surgeons are like airplane pilots, no creative ability.

Ian Malcolm:

Hang on, this is gonna be bad.

Ian Malcolm:	[After being attacked] Remind me to thank John for the wonderful weekend
Ian Malcolm:	Remind me to thank John for the wonderful weekend.

Alistair Hennessy:	They turned my research turtles into soup
Alistair Hennessy:	They turned my research turtles into soup.

Ian Malcolm:

That is one big pile of shit

John Hammond:	Don't worry, I'm not making the same mistakes again.
Ian Malcolm:	No, you're making all new ones.

Sarah Harding:	[after re-capturing the baby T-Rex in San Diego] How do we find the adult?
Ian Malcolm:	Just follow the screams.

Ian Malcolm:

Oh, yeah. Oooh, ahhh, that's how it always starts. Then later there's running and screaming.

Ian Malcolm:

It's fine if you wanna put your name on something but STOP putting it on other people's headstones.

Ian Malcolm:

If I may... Um, I'll tell you the problem with the scientific power that you're using here, it didn't require any discipline to attain it. You read what others had done and you took the next step. You didn't earn the knowledge for yourselves, so you don't take any responsibility for it. You stood on the shoulders of geniuses to accomplish something as fast as you could, and before you even knew what you had, you patented it, and packaged it, and slapped it on a plastic lunchbox, and now [bangs on the table]

Ian Malcolm:

Don't you see the danger, John, inherent in what you're doing here? Genetic power is the most awesome force the planet's ever seen, but you wield it like a kid that's found his dad's gun.

Ian Malcolm:

[as they pass through the gigantic park gates] What have they got in there, King Kong?

Ian Malcolm:

[seeing the dinosaurs for the first time] You did it. You crazy son of a bitch, you did it.

Ian Malcolm:

That'll be a first - man and dinosaur all die together.

Ian Malcolm:

[Dr. Ellie Sattler has dug through a pile of dino-droppings with her hands] You will remember to wash your hands before you eat anything?

Ian Malcolm:

[looking at a huge mound of dinosaur faeces] That is one big pile of shit.

John Hammond:	All major theme parks have delays. When they opened Disneyland in 1956, nothing worked!
Ian Malcolm:	Yeah, but, John, if The Pirates of the Caribbean breaks down, the pirates don't eat the tourists.

Ian Malcolm:	how do you know they're all female? Does somebody go out into the park and pull up the dinosaurs' skirts?
Ian Malcolm:	But again, how do you know they're all female? Does somebody go out into the park and pull up the dinosaurs' skirts?

Ian Malcolm:	god creates dinosaurs god destroys dinosaurs, god creates man man destroys god, man creates dinosaurs.
Ian Malcolm:	God creates dinosaurs. God destroys ... Man creates dinosaurs..
Dr. Ellie Sattler:	Dinosaurs eat man......woman inherits the earth.
Dr. Ellie Sattler:	Dinosaurs...eat man. Woman inherits the Earth.

Ian Malcolm:

That is one big pile of shit.

Avnet:

This isn't your lucky day, barber. Your life is leaving you and I'm killing you.

Ian Malcolm:

How do you know they're all female? Does somebody walk into the enclosure and look under the dinosaur's skirt?

Ian Malcolm:

You did it. You crazy son of a bitch you did it.

Ian Malcolm:	I'm always on the lookout for the future ex-Mrs. Malcolm
Ian Malcolm:	I'm always on the lookout for the future ex-Mrs. Malcolm.

Ian Malcolm:

I hate being right all the time.

John Hammond:	I don't think you're giving us our due credit. Our scientists have done things which nobody's ever done before...
Ian Malcolm:	Yeah, yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, that they didn't stop to think if they should.

Alan Grant:	(T Rex breaks out of enclosure) were do he think hes going ( Donald Gennaro runs to into the restroom)
Alan Grant:	[T Rex breaks out of enclosure] Where do he think hes going? [Donald Gennaro runs to into the restroom]
Ian Malcolm:	if you gotta go you gotta go
Ian Malcolm:	If you gotta go you gotta go.

Ian Malcolm:	who do they have in here king kong
Ian Malcolm:	[as they pass through the gigantic park gates] What have they got in there, King Kong?

Ian Malcolm:

But John, if the Pirates of the Caribbean breaks down the pirates don't eat the tourists.

Ian Malcolm:	Ah, now eventually you do plan to have dinosaurs on your, on your dinosaur tour, right? Hello?
John Hammond:	I really hate that man.

Seth Brundle:

I want to be the first insect politician.

David Levinson:

What I'm trying to say is--if you stay I'll hurt you.

David Levinson:

Time's up...

Seth Brundle:

You're a fucking drag, y'know that?

Ian Malcolm:

Yeah, yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, that they didn't stop to think whether they should.

Ian Malcolm:	Mommy is very angry
Ian Malcolm:	Mommy is very angry.

Veronica Quaife:	What does the disease want?
Seth Brundle:	It wants to turn me into something else. I think I'm becoming...Brundlefly. Don't you think that's worth a Nobel Prize or two?

Nick Deezy:	'Your major life decision is probably 'How high should I comb my hair today?"
Nick Deezy:	Your major life decision is probably, 'How high should I comb my hair today?'

Sarah Harding:	How do we find the adult?
Ian Malcolm:	Just follow the screams.

Ian Malcolm:	God creates dinosaurs. God destroys dinosaurs. God creates man. Man destroys God. Man creates dinosaurs...
Dr. Ellie Sattler:	Dinosaurs eat man. Woman inherits the earth...

John Hammond:	All major theme parks have had delays. When they opened Disneyland in 1956, nothing worked!
Ian Malcolm:	Yeah John, but if the Pirates of the Caribbean breaks down, the pirates don't eat the tourists.

David Levinson:	They are pulling us in. I was counting on this.
Capt. Steven Hiller:	When the hell was you plannin' on tellin' me?
David Levinson:	Oops.
Capt. Steven Hiller:	We're gonna have to work on our communication.

Seth Brundle:

Human teleportation, molecular decimation, breakdown, reformation, is inherently purging. It makes a man a king.

Stewart:

Perception of legitimacy is more important than legitimacy itself.

Ian Malcolm:

Go... as fast as you can. Go!

Eddie Carr:	What's hurt? What do you need?
Ian Malcolm:	We need rope!
Eddie Carr:	Rope, okay! Anything else?
Ian Malcolm:	Yeah, three double cheeseburgers with everything.
Nick Van Owen:	No onions on mine.
Sarah Harding:	And an apple turnover!

Ian Malcolm:	(Prepares to slide down the rope) I'm coming right back, I give you my word.
Ian Malcolm:	[prepares to slide down the rope] I'm coming right back, I give you my word.
Kelly Curtis:	But you NEVER keep your word!
Ian Malcolm:	... (slides down the rope)
Ian Malcolm:	[slides down the rope]

David Levinson:	(Looks at the clock on his computer) Time's up...
David Levinson:	[looks at the clock on his computer] Time's up...

David Levinson:	You're obsessed with "fat lady".
David Levinson:	You're obsessed with 'fat lady'.

Ian Malcolm:

And now I'm sitting here, by myself, talking to myself. That's chaos theory.

Professor Brody:

Bad talking cat!

Peter Ludlow:	It is our board of directors which I must face, not my uncle. Really, you must trust me, your problems are about to be rendered moot. In an few weeks' time, they'll be long forgotten.
Ian Malcolm:	(grabs Ludlow) Not by me.
Peter Ludlow:	Careful. This suit cost more than your education.

Roland Tembo:	The Rex was just fed, so it won't stalk us for food.
Ian Malcolm:	Just fed? I assume you're talking about Eddie? You might want to show a little respect, the man saved our lives by giving his.
Roland Tembo:	Then his troubles are over. My point is, the predators don't hunt when they're not hungry.
Nick Van Owen:	No, only humans do.
Roland Tembo:	Oh, you're breaking our hearts. Saddle up! Let's get this moveable feast on the way!

Ian Malcolm:

Yeah, oooh, aaah, that's how it always starts. Then later there's running, and screaming.

Alan Grant:	We're out of the job.
Ian Malcolm:	Don't you mean extinct?

Ian Malcolm:

Mama's very angry.

Ian Malcolm:	God creates dinosaurs, God destroys dinosaurs, God creates Man, Man kills God, Man brings back dinosaurs.
Dr. Ellie Sattler:	[sarcastic] Dinosaurs eat Man, Woman inherits the Earth.

Ian Malcolm:

God, I hate being right all the time.

Ian Malcolm:

[to Ludlow] Taking dinosaurs off this island is the worst idea in the long sad history of bad ideas, and I'm gonna be there when you learn that.

Ian Malcolm:

If there's one thing the history of evolution has taught us, it's that life will not be contained. Life breaks free, it expands to new territories, and crashes through barriers painfully, maybe even dangerously, but, uh, well, there it is.

David Levinson:	We're hit! We took a hit!
Capt. Steven Hiller:	We're not hit! We're not hit! Stop side-seat driving!

John Hammond:	Haha! See? 8'm not making the same mistakes again!
John Hammond:	Haha! See? I'm not making the same mistakes again!
Ian Malcolm:	Noooo, no, you're making all new ones!!
Ian Malcolm:	Noooo, no, you're making all new ones!

Ian Malcolm:

Wait, wait, so, you're sending in people, a, a small amount of people, on the ground?! Who are these four lunatics you're trying to con into this?

Ian Malcolm:	[Trying to get the satellite phone to work] Eddie, Eddie, why isn't this working!?
Ian Malcolm:	[trying to get the satellite phone to work] Eddie, Eddie, why isn't this working!?
Eddie Carr:	It'll work if you love it!
Ian Malcolm:	I'll love it if it works!

Ian Malcolm:	Eddie, is there any reason to think that the phone in the RV might be working? Don't tease me now, I don't want to get my hopes up.
Eddie Carr:	Well, if you were even slightly qualified you might try flipping the on switch.
Kelly Curtis:	[Going in the trailer with Malcolm] Dad, are you mad?
Kelly Curtis:	[going in the trailer with Malcolm] Dad, are you mad?
Ian Malcolm:	No, I'm Furious!!!
Ian Malcolm:	No, I'm Furious!

Kelly Curtis:	She doesn't even have a Sega! She's such a troglodyte!
Ian Malcolm:	Cruel, but good word use.
Kelly Curtis:	Why can't I just come with you? I can do research for you like I did in Austin!
Ian Malcolm:	This is nothing like Austin.

Kelly Curtis:	She doesn't even have a Sega! She's such a troglodyte!
Ian Malcolm:	Cruel, but good word use.
Kelly Curtis:	Why can't I just come with you? I can do research for you like I did in Austin!
Ian Malcolm:	This is nothing like Austin.

Ian Malcolm:	"Life will find a way"
Ian Malcolm:	Life will find a way.

Ian Malcolm:

Remind me to thank John for a lovely weekend.

John Hammond:	All major theme parks have delays. When they opened Disneyland in 1956, NOTHING worked.
Ian Malcolm:	Yeah, but John, if Pirates of the Caribbean breaks down, the pirates don't eat the tourists.

Dr. Ellie Sattler:	Can we chance taking him back to the jeep?
Ian Malcolm:	Please chance it!

Mac:	"Hi! I'm Mac. Nice to meet you Mr. Dude."
Mac:	Hi! I'm Mac. Nice to meet you Mr. Dude.
Dr. Ted Gallagher:	"Dr. Dude."
Dr. Ted Gallagher:	Dr. Dude.
Mac:	"Oh! Dr. Dude!" kisses hand
Mac:	Oh! Dr. Dude! [kisses hand]

Seth Brundle:	I am an insect who dreamt he was a man
Seth Brundle:	I'm an insect who dreamt he was a man and loved it.

Ian Malcolm:	[To Hammond] Genetic power is the most awesome force the planet's ever seen, but you wield it like a kid that's found his dad's gun.
Ian Malcolm:	[to Hammond] Genetic power is the most awesome force the planet's ever seen, but you wield it like a kid that's found his dad's gun.

John Hammond:	Condors are on the verge of extinction! If I were to create a flock of condors on this island, you wouldn't have anything to say!
Ian Malcolm:	This isn't some species that was obliterated by deforestation or the building of a dam. Dinosaurs had their shot and Nature selected them for extinction!

John Hammond:	How can we sit in the light of discovery and not act?
Ian Malcolm:	Oh what's so great about discovery? It's a violent, penetrative act that scars what it explores. What you call discovery, I call the rape of the natural world.

Ian Malcolm:	Youv'e got it and you slap it on a plastic lunch box, and you want to sell it(bangs on table) you want to sell it now.
Ian Malcolm:	You've got it, and you slap it on a plastic lunch box, and you want to sell it, [bangs on table] you want to sell it now.

Ian Malcolm:	(t-rex chases after the jeep) Must go faster!
Ian Malcolm:	[T-rex chases after the Jeep] Must go faster!

David Levinson:	Must go faster, Must go faster
David Levinson:	Must go faster. Must go faster!

David Levinson:	Time's Up
David Levinson:	Time's up.

Ian Malcolm:

Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.

Ian Malcolm:	Taking the dinosaurs out of the island is the worst idea in the history of worst ideas.
Ian Malcolm:	Taking dinosaurs off this island is the worst idea in the long, sad history of bad ideas.

Ian Malcolm:

All major changes are like death. You can't see what is on the other side until you get there.

Ian Malcolm:	Boy, do I hate being right all the time.
Ian Malcolm:	Boy, do I hate being right all the time!

Sarah Harding:	What's That?
Ian Malcolm:	Mommy's Very Angry.

Alan Grant:	Looks like we're out of a job.
Ian Malcolm:	Don't you mean extinct.

Ian Malcolm:

Don't you mean extinct.

Seth Brundle:

(to Veronica) - You're afraid to dive into the plasma pool, aren't you? You're afraid to be destroyed and recreated, aren't you? I'll bet you think that you woke me up about the flesh, don't you? But you only know society's straight line about the flesh. You can't penetrate beyond society's sick, gray, fear of the flesh. Drink deep, or taste not, the plasma spring! You see what I'm saying? And I'm not just talking about sex and penetration. I'm talking about penetration beyond the veil of the flesh! A deep penetrating dive into the plasma pool!

Veronica Quaife:	Five sets of exactly the same clothes?
Seth Brundle:	Learned it from Einstein. This way I don't have to expend any thought on what to wear. I grab the next set on the rack.

Seth Brundle:

(to Veronica) - Don't go back to it.