Luke Wilson
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Dallas, Texas, USA
Although he made his film debut in the acclaimed independent film Bottle Rocket, actor Luke Wilson, born on September 21st, 1971, initially got more recognition for his real-life role as Drew Barrymore's boyfriend than for his acting. Fortunately for Wilson, his onscreen talents outlasted his relationship with Barrymore, and he has enjoyed steady employment and increasing visibility through substantial roles in a number of films.A native Texan, Wilson was born in Dallas in 1971. The son of an advertising executive and a photographer, he was raised with two brothers, Owen and Andrew. The three would all go on to make their careers in film, with Wilson discovering his love of acting while a student at Occidental College. In 1993, the brothers Wilson collaborated with Wes Anderson to make Bottle Rocket, which was initially a 15-minute short. The gleefully optimistic story of three Texans who aspire to become successful thieves, Bottle Rocket premiered at the 1993 Sundance Festival, where it attracted the attention of director James L. Brooks. With Brooks' help, the short became a full-length feature film released in 1996. That same year, Wilson also appeared in the coming-of-age drama Telling Lies in America.After large roles in three 1998 comedies, Bongwater, Home Fries, and Best Men (the latter two co-starring Barrymore), Wilson went on to star in another three comedies the following year. The first, Dog Park, was a Canadian film directed by Kids in the Hall alum Bruce McCulloch and featured Wilson as one of a group of twenty-somethings undergoing the trials and tribulations of love. Blue Streak starred the actor as the sidekick of robber-turned-policeman Martin Lawrence, while Kill the Man (which premiered at the 1999 Sundance Festival) cast him as the owner of a small copy center competing with a large chain store across the street.Though he would stick closely to comedy through 2001 with roles in Charlie's Angels (2000) and Legally Blonde (2001), Wilson took a turn for the sinister in the thrillers Preston Tylk and Soul Survivors (both 2001), before reteaming with his brother Owen and Wes Anderson to give one of his most memorable performances as Richie, the suicidal tennis pro in The Royal Tenenbaums.In 2003, Wilson reprised two past roles, appearing in both Charlies Angels: Full Throttle and Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde. That same year, he also scored a hit as one of the stars of Todd Phillips' Old School. 2004 saw Wilson embark on The Wendell Baker Story, a film he stars in, co-directs with brother Andrew Wilson, and co-writes with brother Owen Wilson. Laced with supporting roles and cameos from such iconic friends as Harry Dean Stanton, Kris Kristofferson, and Eddie Griffin, this quirky low-budgeter made the festival rounds in 2005-6 and the responses were encouragingly supportive; Variety's Joe Leydon observed, "The co-directing Wilson siblings smartly refrain from pushing anything too hard or too often, making the unpredictable eruptions of straight-faced absurdity all the more effective. Luke Wilson is extremely engaging in lead role." Many praised the Wilson brothers' directorial and scriptwriting intuition and their willingness to take risky-yet-triumphant gambles onscreen.Wilson joined the cast of early 2006's box-office sleeper hit The Family Stone, a family drama with an ensemble that includes Diane Keaton, Craig T. Nelson and Sarah Jessica Parker; the remainder of the year sees Wilson appearing in a string of supporting roles in light and dark comedies. In a minor performance in May 2006's Hoot, Wilson plays Officer David Delinsky, who attempts to sabotage a plot by local children to blow up a pancake house. His appearance in July 2006's My Super Ex-Girlfriend marks director Ivan Reitman's return to the big screen since 2001's box-office disappointment Evolution; it stars Uma Thurman as a superhero who gets even with her ex-beau (Wilson) after he casts her aside. He also highlights summer 2006's Mini'
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Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
MOVIES
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | BOX OFFICE | YEAR |
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No Score Yet | 12 Mighty Orphans |
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— | 2021 |
42% | Guest of Honour |
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— | 2020 |
No Score Yet | Bobbleheads The Movie |
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— | 2020 |
No Score Yet | Noces Tropicales |
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— | 2020 |
No Score Yet | The Swing of Things |
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— | 2020 |
64% | All the Bright Places |
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— | 2020 |
69% | Zombieland: Double Tap |
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— | 2019 |
25% | The Goldfinch |
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— | 2019 |
27% | Phil |
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— | 2019 |
11% | Berlin, I Love You |
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— | 2019 |
33% | High Voltage |
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— | 2018 |
52% | Measure of a Man |
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— | 2018 |
43% | Arizona |
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— | 2018 |
79% | Brad's Status |
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$2.1M | 2017 |
47% | Rock Dog |
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$9.5M | 2017 |
No Score Yet | The Girl Who Invented Kissing |
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— | 2017 |
40% | All We Had |
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— | 2016 |
99% | Tower |
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$98.6k | 2016 |
29% | Outlaws and Angels |
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— | 2016 |
43% | Approaching the Unknown |
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— | 2016 |
No Score Yet | Dear Eleanor |
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— | 2016 |
59% | Concussion |
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$23.3M | 2015 |
96% | Meadowland |
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— | 2015 |
14% | Playing It Cool |
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— | 2015 |
52% | Ride |
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— | 2015 |
86% | The Skeleton Twins |
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— | 2014 |
No Score Yet | Straight A's |
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— | 2013 |
22% | Meeting Evil |
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$181 | 2012 |
40% | Middle Men |
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$0.8M | 2010 |
43% | Death at a Funeral |
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$16.1M | 2010 |
48% | Battle For Terra |
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$1.7M | 2009 |
No Score Yet | Tenure |
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— | 2009 |
40% | Henry Poole Is Here |
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$1.8M | 2008 |
14% | Blonde Ambition |
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— | 2007 |
89% | 3:10 to Yuma |
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$53.6M | 2007 |
78% | You Kill Me |
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$2.4M | 2007 |
55% | Vacancy |
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$19M | 2007 |
70% | Blades of Glory |
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$118.2M | 2007 |
64% | Jackass: Number Two |
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$72.8M | 2006 |
74% | Idiocracy |
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$0.4M | 2006 |
40% | My Super Ex-Girlfriend |
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$22.5M | 2006 |
52% | Mini's First Time |
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$22.3k | 2006 |
26% | Hoot |
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$8.1M | 2006 |
53% | The Family Stone |
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$59.9M | 2005 |
40% | The Wendell Baker Story |
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$48.6k | 2005 |
66% | Anchorman - The Legend Of Ron Burgundy |
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$84.2M | 2004 |
32% | Around the World in 80 Days |
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— | 2004 |
61% | Stuck on You |
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$33.9M | 2003 |
24% | Masked and Anonymous |
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$0.2M | 2003 |
42% | Charlie's Angels - Full Throttle |
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$100.7M | 2003 |
11% | Alex & Emma |
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$14.2M | 2003 |
37% | Legally Blonde 2 - Red, White & Blonde |
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$89.9M | 2003 |
60% | Old School |
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$74.7M | 2003 |
33% | The Third Wheel |
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— | 2002 |
80% | The Royal Tenenbaums |
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$52.4M | 2002 |
70% | Legally Blonde |
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$95.1M | 2001 |
20% | Bad Seed |
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— | 2001 |
68% | Charlie's Angels |
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$124.5M | 2000 |
4% | Soul Survivors |
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$2.1M | 2000 |
43% | Committed |
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— | 2000 |
73% | My Dog Skip |
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— | 2000 |
36% | Blue Streak |
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— | 1999 |
No Score Yet | Kill the Man |
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— | 1999 |
31% | Home Fries |
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— | 1998 |
89% | Rushmore |
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— | 1998 |
36% | Dog Park |
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— | 1998 |
13% | Best Men |
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— | 1998 |
17% | Bongwater |
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— | 1998 |
81% | Scream 2 |
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— | 1997 |
61% | Telling Lies in America |
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— | 1997 |
85% | Bottle Rocket |
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— | 1996 |
No Score Yet | Bottle Rocket |
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— | 1994 |
TV
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | YEAR |
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Emergency Call
2020
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No Score Yet |
Independent Lens
1999
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No Score Yet |
The Chew
2011-2018
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No Score Yet |
Today
2017-2019
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No Score Yet |
The Late Late Show With James Corden
2015
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No Score Yet |
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
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No Score Yet |
Conan
2010
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No Score Yet |
The Talk
2010
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No Score Yet |
Rachael Ray
2006
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35% |
Roadies
2016
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No Score Yet |
Jimmy Kimmel Live
2003
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No Score Yet |
The View
1997
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No Score Yet |
Late Night With Seth Meyers
2014
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No Score Yet |
Late Show With David Letterman
1993-2015
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87% |
Enlightened
2011-2013
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100% |
Adventure Time
2010-2018
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No Score Yet |
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
2009-2014
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No Score Yet |
Lopez Tonight
2009-2011
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No Score Yet |
The Henry Rollins Show
2006-2007
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No Score Yet |
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno
1992-2014
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No Score Yet |
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
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No Score Yet |
That '70s Show
1998-2006
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66% |
Entourage
2004-2011
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No Score Yet |
Saturday Night Live
1975
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74% |
The X-Files
1993-2018
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88% |
Room 104
2017-2020
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Quotes from Luke Wilson's Characters
Willie Morris: | Haven't seen you around much. |
Dink Jenkins: | Yeah, I've been pretty busy. |
Willie Morris: | I'm playin' some ball now, ya know. |
Dink Jenkins: | Oh yeah? That's good. |
Willie Morris: | Yeah. Right. Well, see ya, Dink, it's openin' day. That's what they call the first game of the season, and well, I was sort of wonderin' if... I was hopin' that maybe... you might come. |
Dink Jenkins: | Yeah, sure, kid. That'd be fine. |
Willie Morris: | Really? Okay, great! Well, I'd better get on down there. See ya! |
Dink Jenkins: | Thanks for pickin' my number. |
Richie Tenenbaum: | Did you just say you're on mescaline? |
Eli Cash: | I did indeed. Very much so. |
Royal Tenenbaum: | You know, Richie, this illness, this closeness to death... it's had a profound affect on me. I feel like a different person, I really do. |
Richie Tenenbaum: | Dad, you were never dying. |
Royal Tenenbaum: | But I'm going to live. |
Dink Jenkins: | It's not the dyin' that scares me, it's the killin'. |
Chas Tenenbaum: | Is it dark? |
Richie Tenenbaum: | Of course it's dark, it's a suicide note. |
Jack Morris: | (Willie runs off to find Skip) Sometimes he gets mad and says things he doesn't mean. He gets it from his mother. When I got back from Spain, I got into accountin'. I figured I could hide behind a desk. I looked down, and I didn't so much as look up for a whole year. When I finally did, people weren't starin' at me anymore. I guess they kinda forgot about it. |
Dink Jenkins: | Well, Mr. Morris. You got a purple heart. I got a yellow stripe. You can trust me. They don't forget about cowards. |
Jack Morris: | Well, folks like to keep things small, Dink. Fit you into one pocket or the other. Give a man a label, and you never really need to get to know him. My son, he looks up to you, Dink. Now because you can run or throw a ball. You're his hero because you're his friend. And that's what he needs. A friend. |
Dink Jenkins: | You think I don't know what folks are sayin'. That old Dink's a coward?. Huh?. Well I know. And you know?. They're right. I got scared. And I ran. You think it was 'cause I was afraid of dyin'?. Because I wished I was dead of plenty of times. |
Willie Morris: | Then what was it?. |
Dink Jenkins: | It ain't the dyin' that scary, boy. It's the killin'. Now look, that dog ain't lost. You just need to know where to find him. There's gotta be at least one place around here that you hadn't thought of to look at, right?. |
Dink Jenkins: | You bawlin' like a big baby 'cause you lost that ball game?. |
Willie Morris: | What do you know about it?. You didn't come you big liar. Leave me alone |
Dink Jenkins: | That's how it is, isn't it. You're a hero today, and then you're a goat tomorrow. Now, I didn't come because games don't mean nothin' to me anymore. |
Willie Morris: | It's not the game. It's Skip. He's gone for good. |
Dink Jenkins: | For good?. Now how do you know that?. You some kind of fortune teller?. |
Willie Morris: | I got mad at him and I hit him. And he ran away. Just like you ran away. Skip was never afraid of nothin'. |
Mitch: | I wasn't looking for a girl like that. |
Beanie: | Well, Columbus wasn't looking for America, my man, but that turned out to be pretty okay for everyone. |
Mitch: | I'd like to welcome you all to the Mitch Martin Freedom Festival. Now for those of you who don't know who Mitch Martin is, he's the very successful, very disease-free gentleman standing by the mini-bar. Now, courtesy of Speaker City, which is slashing prices on everything from beepers to DVD players, give a warm welcome Harrison welcome to my pal and your favourite, Snoop Dogg. |
Mitch: | I'm here for the gangbang... |
Mitch: | Well, see. Blue's dead. Frank's divorced. I lost my house. Nicole thinks I'm a total jackass. And now we got nine kids who are gonna get expelled from school, and you're not even gonna help them. |
Mitch: | At this point, you may be asking yourself, why am I holding this 30 pound cinderblock in my hands? You might also ask yourself, why does this cinderblock have a long piece of string tied to it? And finally, why is the other end of this string tied securely to your penis? |
Mitch: | Sorry, your seatbelt seems to be broken. What do you recommend I do? |
Taxi Driver: | I recommend you stop being such a faggot. You're in the backseat. |
Mitch: | True love is hard to find, sometimes you think you have true love and then you catch the early flight home from San Diego and a couple of nude people jump out of your bathroom blindfolded like a goddamn magic show ready to double team your girlfriend... |
Norman: | You still smokin' that stuff? |
Derek: | No no no, I'm gonna stop, all right? *You* used to smoke, we used to smoke *together*. |
Norman: | I used to piss my pants and then I stopped! |
Chas Tenenbaum: | Why did you try to kill yourself? |
Etheline Tenenbaum: | Don't press him right now. |
Richie Tenenbaum: | I wrote a suicide note. |
Chas Tenenbaum: | You did? |
Richie Tenenbaum: | Yeah. Right after I regained consciousness. |
Rita: | You think Einstein walked around thinkin' everyone was a bunch of dumb shits? |
Pvt. Joe Bauers: | Yeah... Hadn't thought of that. |
Rita: | Now you know why he built that bomb. |
Dink Jenkins: | You bawling like a big baby 'cause you lost that ball game? |
Willie Morris: | What do you know about it? You didn't come you big liar. Leave me alone! |
Dink Jenkins: | That's how it is, isn't it? You're a hero today, and then you're a goat tomorrow. Now I didn't come because games don't mean nothing to me anymore. |
Willie Morris: | It's not the game. It's Skip. He's gone for good. |
Dink Jenkins: | For good? Now how do you know that? You some kind of fortune teller? |
Willie Morris: | I got mad at him and I hit him. And he ran away. Just like you ran away. Skip was never afraid of nothing. |
Dink Jenkins: | You think I don't know what folks are saying? That old Dink's a coward? Huh? Well I know. And you know what? They're right. I got scared. And I ran. You think it was 'cause I was afraid of dying? Because I wished I was dead plenty of times. |
Willie Morris: | Then what was it? |
Dink Jenkins: | It ain't the dying that scary, boy. It's the killing. Now look, that dog ain't lost. You just need to know where to find him. There's gotta be at least one place around here that you hadn't thought of to look at, right? |
Jack Morris: | [Willy runs off to find Skip] Sometimes he gets mad and says things he doesn't mean. He gets it from his mother. When I got back from Spain, I got into accounting. I figured I could hide behind a desk. I looked down, and I didn't so much as look up for a whole year. When I finally did, people weren't staring at me anymore. I guess they kind of forgot about it. |
Dink Jenkins: | Well, Mr. Morris. You got a purple heart. I got a yellow stripe. You can trust me. They don't forget about cowards. |
Jack Morris: | Well, folks like to keep things small, Dink. Fit you into one pocket or the other. Give a man a label, and you never really need to get to know him. My son, he looks up to you, Dink. Not because you can run or throw a ball. You're his hero because you're his friend. And that's what he needs. A friend. |
Kumar: | Man, I blew it. I blew it, man. |
Anthony Adams: | Kumar, what were you doing in the freezer? |
Kumar: | I don't know, man. I loose my touch, man. |
Dignan: | Did you ever have a touch to loose, man? |
Pvt. Joe Bauers: | You know, there was a time in this country when smart people were considered cool... well maybe not cool, but they did things like build ships and pyramids and they even went to the moon. |
Max Fischer: | I like your nurses uniform, guy. |
Dr. Peter Flynn: | These are OR scrubs. |
Max Fischer: | 'Oh, are' they? |
David Fox: | [having seen a snuff movie] At least they could've provided us with a little bit of porn. |
Anthony Adams: | So the word on the street is . . . I heard you love me. |
Anthony Adams: | So the word on the street is... I heard you love me. |
Anthony Adams: | The preparation was good. I think that is your specialty. |
Pvt. Joe Bauers: | Why me? Every time Metsler says, "Lead, follow, or get out of the way," I get out of the way. |
Pvt. Joe Bauers: | Why me? Every time Metsler says, 'Lead, follow, or get out of the way,' I get out of the way. |
John Fleton: | I'm doin' everything I can. |
Joanie: | What if that's not enough? |
Richie Tenenbaum: | I am going to kill myself tomorrow. |
Pvt. Joe Bauers: | Man, I could really go for a Starbucks, y'know? |
Frito: | I don't really think we have time for a handjob, Joe. |
Dink Jenkins: | It's not the dyin' that's scary, boy. It's the killin'. |
Dink Jenkins: | It ain't the dying that scary, boy. It's the killing. |
Jesse Reilly: | (life is) series of errors |
Jesse Reilly: | (life is) A series of errors. |
Dr. Peter Flynn: | These are O.R. scrubs. |
Max Fischer: | O.R. they? |
Max Fischer: | O, R they? |
Royal Tenenbaum: | Henry Sherman, do you know him? |
Richie Tenenbaum: | Yeah. |
Royal Tenenbaum: | Is he worth a damn? |
Richie Tenenbaum: | [emphatically] I believe so. |
Richie Tenenbaum: | I wrote a suicide note. |
Chas Tenenbaum: | You did? |
Richie Tenenbaum: | Yeah, right after i regained conciousness. |
Richie Tenenbaum: | Yeah, right after I regained conciousness. |
Margot Tenenbaum: | This is the sleeping bag we took to the museum, isn't it? |
Richie Tenenbaum: | Mm-hmm. |
Margot Tenenbaum: | Why'd you do it? Because of me? |
Richie Tenenbaum: | Yeah, but it's not your fault. |
Margot Tenenbaum: | You're not going to do it again, are you? |
Eli Cash: | I doubt it. |
Richie Tenenbaum: | Go Mordecai! |
Eli Cash: | I wish you'd've done this for me when I was a kid. |
Richie Tenenbaum: | But you didn't have a drug problem then. |
Eli Cash: | Yeah, but it still would've meant a lot to me. |
Pvt. Joe Bauers: | ... And there was a time in this country, a long time ago, when reading wasn't just for fags and neither was writing. People wrote books and movies, movies that had stories so you cared whose ass it was and why it was farting, and I believe that time can come again! |