Alan Alda movie quotes

View Quote And keep in mind, you'll have to pay for her lawyer. [...] Well, at least part of her. It doesn't make sense, does it? I mean, you're doing this because you love your kid. And in doing so, you're draining money from your kid's education.

View Quote I want you to know that eventually this'll all be over, and whatever we win or lose, it'll be the two of you having to figure this out together.

View Quote Getting divorced with a kid is one of the hardest things to do. It's like a death without a body.

View Quote I'll be honest. You're not my first choice.

View Quote Idea for a farce. A poor...loser does a documentary of a great man and learns valuable insights.

View Quote Comedy equals tragedy plus time.

View Quote Howard: You want to go to war with me?
Sen. Ralph Owen Brewster: It's not me, Howard. It's the United States Government. We just beat Germany and Japan. Who the hell are you?

View Quote Howard: I'll put this very simply. On February 12th, at the Mayflower Hotel, did you or did you not tell me that if I were to sell TWA to Pan Am that this entire investigation would be called off?
Sen. Ralph Owen Brewster: No, I did not, and I have asked you repeatedly to submit your questions in writing.
Howard: How long have you known Juan Trippe, Senator?
Sen. Ralph Owen Brewster: I've known Mr. Trippe for some time now, and that's not the question here.
Howard: Is it not true that Juan Trippe donated $20,000 to your last campaign? I mean, he spoke to me as if you worked for him!
[Murmurs spread through the court]
Sen. Ralph Owen Brewster: I have a personal friendship with Mr. Trippe, but--
Howard: Is it not true you accept free tickets from Pan Am, so you can circle the globe in support of your C.A.B. bill?
Sen. Ralph Owen Brewster: No, no, it is not true.
Howard: Well, who wrote that bill, Senator?
Sen. Ralph Owen Brewster: No, we're asking questions--
Howard: Who actually wrote the C.A.B. bill? The actual words in the bill. Did you write them?
Sen. Ralph Owen Brewster: This is not how these hearings are going be conducted, Mr. Hughes--
Howard: I have it right here. Maybe it'll refresh your memory. "Bill S-987 to amend the Civil Aeronautics Act." Now, you introduced this bill to the Senate. [looking through the pages] Lotta words. You write all of them? Did you write any of them, Senator?
Sen. Ralph Owen Brewster: Now, look, Mr. Hughes--
Howard: Now, this entire bill was written by Pan Am executives and designed to give that airline a monopoly on international travel. And you've been flogging this bill all around the world on their behalf, have you not?
Sen. Ralph Owen Brewster: I have duties that take me all over the world, Mr. Hughes.
Howard: Oh, what the hell does a senator from Maine need to visit Peru for?
Sen. Ralph Owen Brewster: I was-- I was seeking outlets for our trade-- our trade goods.
Howard: Ah. Buy a lotta lobsters down there, do they?
[People in the court laugh]
Howard: Senator Brewster, how many times have you visited Juan Trippe's office in New York in the last three months? Huh? Would you like me to tell you, Senator?
Sen. Ralph Owen Brewster: All right, this has gone on long enough. Juan Trippe is a great American. His airline has advanced the cause of commercial aviation in this country for decades. Juan Trippe is a patriot. Juan Trippe is not a man who is interested in making money.
Howard: Hm. Well, I'm sure his stockholders would be happy to hear that.
[People laugh again]

View Quote Sen. Ralph Owen Brewster: Mr. Hughes, did you receive $43 million to manufacture one hundred XF-11 spy planes for the United States Air Force?
Howard: I did.
Sen. Ralph Owen Brewster: How many functional planes did you deliver to the United States Air Force.
Howard: None.
Sen. Ralph Owen Brewster: Would you lean a little closer to the microphone, sir?
Howard: [Leans in, annoyed] None!
Sen. Ralph Owen Brewster: Did you receive $13 million to manufacture a prototype of a flying boat known as the Hercules?
Howard: I did.
Sen. Ralph Owen Brewster: And did you deliver that plane?
Howard: I did not.
Sen. Ralph Owen Brewster: So, by your admission in this chamber, Mr. Hughes, you have received $56 million from the United States government...for planes you never delivered?
Howard: That is correct.
Sen. Ralph Owen Brewster: [Barely containing his delight] Well, excuse me for asking, Mr. Hughes, but where did all that money go?
Howard: Well, it went into the planes, Mr. Senator, and a lot more.
Sen. Ralph Owen Brewster: More? [chuckles] Do tell, Mr. Hughes. What other larcenies did you commit?
Howard: I mean, I put my money into these planes, Senator. My money. See, the thing is–
Sen. Ralph Owen Brewster: Mr. Hughes, your personal finances are–are not–
Senator: [quietly, to Brewster] Let him speak.
Sen. Ralph Owen Brewster: Alright, proceed, Mr. Hughes.
Howard: See, the thing is, I care very much about aviation. It has been the great joy of my life. That's why I put my own money into these planes and I've lost millions, Senator Brewster, and I'll go on losing millions. It's just... what I do. Now, if I've lost a lot of the government's money during the war, well, I hope folks will put that into perspective. You see, more than 60 other airplanes ordered from such firms as Lockheed, Douglas, Northrup and Boeing never saw action either. In all, more than $800 million was spent during the war on planes that never flew. Over $6 billion on other weapons that were never delivered. Yet, Hughes Aircraft, with her $56 million, is the only firm under investigation here today. Now, I cannot help but think that has a little more to do with TWA than planes that did not fly!

View Quote This is historic. The revolution has begun - all because this courageous woman saw an unjust world and waved her boobies at it.

View Quote You know, it's amazing: I can remember Janice Wu with perfect clarity, I just can't remember where the deed is. You know why? Because I didn't **** the deed.