Dennis Quaid movie quotes
149 quotes from 16 movies
Enemy Mine (1985) as Willis E. Davidge
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It's funny, but I'd never actually seen a Drac. I knew they were completely inhuman. Not even male or female, but both, bundled together in a scaly, reptilian body.
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Any chance is better than no chance.
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What I'd been hearing at night was the scavenger ship. The scavengers were human all right. Barely human. They were outlaw miners who raped whole planets for precious ores. They hunted Dracs for slave labour, so we tolerated them.
Dragonheart (1996) as Bowen
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A knight is sworn to valor. His heart knows only virtue. His blade defends the helpless. His might upholds the weak. His word speaks only truth. His wrath undoes the wicked.
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All my life I've dreamed of serving noble kings, noble ideals. Dreams die hard and you hold them in your hands long after they've turned to dust. I will not be that naive again.
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You should have eaten her.
The Day After Tomorrow (2004) as Jack Hall
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I think we've hit a critical desalinization point.
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I will come for you, do you understand me? I will come for you!
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When this storm is over, we'll be in a new Ice Age.
Innerspace (1987) as Tuck Pendleton
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[slaps himself] How does that feel? Feels good! Now do it again! (slaps himself) The Tuck Pendleton Machine - zero defects!
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I'm in a man, I'm in a strange man, I'll be a son of a bitch, I'm in a strange man surrounded by strangers in a strange room!
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The Jack Putter Machine, zero defects. (leans back and sighs, to himself) God help us.
Breaking Away (1979) as Mike
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Mike: They're gonna keep callin' us "cutters." To them, it's just a dirty word. To me, it's just somethin' else I never got a chance to be.
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Mike: [after discovering that the college kids beat Cyril up] They want a fight, we'll give 'em a fight.
Cyril: We rednecks are few... college paleface students are many. I counsel peace.
Cyril: We rednecks are few... college paleface students are many. I counsel peace.
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Mike: You want to tell me who did it?
Cyril: It was dark... All I can tell your for sure is that they all wore Brut after-shave and reeked of Lavoris.
Cyril: It was dark... All I can tell your for sure is that they all wore Brut after-shave and reeked of Lavoris.
Legion (2010) as Bob
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(about Gladys) I can't believe she was still standing after Percy hit her with that frying pan.
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(to Jeep) Hey. Hood's up on this car. That mean anything to you?
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(to Michael) Alright, Rambo. You got us up here. You mind telling us what we're fighting?
Dreamscape (1984) as Alex Gardner
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Nice place you got here. Who's your decorator? Darth Vader?
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Alex Gardner: [talking about his current lifestyle] Sounds like you disapprove.
Dr. Paul Novotny: You're damn right I disapprove! You've got tremendous gifts, and you've chosen to piss them all away.
Dr. Paul Novotny: You're damn right I disapprove! You've got tremendous gifts, and you've chosen to piss them all away.
Strange World (2022) as Jaeger
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The cliffs are alive, and the water will dissolve the flesh off your bones.
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Come on, Searcher, stop embarrassing me out here!
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You ain't seen nothing yet, child.
Pandorum (2009) as Payton
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I'm gonna **** carve you up!
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I was younger than you when I first came onboard. Funny, I can't even remember what life was like before this flight began. It's all I have.
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I guess this thing does land itself. Doesn't float too well though, does it?
The Special Relationship (2010) as Bill Clinton
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Tony Blair: Politically, I've really stuck my neck out here.
Bill Clinton: Why don't we step outside for a moment.
Bill Clinton: Why don't we step outside for a moment.
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Tony Blair: Suppose you know the awful term "special relationship"?
Bill Clinton: You think this is one of those moments?
Tony Blair: I do actually.
Bill Clinton: You think this is one of those moments?
Tony Blair: I do actually.
Jaws 3-D (1983) as Mike Brody
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White sharks are dangerous. I know 'em. My father, my brother, myself. They're murderers.
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Philip FitzRoyce: Oh, I'm pretty sure we can get her to go back in.
Mike Brody: Oh, how are you going to do that?
Philip FitzRoyce: Live bait.
Mike Brody: Oh, how are you going to do that?
Philip FitzRoyce: Live bait.
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Mike Brody: I don't believe it. She got him in the water.
Kathryn Morgan: Never underestimate the power.
Kathryn Morgan: Never underestimate the power.
The Big Easy (1986) as Remy McSwain
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Just relax, darlin'. This is the Big Easy. Folks have a certain way o' doin' things down here.
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If I can't have you, can I have my gator?
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Anne Osborne: That's OK. I never did have much luck with sex anyway.
Remy McSwain: Your luck's about to change, cher.
Remy McSwain: Your luck's about to change, cher.
The Parent Trap (1998) as Nick
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Nick: I told Hallie.
Meredith: You did? And?
Nick: She went ballistic. She started yelling in 'French – I didn't even know she spoke French!
Meredith: You did? And?
Nick: She went ballistic. She started yelling in 'French – I didn't even know she spoke French!
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Nick: Hal, come here. We have to talk.
Annie: Okay, shoot.
Nick: Okay, honey... I want to know what you think about making Meredith part of the family.
Annie: Part of our family?
Nick: Yeah.
Annie: I think it's an awesome idea. Inspired. Brilliant, really.
Nick: You do? Really? You do?
Annie: Totally, it's like a dream come true. I've always wanted a big sister.
Nick: Oh... um... Honey, I think you're kind of missing the point.
Annie: No, I'm not. You're gonna adopt Meredith. That's so sweet, Dad!
Nick: No, I'm not going to adopt her... I'm going to marry her.
Annie: [leaps from her seat] Marry her?! That's insane! How can you marry a woman young enough to be my big sister?! [starts ranting in French] Mais tu plaisantes, j'espère. Meredith, ce n'est pas une fille pour toi. Mais c'est pas possible, je rêve. Qu'est-ce qui...
Nick Parker: Hal, Hal, Hal! Calm down, Hal! [beat] Are you speaking 'French?
Annie: I... I learned it at camp. [takes a breath] Okay, I'm sorry. Let's discuss this calmly. Calmly and rationally.
Nick: Yeah, and in English, if you don't mind, right?
Annie: Okay.
Nick: Sweetheart, what has gotten into you?
Annie: Nothing, nothing, just... just... Dad, you can't get married! It'll totally ruin completely everything!
[she runs from the house]
Nick: Hal! Hal! Hallie!
[he looks to Chessy, who appears at a window]
Chessy: Don't look at me, I don't know a thing. [closes the windows]
Annie: Okay, shoot.
Nick: Okay, honey... I want to know what you think about making Meredith part of the family.
Annie: Part of our family?
Nick: Yeah.
Annie: I think it's an awesome idea. Inspired. Brilliant, really.
Nick: You do? Really? You do?
Annie: Totally, it's like a dream come true. I've always wanted a big sister.
Nick: Oh... um... Honey, I think you're kind of missing the point.
Annie: No, I'm not. You're gonna adopt Meredith. That's so sweet, Dad!
Nick: No, I'm not going to adopt her... I'm going to marry her.
Annie: [leaps from her seat] Marry her?! That's insane! How can you marry a woman young enough to be my big sister?! [starts ranting in French] Mais tu plaisantes, j'espère. Meredith, ce n'est pas une fille pour toi. Mais c'est pas possible, je rêve. Qu'est-ce qui...
Nick Parker: Hal, Hal, Hal! Calm down, Hal! [beat] Are you speaking 'French?
Annie: I... I learned it at camp. [takes a breath] Okay, I'm sorry. Let's discuss this calmly. Calmly and rationally.
Nick: Yeah, and in English, if you don't mind, right?
Annie: Okay.
Nick: Sweetheart, what has gotten into you?
Annie: Nothing, nothing, just... just... Dad, you can't get married! It'll totally ruin completely everything!
[she runs from the house]
Nick: Hal! Hal! Hallie!
[he looks to Chessy, who appears at a window]
Chessy: Don't look at me, I don't know a thing. [closes the windows]
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[last lines]
Elizabeth: [thinking she is talking to her father, who has a newspaper up between them] Hey stranger.
Hallie: [puts down newspaper. then] Hey Mom, did you know that the Concorde gets you here in half the time?
Elizabeth: [flustered] Yes, I, I've heard that...
Annie: [after Hallie surprises Elizabeth and Annie by arriving in London and showing up at their home before Elizabeth and Annie do] What are you doing here?
Hallie: It took us abound 30 seconds after you guys left for us to realize we didn't want to lose you two again.
Elizabeth: We?
Nick: [walking in from another room] We. I made the mistake of not coming after you once, Lizzie. I'm not going to do that again no matter how brave you are.
Elizabeth: And I suppose you just expect me to go weak at the knees, and fall into your arms, and cry hysterically. And say we'll just figure this whole thing out. A bi-continental relationship with our daughters being raised here and there. And. And, you and I just picking up where we left off and growing old together. And... and... come on, Nick, what do you expect? To live happily ever after?
Nick: Yes. To all of the above. Except you don't have to cry hysterically.
Elizabeth: [with tears in her eyes] Oh, yes I do. [they kiss]
[Annie and Hallie are happy to see their parents back together]
Hallie: [leaning against a wall] We actually did it.
Elizabeth: [thinking she is talking to her father, who has a newspaper up between them] Hey stranger.
Hallie: [puts down newspaper. then] Hey Mom, did you know that the Concorde gets you here in half the time?
Elizabeth: [flustered] Yes, I, I've heard that...
Annie: [after Hallie surprises Elizabeth and Annie by arriving in London and showing up at their home before Elizabeth and Annie do] What are you doing here?
Hallie: It took us abound 30 seconds after you guys left for us to realize we didn't want to lose you two again.
Elizabeth: We?
Nick: [walking in from another room] We. I made the mistake of not coming after you once, Lizzie. I'm not going to do that again no matter how brave you are.
Elizabeth: And I suppose you just expect me to go weak at the knees, and fall into your arms, and cry hysterically. And say we'll just figure this whole thing out. A bi-continental relationship with our daughters being raised here and there. And. And, you and I just picking up where we left off and growing old together. And... and... come on, Nick, what do you expect? To live happily ever after?
Nick: Yes. To all of the above. Except you don't have to cry hysterically.
Elizabeth: [with tears in her eyes] Oh, yes I do. [they kiss]
[Annie and Hallie are happy to see their parents back together]
Hallie: [leaning against a wall] We actually did it.
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) as General Hawk
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Technically, G.I. Joe does not exist, but if it did, it'd be comprised of the top men and women from the best military units in the world. The alpha dogs. When all else fails, we don't.
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Knowing is half the battle.
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Deploy the SHARCs!
The Substance (2024) as Harvey
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[to the shareholders, about Sue] You will not be disappointed. She's my most beautiful creation. I have shaped her for success.
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[to Sue] Gorgeous. With a pure heart. People are gonna love that!
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Sue! These are the Shareholders, they are dying to meet you! Is everything okay? So SMILE! That's what we want tonight! Pretty girls should always SMILE!
Any Given Sunday (1999) as Jack 'Cap' Rooney
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Hey, they love you today, but a season is 16 games kid, and its how you live through the bad ones that make you a quarterback, not a punk.
