Philip Seymour Hoffman movie quotes

View Quote I know how to do it now. There are nearly thirteen million people in the world. None of those people is an extra. They're all the leads of their own stories. They have to be given their due.

View Quote My father died. They said his body was riddled with cancer and that he didn't know, he went in because his finger hurt. They said he suffered horribly, and that he called out for me before he died. They said that he said he regretted his life. They said he said a lot of things, too many to recount, and they said it was the longest and the saddest deathbed speech any of them had ever heard.

View Quote I know how to do the play now. It will all take place over the course of one day. And that day will be the day before you died. That day was the happiest day of my life. Then I'll be able to live it forever. See you soon.

View Quote Do you know "The Letter" by The Box Tops is a minute and fifty-eight seconds long. Means nothing. But it takes them less than two minutes to accomplish what it takes Jethro Tull hours to not accomplish.

View Quote Jim Morrison? He's a drunken buffoon posing as a poet. C'mon, give me The Guess Who. They got the courage to be drunken buffoons, which makes them poetic.

View Quote The only true currency in this bankrupt world... is what you share with someone else when you're uncool.

View Quote [to Ethan, on phone] You hung me out of a plane. You can tell a lot about a person's character by how they treat people they don't have to treat well.

View Quote You have a wife...girlfriend? Because if you do, I'm gonna find her, whoever she is. I'm gonna hurt her. I'm gonna make her bleed, and cry, and call out your name. And then I'm gonna find you,and kill you right in front of her.

View Quote (After Zhen spilled wine on his shirt) Oh no, it's fine. I always spill red wine on my white custom made shirt.

View Quote My daughter's getting married, come join us! Leave your worries for awhile, they will still be there you get back, and your memories aren't invited.

View Quote Free winds and no tyranny for you, Freddie, sailor of the seas. You pay no rent, free to go where you please. Then go, go to that landless latitude and good luck. If you figure a way to live without serving a master, any master, then let the rest of us know, will you? For you'd be the first person in the history of the world.

View Quote Man is not an animal. We are not a part of the animal kingdom. We sit far above that crown, perched as spirits, not beasts. I have unlocked and discovered a secret to living in these bodies that we hold.

View Quote [Plutarch walks up to Effie's door and knocks]
Effie: Go away. [Plutarch opens her door] Is it visiting hours again?
Plutarch: Miss Trinket, you see this door. It opens. From the inside. I've told you, these are the standard living quarters. Same as everyone. You're not a prisoner. You're free to join the rest of 13.
Effie: Not looking like this. Thank you very much.
Plutarch: We have a bigger issue than wardrobe, Miss Trinket. Katniss has agreed to be The Mockingjay.
Effie: That poor thing.
Plutarch: And your Girl on Fire is burnt out. I need you to join this team now. I need someone she trusts.
Effie: What about Haymitch?
Plutarch: He's drying out in some facility a mile down.
Aiding rebels is not really my forte.
Plutarch: Miss Trinket, your days in the Capitol are over, no matter what happens here. If you wanna play a prisoner of war, fine. Stay here and rot. I'll find someone else to be The Mockingjay's escort.
Effie: Who?
Plutarch: Anyone can be replaced.
Effie: Not your Mockingjay. There isn't a soul in this dungeon who knows the first thing about Katniss. You honestly believe one of these cave dwellers is going to take my place? No.

View Quote President Alma: [Making a speech to District 12 workers] Good afternoon. Thank you for interrupting your schedules. They have already been adjusted to compensate...
Katniss: [To Primrose] I hardly ever see any children around here.
President Alma: ...please check in with your unit...
Primrose: A lot of them were lost in an epidemic a few years ago. Coin lost her family too. Daughter and her husband. [Katniss spots Finnick and walks over to him]
President Alma: ...and our welcome guests from 12. Katniss Everdeen has consented to be the face of our cause, to help unite the Districts against the Capitol. In exchange, I have promised several concessions. First, we'll assess all opportunities for the extraction of the Victors held in the Capitol. Peeta Mellark, Johanna Mason,
Katniss: [To Finnick] Finnick, I made the deal for Annie, too.
President Alma: ...and Annie Cresta. Once freed, they will be granted a full pardon for any and all crimes committed against the rebel cause. [There's an uproar amidst the workers]
Finnick: [To Katniss] Good. That's good, Katniss.
President Alma: If Katniss fails to fulfill her duties the deal will be off. Thank you for your attention. Please, resume your schedules. [Walks over to Plutarch and Effie]
Plutarch: Madame President.
President Alma: Effie Trinket. [To Plutarch] Welcome to 13.
Plutarch: Madame President, may I say you are so very... concise.
President Alma: You believe that there are more to be said?
Plutarch: May I speak freely?
President Alma: You don't appear to do anything else?
Plutarch: I'm only talking about salesmanship. The thing with revolutions, they're a tender flame. They need to be nurtured with a little kindling and warmth. Bit of oxygen.
Effie: Oxygen.
Plutarch: One sure way to put it out is to smother it.
President Alma: Or to use up all the air in the room. Excuse me. [Walks past them]
Effie: [To Plutarch] You know what could use a revolution? That hair. [Pats his shoulder]

View Quote Effie: [In response to Haymitch after the rebel leaders watch a propaganda clip of Katniss] When she volunteered her sister at the Reaping.
Haymitch: Excellent example. [Wiping off information of a electronic touch screen] Okay. I hope that wasn't important. Okay. "Volunteer for sister". [Writing a note] Good. What else?
Effie: When she sang that song for little Rue.
Haymitch: Oh, yeah. Who didn't get choked up at that? You know, I like you better, Effie, without all that makeup.
Effie: Well, I like you better sober.
Haymitch: When she chose Rue as an ally as well.
Effie: Yes.
Haymitch: Now, what do all of these have in common?
Gale: No one told what to do.
Beetee: Unscripted, yes. So maybe we should just leave her alone.
Boggs: And wash her face. She's still a girl. You made her look 35.
Plutarch: The opportunities for spontaneity are obviously lacking underground. So what you're suggesting is we toss her into combat?
President Alma: I can't sanction putting an untrained civilian in battle just for effect. This is not the Capitol.
Haymitch: That is exactly what I'm suggesting. Put her in the field.
President Alma: No, we can't protect her.
Haymitch: It has to come from her. That's what people respond to. You want a symbol for the revolution? She cannot be coached into it. Trust me, I know. Maybe there's someplace less dangerous.
Beetee: District 8. They reported heavy bombing last month. There are no military targets left.
President Alma: We can't guarantee her safety.
Katniss: You'll never be able to guarantee my safety. I wanna go.
President Alma: And if you're killed?
Katniss: Make sure you get it on camera. [Plutarch scoffs]

View Quote Dusty: (realizes a tornado is coming) Jo, Bill, it's coming! It's headed right for us!
Bill: (staring at the nearby tornado with Jo and Mellisa) It's already here! (to everyone nearby) Everybody underground now!

View Quote [After their first attempt to launch Dorthy fails. Jo is picking up parts, while Dusty is chuckling] Dusty: Well, there's some good news. It DID fly. What was it like?
Jo: ...It was windy.
Dusty: Windy. [Chuckles] That's intense.

View Quote Dusty: It's the wonder of nature baby!

View Quote My loyalty? For 24 years people have been trying to kill me, people who know how. Now do you think that's because my dad was a Greek soda pop maker or because I'm an American spy? Go **** yourself, you **** child!

View Quote Questioning the firing of 3000 first generation and second generation American spies.

View Quote Thats how a cold war turns into a real war and that's something you want to keep a very good eye on.

View Quote Brandt: (Releasing a gale of forced laughter) Ha-ha-ha-ha! Wonderful woman. We're all very fond of her. Very free-spirited.

View Quote Brandt: This is our concern, Dude.

View Quote Brandt: Aha-ha-ha-ha! That's marvelous.

View Quote We're not in therapy now—we're in real life.

View Quote We don't have to go after him, Wendy; we're not in a Sam Shepard play.

View Quote Jon Savage: [about his girlfriend] She's moving back to Poland.
Wendy Savage: What, you and Kasia broke up?
Jon Savage: No, her visa expired.
Wendy Savage: So that's it? Her visa expires, and it's over.
Jon Savage: It's either that or we get married and no one's ready for that.

View Quote [upon seeing Tom spying on Dickie and Marge] Tommy, how's the peeping? Tommy, how's the peeping? Tommy, Tommy, Tommy, Tommy, Tommy?

View Quote Hey, if I'm late, you should hear what her husband's saying!

View Quote Oh God! Don't you want to **** every woman you see just once?

View Quote I was born Jewish and used to believe in God but I've since read many books that have proven God is just a figment of my imagination. People like to believe in God 'cause it answers difficult questions, like where did the universe came from, do worms go to heaven and why do old ladies have blue hair. And even though I'm an atheist, I still wear my yarmulke as it keeps my brain warm.

View Quote Anyway, do you like the word 'kumquat'?

View Quote The reason I forgive you is because you are not perfect. You are imperfect. And so am I. All humans are imperfect.

View Quote Dean Trumbell: **** you. You're a pervert. Think you can be a pervert and not pay for it?

View Quote Dean Trumbell: NOW GET THE **** OUT OF HERE, PERVERT!
Barry: DIDN'T I WARN YOU?!
Dean Trumbell: That's that.

View Quote Barry: Listen to me. What's your name, Sir?! ANSWER ME!
Dean Trumbell: What's your name, asshole?
Barry: I'm Barry Egan!
Dean Trumbell: How do I know?! You could be anybody, ****wit!
Barry: You're a bad person. You have no right taking people's confidence in your service. You understand me, sir? You're sick!
Dean Trumbell: No no, SHUT UP! SHUT THE **** UP! [Simultaneously]
Barry: You have no right to take people's trust. [Simultaneously]
Dean Trumbell: SHUT UP! Will You- SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT, SHUT, SHUT, SHUT, SHUT UP! SHUT UP! Now! Are you threatening me, dick?!
Barry: Why don't you--? You go **** yourself!
Dean Trumbell: You-- Grrr... You... ****! Did you just say, "Go **** myself"?
Barry: Yes, I did.
Dean Trumbell: That wasn't good! You're dead!