Ian Curtis I wish I were a Warhol silkscreen, hanging on the wall.
Played by Sam Riley 
Control (2007) · 12 quotes
Control (2007) · 12 quotes
Most-quoted character in Control (2007): in 11 of its 12 quotes
A line from Ian CurtisExistence, well, what does it matter? I exist in the best terms I can. The past is now part of my future. The present is well out of hand.
More lines from Ian Curtis
3 quotes Ian Curtis Ian Curtis It says here... usually prescribed for schizophrenia. Side effects include drowsiness, apathy, agitation, and blurred vision :(pause)... I'm taking two.
Ian Curtis When you're looking at life in a strange new room... maybe drowning soon. Is this the start of it all?
Scenes with Ian Curtis
7 scenes Ian (touches a butterfly shape on the glass window)
My heart leaps when I behold, a rainbow in the sky. So it was my life began, so is it now, I am a man. So it be when I shall grow old, or let me die. The child is the father of the man. And I could wish my days to be bound by natural piety. (sits down on the bed)
Nick ... Did you write that?
Ian (hands over a box of cigarettes to Debbie who refuses the offer)
You can't be in my gang if you don't smoke.
Debbie (I)
don't wanna be in your gang.
Ian Neither do I.
Ian Mrs. Brady please can I use your toilet please?
Mrs. Brady Of course you can, love. Second on the left down the hall.
Ian Thank you.
Mrs. Brady ... Where was I? Oh yes.
(Ian goes to the bathroom and raids the medicine cabinet.)
Debbie It's a shame Nick couldn't come.
Ian He did say I could go out with you. He said it was alright, as long as I looked after you.
Debbie Did he now?
Ian Well I didn't want you thinking we were going behind his back or anything.
Debbie That's a bit presumptuous don't you think?
Ian Why?
Debbie I might not (have) wanted to go out with you.
(Ian looks at her, and they share a kiss.)
Peter Hook You know I don't mind the Buzz, but calling themselves ****... (I) don't get it.
Ian Well they're not calling themselves the **** are they? They're calling themselves the Buzzcocks.
Peter
(mumbles)
... Just couldn't stand for it, that's all.
Ian You're a twat you are. You're a bastard.
Tony Wilson ..am I? Why is that?
Ian Because you haven't put us on television.
I know how you can be better just like that (snaps his finger).
Ian Go on then.
Simple. You employ me. You play, I manage. We all get stinking rich and famous and go buy great big **** houses in Cheshire.
