Mark Schultz quotes from Foxcatcher (2014) ... Movie Quotes Database

Played by Channing Tatum

Foxcatcher (2014) · 17 quotes

A line from Mark Schultz [gives a speech to a school]

Hello. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to talk to you today. My name is Mark Schultz. I wanna talk about America, and I wanna tell you why I wrestle. [holds up his Olympic gold metal to the kids] This is an Olympic gold metal. I won this three years ago at the 23rd Olympic games in Los Angeles, California. This is more than just some piece of metal. It's about what the metal represents. The virtues it requires to attain it.

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Scenes with Mark Schultz

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John du Pont

[Mark's first meeting with John du Pont]

You look good. You look strong. Fit.

Mark Schultz

Thank you, sir.

John du Pont

Feeling confident?

John du Pont

[Mark nods yes]

That's one of the most important elements of entering a match is feeling the confidence, knowing that you're going to win. Feeling it inside. If you get - go to a match knowing you're going to win that match, odds are you're going to win that match. You're training with your brother Dave?

Mark Schultz

Yes, sir.

John du Pont

Great Dave Schultz?

Mark Schultz

Yeah.

John du Pont

And I'm talking to the great Mark Schultz. Do you have any idea why I asked you to come here?

Mark Schultz

No.

John du Pont

No. Well, Mark, do you - do you have any idea who I am?

Mark Schultz

No. No.

John du Pont

Some rich guy calls you on the phone. I want the great Mark Schultz to come visit me. Well, I'm a - I'm a wrestling coach. And I have a deep love of the sport of wrestling. And I wanted to speak with you about your future. About what you hope to achieve. What do you hope to achieve, Mark?

Mark Schultz

Well, I wanna be the best in the world. I wanna go to the Worlds and win gold. I wanna go to the '88 Olympics and win gold.

John du Pont

Good. I'm proud of you. Are you getting the support that you need?

Mark Schultz

What do you mean, sir?

John du Pont

Well, you know how the Soviets support their wrestlers.

Mark Schultz

I do.

John du Pont

Mark, we as a nation have failed to honor you. And that's a problem. Not just for you, but for our society. When we fail to honor that which should be honored, it's a problem. It's a canary in a coal mine. Do you bird-watch?

Mark Schultz

Uh, no.

John du Pont

You can learn a lot from birds. I'm an ornithologist. But more importantly, I am a patriot. And I want to see this country soar again.

Mark Schultz

I want that too.

John du Pont

I can see that.

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John du Pont

[Mark and John du Pont stare out at the morning forest of Valley Forge]

Three thousand men died here. These patriots were willing to give up everything... including their lives... for freedom. I like to come here to remind myself what really matters. We're going to do great things, Mark. Great things.

Mark Schultz

Yes, sir. I'm gonna give you everything I have.

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Mark Schultz

[John and Mark sit out on the backyard porch of the du Pont residence, a little drunk and drugged]

You all right? Huh?

John du Pont

You are a good friend, Mark.

Mark Schultz

Thank you, John.

John du Pont

I only had one real friend growing up. Hugh Cherry. Hughby. He was the son of my mother's chauffeur.

Mark Schultz

Uh-huh.

John du Pont

When I was 16, I found out that my mother had been paying him to be my friend.

Mark Schultz

Dave was my only friend growing up. Yeah.
[John chuckles at Mark]

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John du Pont

[John walks into the Foxcatcher gym with a pistol, where all of the wrestlers are stretching for practice]

Mark. After practice, I want you to shower, and come talk to me. All right?

Mark Schultz

Yeah. All right.

John du Pont

[John then fires a round from his pistol into the ceiling of the gym]

Three hundred eighty-seven days to Seoul, gentlemen. Let's have a good practice, shall we?

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Dave Schultz

[Dave talks to Mark about not being able to leave Foxcatcher]

Mark... Look, I don't know what's going to happen in the future, but Nancy and I would like to try and make it work here.

Mark Schultz

You and I both know that I can't stay here.

Dave Schultz

I know, Mark. [long pause] Hey, do you remember when we were kids? You remember how we lived? Moving all over the place? Never had any idea of where or how long we were gonna be anywhere. You remember how that was for us? Was it easy for us?

Mark Schultz

No.

Dave Schultz

That's my responsibility to my family, Mark. I know you understand that. Keep your head in the game, Mark. Go on down.

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