A character in Magnolia (1999)

Earl Partridge quotes from Magnolia (1999)

Jason Robards

Earl Partridge's lines

1 quote
Earl Partridge

I loved her so. She knew what I did, she knew all the **** stupid things I’d done. But the love was stronger of anything you can think of. The goddamn regret. THE GODDAMN REGRET! And I’ll die, now I’ll die and I’ll tell you what. The biggest regret of my life, I let my love go. What did I do? I’m sixty-five years old, and I’m ashamed. Million years ago, the **** regret and guilt, these things... don’t ever let anyone ever say to you, you shouldn’t regret anything. Don’t do that, don't! You regret what you **** want, use that, use that, use that regret for anything, any way you want, you can use it, OK? Oh, God. This is a long way to go with no punch. A little moral, story I say: Love...Love...Love. This **** life, it’s so **** hard. So long, Life ain’t short it’s long, it’s long. God damn it! God damn, what did I do? What did I do? What did I do?

Scenes with Earl Partridge

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Earl Partridge

I'll tell you the greatest regret of my life: I let my love go.

Phil Parma

When was the last time you talked to your son?

Earl Partridge

...I don't know. Ten, maybe... five... [moans]... that's another thing that goes...

Phil Parma

Your memory?

Earl Partridge

Time lines, you know? I remember things, but not... right there, you know?

Phil Parma

Yeah.

Earl Partridge

"Yeah". The **** do you know?

Phil Parma

I've seen it before.

Earl Partridge

Yeah, other assholes like me.

Phil Parma

Oh, there's no asshole like you.

Earl Partridge

****.

Phil Parma

How come every other word you use is either "****", "shitballs" or "****"?

Earl Partridge

Do me a personal favor.

Phil Parma

Go **** myself?

Earl Partridge

Yeah, you got it.

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