Captain Edward J. Smith quotes from Titanic (1997)
Played by Bernard Hill
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Captain Edward J. Smith: Take her to sea, Mr. Murdoch. Let's stretch her legs.
William McMaster Murdoch: Yes, sir! Ahead full, Mr. Moody.
James Moody: Very Good, sir.
William McMaster Murdoch: Yes, sir! Ahead full, Mr. Moody.
James Moody: Very Good, sir.
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J. Bruce Ismay: So you've not yet lit the last four boilers?
Captain Edward J. Smith: No, I don't see the need. We are making excellent time.
J. Bruce Ismay: The press knows the size of Titanic, now I want them to marvel at her speed, too. We must give them something new to print. This maiden voyage of Titanic must make headlines!
Captain Edward J. Smith: No, I don't see the need. We are making excellent time.
J. Bruce Ismay: The press knows the size of Titanic, now I want them to marvel at her speed, too. We must give them something new to print. This maiden voyage of Titanic must make headlines!
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[After the collision]
John Hutchinson: Boiler room six is flooded eight feet above the plain and the mail hold is worse. She's already buckled in the foreaft.
Captain Edward J. Smith: Can you shore up?
John Hutchinson: Not unless the pumps are ahead.
Thomas Andrews: Did you see the damage in the mail hold.
John Hutchinson: No, she's already underwater.
Jack Dawson: This is bad.
Rose DeWitt Bukater: We should tell mother and Cal.
John Hutchinson: Boiler room six is flooded eight feet above the plain and the mail hold is worse. She's already buckled in the foreaft.
Captain Edward J. Smith: Can you shore up?
John Hutchinson: Not unless the pumps are ahead.
Thomas Andrews: Did you see the damage in the mail hold.
John Hutchinson: No, she's already underwater.
Jack Dawson: This is bad.
Rose DeWitt Bukater: We should tell mother and Cal.
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Thomas Andrews: The pumps will buy you time, but minutes only. From this moment, no matter what we do, Titanic will founder.
J. Bruce Ismay: But this ship can't sink!
Thomas Andrews: She is made of iron, sir. I assure you, she can. And she will. It is a mathematical certainty.
Captain Edward J. Smith: How much time?
Thomas Andrews: An hour, two at most.
Captain Edward J. Smith: And how many aboard, Mr. Murdoch?
William Murdoch: 2,200 souls on board, sir.
Captain Edward J. Smith: Well, I believe you may get your headlines, Mr. Ismay.
J. Bruce Ismay: But this ship can't sink!
Thomas Andrews: She is made of iron, sir. I assure you, she can. And she will. It is a mathematical certainty.
Captain Edward J. Smith: How much time?
Thomas Andrews: An hour, two at most.
Captain Edward J. Smith: And how many aboard, Mr. Murdoch?
William Murdoch: 2,200 souls on board, sir.
Captain Edward J. Smith: Well, I believe you may get your headlines, Mr. Ismay.
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Harold Bride: Sir! Carpathia says they're making 17 knots, full steam for them, sir.
Captain Edward J. Smith: And she's the only one who's responding?
Harold Bride: The only one close, sir. She says they can be here in four hours.
Captain Edward J. Smith: Four hours! [pauses] Thank you, Bride. [whispers] My God.
Captain Edward J. Smith: And she's the only one who's responding?
Harold Bride: The only one close, sir. She says they can be here in four hours.
Captain Edward J. Smith: Four hours! [pauses] Thank you, Bride. [whispers] My God.
Other characters in Titanic (1997): Old Rose · Jack Dawson · Caledon Hockley · Ruth DeWitt Bukater · Thomas Andrews · Fabrizio De Rossi · Frederick Fleet · Molly Brown · Brock Lovett · Spicer Lovejoy · Hartley · J. Bruce Ismay · James Moody · Lewis Bodine · Steward · Tommy Ryan
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