J. Bruce Ismay quotes from Titanic (1997)

View Quote Molly Brown: Hey, uh, who thought of the name Titanic? Was it you, Bruce?
J. Bruce Ismay: Yes, actually. I want to convey sheer size, and size means stability, luxury, and above all, strength.
Rose DeWitt Bukater: Do you know of Dr. Freud, Mr Ismay? His ideas about the male preoccupation with size might be of particular interest to you.
Ruth DeWitt Bukater: [whispering] What's gotten into you?
Rose DeWitt Bukater: Excuse me. [rises and leaves]
Ruth DeWitt Bukater: I do apologize.
Molly Brown: She's a pistol, Cal. Hope you can handle her.
Caledon Hockley: Well, I may have to start minding what she reads from now on, won't I, Mrs. Brown?
J. Bruce Ismay: Freud? Who is he? Is he a passenger?

View Quote 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!

View Quote 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.