91 quotes found
"Beverly Hills. The most beautiful women in the world. Plastic surgery. What do those three things have in common? Me, in less than a week."
"I'm in the Twilight Zone."
"[to Nurse Packer] Okay, let's get something straight right now. I got eight years of higher education. I got one year of internship, I got one year of residency. I'm 70,000 dollars in debt. Now I'm waylaid in this heehaw hell, and you insist on clocking me in and out like I'm some kind of factory worker? Well no! N-O,no! This is where I draw the line."
"[to Dr. Hogue] Listen doctor, I've got a boy here in cardiac crisis. You can't treat that with Coca-Cola or Bisquick. We're gonna have to use real medicine this time. Now I'm sending him to Athens General. You're his regular fucking doctor, you get your fat ass out of bed, get down there and go with him."
"[to Dr. Stone, after skinny-dipping in the lake] You can blink now."
"Can't poop in this town without everybody knowin' what color it is."
"Well, nice work, Hollywood. You were just about to crack open the chest of a 6 year-old boy to cure a case of diarrhea. Now,listen up smart ass. Next time I tell you how to treat a patient of mine, you'd better damn well do it, doctor. I doubt you'd know crap from Crisco."
"[while being examined] Check Hollywood for knives. I don't want him operating in case I sneeze or something."
"Nurse Packer: [reading from a note left by Doc Hogue] "When to call me, you've been stabbed, shot, poisoned, separated from an appendage, knocked or beaten unconscious, run over by a tractor mower, or generally about to bleed to death. Otherwise, leave me alone.""
"Michael J. Fox - Dr. Benjamin Stone"
"Julie Warner - Vialula/"Lou""
"Woody Harrelson - Hank Gordon"
"Bridget Fonda - Nancy Lee Nicholson"
"Roberts Blossom - Judge Evans"
"Barnard Hughes - Dr. Aurelius Hogue"
"David Ogden Stiers - Mayor Nick Nicholson"
"Frances Sternhagen - Lillian"
"George Hamilton - Dr. Halberstrom"
"But I considerate myself fortunate to be serving the cause of Liberty. And though I fear death, each day in prayer I reaffirm my willingness, if necessary, to give my life in its service. Pray for me, but above all, pray for the cause. (from a letter written to his brother Thomas)"
"Would you tell me please, Mr. Howard, why should I trade one tyrant 3000 miles away, for 3000 tyrants one mile away? An elected legislature can trample a man's rights as easily as a king can."
"Half the men in this church, including you, father... and you reverend, are as ardent patriots as I. Will you now, when you are needed most, stop at only words?. Is that the sort of men you are?. I ask only that you act upon the beliefs of which you have so strongly spoken, and in which you so strongly believe. [after men were asked to join the militia, but no one initially seemed to be interested]"
"[Watching the Continental Army routed at Camden] These rustics are so inept. Nearly takes the honor out of victory... nearly."
"[At Cowpens, sees Tavington's dragoons charge without Cornwallis' orders] Tavington. Damn him, DAMN THAT MAN!"
"[Forced to surrender at Yorktown] How could it come to this? A bunch of rabble... peasants. Everything will change...Everything has changed."
"[Joining the militia, to the surprise of his congregation] A shepherd must tend his flock. And at times... fight off the wolves."
"What would you do if they destroyed your home, threatened your family. Where would you draw the line?"
"Before they were soldiers, they were family. Before they were legends, they were heroes. Before there was a nation, there was a fight for freedom."
"Some things are worth fighting for."
"Trevor Morgan - Nathan Martin"
"Mel Gibson - Benjamin Martin"
"Heath Ledger - Gabriel Martin"
"Lisa Brenner - Anne Howard Martin"
"Gregory Smith - Thomas Martin"
"Before they were soldiers, they were family. Before they were legends, they were heros. Before there was a nation, there was a fight for freedom."
"Wise up, folks. We're all alone out there and tomorrow we're going out there again."
"[about men] They're either married or gay. And if they're not gay, they've just broken up with the most wonderful woman in the world, or they've just broken up with a bitch who looks exactly like me. They're in transition from a monogamous relationship and they need more space. Or they're tired of space, but they just can't commit. Or they want to commit, but they're afraid to get close. They want to get close, you don't want to get near them."
"[about the wake] Amazing tradition. They throw a great party for you on the one day they know you can't come."
"You see, Sarah, Harold, we took a secret vote. We're not leaving. We're never leaving."
"There's some asshole at work you have to kowtow to, and you find yourself doing things you thought you'd never do. But you try and minimize that stuff; be the best person you can be. But you set your priorities. And that's the way life is. I wonder if your friend Alex knew that. One thing's for sure, he couldn't live with it. I know I shouldn't talk; you guys knew him. But the thing is... no one ever said it would be fun. At least... no one ever said it to me."
"Are not the satisfactions of being a good man among our common men great enough to sustain us anymore? Where did Alex's hope go?"
"In a cold world, you need your friends to keep you warm."
"The story of eight old friends searching for something they lost, and finding that all they needed was each other."
"How much love, sex, fun and friendship can a person take?"
"Spend some time with a few good friends."
"Tom Berenger - Sam Weber"
"Glenn Close - Sarah Cooper"
"Jeff Goldblum - Michael Gold"
"William Hurt - Nick Carlton"
"Kevin Kline - Harold Cooper"
"Mary Kay Place - Meg Jones"
"Meg Tilly - Chloe"
"JoBeth Williams - Karen Bowens"
"Don Galloway - Richard Bowens"
"James Gillis - Minister"
"Alden Ehrenreic - Ethan Lawson Wate"
"Alice Englert - Lena Duchannes"
"Jeremy Irons - Macon Melchizedek Ravenwood"
"Viola Davis - Amarie Treadeau "Amma""
"Emmy Rossum - Ridley Duchannes"
"Thomas Mann - Wesley Jefferson Lincoln "Link""
"Emma Thompson - Mavis Lincoln / Sarafine Duchannes"
"Margo Martindale - Delphine Duchannes"
"Eileen Atkins - Emmaline Duchannes"
"Zoey Deutch - Emily Asher"
"Tiffany Boone - Savannah Snow"
"Kyle Gallner - Larkin Kent"
"Rachel Brosnahan as Genevieve Katherine Duchannes"
"Pruitt Taylor Vince - Mr. Lee"
"Robin Skye - Mrs. Hester"
"Randy Redd - Reverend Stephens"
"Lance E. Nichols - Mayor Snow"
"Leslie Castay - Principal Herbert"
"Sam Gilroy - Ethan Carter Wate"
"Gwendolyn Mulamba - Mrs. Snow"
"Cindy Hogan - Mrs. Asher"
"Okay, Hogs, I've listened to you bellyache about moving to this hew town. This said bellyaching will end as of 1530 hours, will not affect the morale of this squadron henceforth. Do I make myself clear?"
"[addressing his fighter squadron] Morning. You men now have the privilege of serving under the meanest, toughest, screamingest commander in the Marine Corps- me. If I say something you pretend it's coming from the Burning Bush. We're Marines. Marine Corps fighter pilots. We have no other function. That is your mission, and you're gonna hack it or pack it! You're flying with Bull Meechum now, and I kid you not, this is the eye of the storm! Welcome aboard."
"I'd like to propose a toast, to my son. He is eighteen today. He has just ordered his first drink. Before he drinks it, I'd like to wish him a long life, a wife as fine as his mother, and a son as fine as he's been. To my son!"
"I'm a Meechum. A Meechum's a thoroughbred, a winner all the way. He chews nails while the other kids eat cotton candy. He never surrenders. He never gives up."
"Robert Duvall - Lieutenant Colonel Wilbur "Bull" P. Meechum"
"Blythe Danner - Lillian "Lil" Meechum"
"Michael O'Keefe - Ben Meechum"
"Stan Shaw - Toomer Smalls"
"Brian Andrews - Matthew Meechum"
"Paul Gleason - First Lieutenant Sammy"
"Julie Anne Haddock - Karen Meechum"
"David Keith - "Red" Pettus"
"Paul Mantee - Colonel Virgil "Virg" Hedgepath"
"Theresa Merritt - Arrabelle Smalls"
"Lisa Jane Persky - Mary Anne Meechum"
"Michael Strong - Colonel Varney"