Peter Weir Films

"You never had a camera in my head!"

"[watching himself in the mirror in the bathroom] I here by proclaim this planet as Trumania of the Burbank Galaxy!"

"[After credits at end of movie] ,"I knew this show was fake from the start, it was my incredible acting that fooled everyone""

"We accept the reality of the world with which we are presented, it's as simple as that."

"If his was more than just a vague ambition, if he [Truman] was absolutely determined to discover the truth, there's no way we could prevent him."

"Cue the sun!"

"That's our hero shot."

"I've given Truman the chance to lead a normal life. The world, the place you live in is the sick place. Seahaven is the way the world should be."

"I am the creator... of a television show"

"[Christof looks in a monitor & sees Truman sailing on the sea] Where you going, Truman?"

"[Speaking as an actor on the show.] It's all true. It’s all real. Nothing here is fake. Nothing you see on this show is fake. It’s merely controlled."

"That's a whole lot of world for one man."

"[holding a beer can close to the camera] Now that's a beer."

"[looking at a sunset with Truman] That's the big guy... Quite a paintbrush he's got."

"[on the bridge with Truman, being fed scripted lines by the show's director] And the last thing I would ever do is lie to you, Truman."

"On the air, unaware!"

"The World Is Watching..."

"How's it going to end?"

"The World is a Stage!"

"We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. And medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for. To quote from Whitman, "O me! O life!... of the questions of these recurring; of the endless trains of the faithless, of cities fill'd with the foolish…what good amid these, O me, O life? Answer. That you are here—that life exists, and identity, that the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse." That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse. What will your verse be?"

"Alexandra Powers — Chris Noel"

"Allelon Ruggiero — Steven Meeks"

"Dylan Kussman — Richard Cameron"

"Kurtwood Smith — Mr. Perry"

"Norman Lloyd — Headmaster Dean Nolan"

"Gale Hansen — Charlie Dalton"

"Josh Charles — Knox Overstreet"

"Ethan Hawke — Todd Anderson"

"Robert Sean Leonard — Neil Perry"

"Robin Williams — John Keating"

"He was their inspiration. He made their lives extraordinary."

"[at Neil's ceremony] The death of Neil Perry is a tragedy. He was a fine student. One of Welton's best. And he will be missed. We've contacted each of your parents to explain the situation. Naturally, they're all quite concerned. At the request of Neil's family, I intend to conduct a thorough inquiry into this matter. Your complete cooperation is expected."

"[Last words of film] Thank you, boys. Thank you."

"Boys, you must strive to find your own voice. Because the longer you wait to begin, the less likely you are to find it at all. Thoreau said, "Most men lead lives of quiet desperation." Don't be resigned to that. Break out! Break out! Now is the time!"

"They're not that different from you, are they? Same haircuts. Full of hormones, just like you. Invincible, just like you feel. The world is their oyster. They believe they're destined for great things, just like many of you, their eyes are full of hope, just like you. Did they wait until it was too late to make from their lives even one iota of what they were capable? Because, you see gentlemen, these boys are now fertilizing daffodils. But if you listen real close, you can hear them whisper their legacy to you. Go on, lean in. Listen, you hear it? - - Carpe - - hear it? - - Carpe, carpe diem, seize the day boys, make your lives extraordinary."

"No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world."

"There's a time for daring and there's a time for caution, and a wise man understands which is called for."

"When you read, don't just consider what the author thinks, consider what you think."