"Francois Truffaut’s Fahrenheit 451 (Universal) isn’t a very good movie but the idea—which is rather dumb but in a way brilliant—has an almost irresistible appeal: people want to see it and then want to talk about how it should have been worked out. Fahrenheit 451 is more interesting in the talking-over afterward than in the seeing."

"But it's hard to believe that Mr. Truffaut could be guilty of such poor taste. Poor writing, yes, and dull direction, but certainly not poor taste! He wouldn't dare put into a picture intended to be a joke a scene so ugly and currently evocative as one of a captured book-lover setting herself afire. Nor would be allow a subtle put-on to be so ponderous and humorless. No, it strikes me that Mr. Truffaut simply got himself tangled up with an idea that called for slashing satire of a sort beyond his grasp, and with language he couldn't fashion into lively and witty dialogue."

"A woman who bravely reads books is more likely to be socially constructive than one who is hung on TV. And the contrast arranged by Mr. Truffaut—a homely bookworm versus a beauteous TV fan—is a suitable one for illustrating the austerity of dedication to books.But it makes for pretty dreary entertainment when you have to sit there and watch a frozen-faced Mr. Werner piously turn away from a long-haired, voluptuous Julie Christie and go marching off down the railway tracks in quest of the bleak, bobbed-haired Miss Christie who has gone to the land where the book-people are."

"IF François Truffaut were trying to make literature seem dull and the whole hideous practice of book-burning seem no more shocking than putting a blow-torch to a pile of leaves, he could not have accomplished his purpose much better than he unintentionally has in his first motion picture made in English, Fahrenheit 451. Holy smoke! What a pretentious and pedantic production he has made of Ray Bradbury's futuristic story of a fireman in a hypothetical state where all reading matter is forbidden and the fire department's job is to police the citizens who try to keep books in hiding!"

"[to Linda] You spend your whole life in front of that family wall. These books are my family. When did we first meet? And where?"

"Fahrenheit four-five-one is the temperature at which book paper catches fire and starts to burn."

"SigourneyWeaver – Dr. Grace Augustine"

"Stephen Lang – Colonel Miles Quaritch"

"Sam Worthington – Jake Sully/Tom Sully"

"Well, he wanted them to be very beautiful. And I do believe that, at some point, he said something to the effect of...the audience has to want to fuck her. I mean, Jim is very plain in his language."

"Enter the World"

"When my heart was never open. And my spirit never free. To the world that you have shown me. But my eyes did not envision. All the colours of love, and of life, evermore."

"I see me through your eyes Breathing new life, flying high Your love shines the way into paradise – So I offer my life – I offer my love for you."

"Now I give my hope to you, I surrender – I pray in my heart that this world never ends."

"Walking through a dream, I see you My light in darkness breathing hope of new life Now I live through you and you through me, enchanted I pray in my heart that this dream never ends."

"[last words before she got killed in a fiery blaze by Quaritch] Rogue one is hit. We're goin' in. Sorry, Jake."

"[after having fired upon Col. Quaritch's ship] Oops. You're not the only one with a gun, bitch!"

"[refusing to participate on the attack on the natives] I didn't sign up for this shit!"

"[while flying past the floating Hallelujah Mountains] You should see your faces."

"Laz Alonso – Tsu'tey"

"Wes Studi – Eytukan"

"CCH Pounder – Mo'at"

"Zoe Saldana – Neytiri"

"Michelle Rodriguez - Trudy Chacon"

"Dileep Rao – Dr. Max Patel"

"Joel David Moore – Dr. Norm Spellman"

"Giovanni Ribisi – Parker Selfridge"

"[as Selfridge is furiously disabling the Avatars to place them under arrest by Quaritch's force] I was a warrior who dreamed he could bring peace. Sooner or later, though, you always have to wake up."

"[While watching the RDA fleet fire incendiary missiles at Hometree] NO!!!"

"[To Quaritch] Are you out of your goddamn mind?! [Quaritch: You crossed the line.]"

"What the hell are you doin', Jake?"

"Sometimes your whole life boils down to one insane move."

"[after his Ikran shouts] SHUT UP AND FLY STRAIGHT!"

"This is how it's done. When people are sittin' on shit that you want, you make 'em your enemy. Then you justify taking it."

"[first lines] When I was lying there in the VA hospital, with a big hole blown through the middle of my life, I started having these dreams of flying. I was free. Sooner or later, though, you always have to wake up."

"There's no such thing as an ex-Marine. You may be out, but you never lose the attitude. I told myself I could pass any test a man can pass."

"Everything is backwards now, like out there is the true world and this is the dream."

"[last words before Neytiri kills him with two arrows] Hey, Sully, how does it feel to betray your own race? You think you're one of them? Time to wake up."

"Nothin's over while I'm breathin'!"

"Our only security lies in pre-emptive attack. We will fight terror with terror. Now, the hostiles believe that this mountain stronghold of theirs is well protected by their – their deity. And when we destroy it, we will blast a crater in their racial memory so deep that they won't come within a thousand klicks of this place ever again."

"You let me down, son. So, what – you, you found yourself some local tail, and you just completely forget what team you're playin' for?"

"You haven't got lost in the woods, have you? You still remember what team you're playin' for?"

"As head of security it is my job to keep you alive. I will not succeed. Not with all of you. If you wish to survive, you have to cultivate a strong mental attitude. You have to obey the rules. Pandora rules."

"You are not in Kansas anymore. You are on Pandora, ladies and gentlemen. Respect that fact every second of every day. If there is a Hell, you might wanna go there for a little R&R after a tour on Pandora. Beyond that fence, every living thing that crawls, flies or squats in the mud wants to kill you and eat your eyes for Jujubes."

"[last words about the Navi' goddess, Eywa] I'm with her, Jake. She's real."

"[about the Tree of Souls] I would die to get samples..."

"[after getting shot by Quaritch] This is gonna ruin my whole day."

"Yeah, that tends to happen when you use machine guns on them."

"[to Jake] Just relax and let your mind go blank. That shouldn't be hard for you."

"I'm with you now, Jake. We are mated for life."