Stock Trading Films

"Daryl Hannah – Darien Taylor"

"Charlie Sheen – Bud Fox"

"Michael Douglas – Gordon Gekko"

"The most valuable commodity I know of . . . is information."

"The public's out there throwing darts at a board, sport. I don't throw darts at a board – I bet on sure things."

"What's worth doing is worth doing for money."

"[Pointing to a homeless man and a businessman standing on a street corner] You gonna tell me the difference between that guy and this guy is luck?"

"When I get a hold of the son of a bitch who leaked this, I'm gonna tear his eyeballs out and I'm gonna suck his fucking skull."

"Ever wonder why fund managers can't beat the S&P 500? 'Cause they're sheep, and sheep get slaughtered. I been in the business since '69. Most of these Harvard MBA types, they don't add up to dog shit. Gimme guys who are poor, smart and hungry. And no feelings. You win a few, you lose a few, but you keep on fighting . . . and if you need a friend, get a dog."

"Wake up, will ya, pal? If you're not inside, you're outside, okay? And I'm not talking a $400,000 a year working Wall Street stiff flying first class and being comfortable, I'm talking about liquid. Rich enough to have your own jet. Rich enough not to waste time. Fifty, a hundred million dollars, buddy. A player, or nothing. Now, you had what it took to get into my office; the real question is whether you got what it takes to stay."

"[As the market opens] We're off and running!"

"You know what's my dream? To someday be on the other end of that phone."

"[After Gekko buys stock from him] WOO! I JUST BAGGED THE ELEPHANT, BABY!!"

"There's no nobility in poverty."

"[Walks in to SEC agents waiting in his office] I guess you're not here to open an IRA..."