15 Movie Quotes about Control
Trust is good, control is better
Or isn't it? Why are humans obsessed with control and is it healthy for us? We want to control things, people, circumstances... it is a mad rush! In some severe cases like obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) it ruins someones mental health and life. But is being a control freak and perfectionist really so bad? We like to control things that have the potential of causing us harm because by controlling that thing we can prevent it from harming us. But as we know, there are certain things in life we can't control and we have to accept that. So relax and enjoy our list with the best movie quotes about control, cause life in movies is always fun right?
From the TV Series: The Sopranos
“Sometimes it's important to give people the illusion of being in control.”
James Gandolfini - Tony Soprano
From the TV Series: Two and a Half Men
“A bribable child is a controllable child.”
Jon Cryer - Alan Harper
From the TV Series: That '70s Show
“There is no gas shortage man. It's all fake. The oil companies control everything. Like there is this guy that invented this car and it runs on water man. It's got a fiberglass air-cooled engine and it runs on water.”
Danny Masterson - Steven Hyde
From the TV Series: That '70s Show
“Midge Pinciotti-Women have to be weak and fragile, so that that men can feel superior.
Donna Pinciotti-That's insane. If women don't learn to stand up for themselves, men will always control the world.”
Tanya Roberts - Midge Pinciotti
Laura Prepon - Donna Pinciotti
From the TV Series: That '70s Show
“Donna, sex is how we control men. If they know we like it as much as they do, we'll never get jewelry again.”
Mila Kunis - Jackie Burkhart
From the movie: Don't Worry Darling
“There is beauty in control. There is a grace in symmetry.”
Gemma Chan - Shelley
From the TV Series: 2 Broke Girls
“There are two things in life you cannot lose, a rent-controlled apartment and bladder control.”
Garrett Morris - Earl
From the TV Series: She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
“I’m great at controlling my anger. I do it all the time. When I’m catcalled in the streets. When incompetent men explain my own area of expertise to me. I do it pretty much every day. Because if I don’t, I will get called emotional, or difficult, or might just literally get murdered. ”
Tatiana Maslany - Jennifer Walters
From the movie: Black Widow
“The world functions on a higher level when it is controlled.”
Rachel Weisz - Melina
From the TV Series: Dexter
“When you’re losing control of your entire life, it helps to focus on what you’re good at.”
Michael C. Hall - Dexter Morgan
From the animation: South Park
“ If you devote your whole life to completely avoiding something you like, then that thing still controls your life and you've never learned any discipline at all.”
Trey Parker - Stan Marsh
From the TV Series: You
“I can't completely cage what's inside of me, or when it bursts out, it comes for blood. Better to feed it just enough to keep it in check, keep it on a leash, take it for a walk, make sure it knows the rules.”
Penn Badgley - Joe Goldberg
From the TV Series: Lucifer
“I find people who are rude usually feel powerless in their own lives. Terrified of not being in control.”
Rachael Harris - Linda Martin
From the TV Series: Lucifer
“We can’t control what happens to us, only how it affects us and the choices we make.”
Tricia Helfer - Charlotte
From the TV Series: Mindhunter
“Manipulation. Domination. Control. These are the three watchwords of violent serial offenders.”
John E. Douglas
