Bill Pullman movie quotes

“The only mistake I ever made was to appoint a sniveling little weasel like you Secretary of Defense. However, that is a mistake, I am happy to say, that I don't have to live with. Mr. Nimzicki... you're fired.”
Bill Pullman - President Thomas J. Whitmore

“- Lt. Bender: Give the bag to Bozo, drop the gun and put your hands in the air!
- Earl Mott: Who said that?
- Lt. Walters: This could very well be the stupidest person on the face of the earth. Perhaps we should shoot him.
- Lt. Bender: It's the police department!”
Art Evans - Lt. Bender
Bill Pullman - Earl
Clarence Felder - Lt. Walters

Today, you will once again be fighting for our freedom... Not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution... but from annihilation. And should we win the day, the Fourth of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day when the world declared in one voice: "We will not go quietly into the night!" We will not vanish without a... (continue)(continue reading)

Bill Pullman - President Whitmore

“Rural towns aren't always idyllic. It's easy to feel trapped and be aware of social hypocrisy.”
Bill Pullman

You remember back in high school? I was starting to get really good at poker, went home with lots of lunch money? I got to know the principal's office really well. He always used to say to me "why can't you be more like your brother Peter". I was ok with that, I was proud of you and I was never jealous of anything that you had.
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Bill Pullman - Jack

“Today, you will once again be fighting for our freedom... Not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution... but from annihilation.”

Bill Pullman - President Whitmore

“On behalf the people of Earth, happy Fourth of July.”

Bill Pullman - President Whitmore

You can call them ghosts, if you'd like, or as I like to call them, "the living-impaired".
Bill Pullman - Dr. James Harvey

“- General William Grey: Mr. President, I'd sure like to know what you're doing.
- President Thomas J. Whitmore: I'm a combat pilot, Will. I belong in the air.”
Robert Loggia - General William Grey
Bill Pullman - President Thomas J. Whitmore

“The human race is outta gas. It's circling the drain. It's finished! The only thing that matters is grabbing whatcha can before somebody else beats ya to it.”

Bill Pullman - Capt. Joseph Korso

“We convinced an entire generation, that this is a battle that we could win. We sacrifice for each other no matter what the cost. And that's worth fighting for.”
Bill Pullman - President Whitmore

“We convinced an entire generation, that this is a battle that we could win. We sacrifice for each other no matter what the cost. And that's worth fighting for.”
Bill Pullman - President Whitmore

“Keep moving every few months. Stay out of Westernized countries for a while. Don't carry too much cash on your body. Give incorrect information everywhere, and never use your real name.”

Bill Pullman - Daryl Zero

“- Ed: You're a musician?
- Fred Madison: Yeah.
- Al: What's your axe?
- Fred Madison: Tenor. Tenor saxophone. Do you...
- Al: ...Tone deaf.”
Louis Eppolito - Ed
Bill Pullman - Fred Madison
John Roselius - Al

“- Jack: Lucy? I have to ask you a question.
- Elsie: Get down on one knee, it's more romantic.
- Saul: Elsie, if he's proposing let him do it!
- Elsie: I am letting him do it.”

Bill Pullman - Jack
Glynis Johns - Elsie
Jack Warden - Saul

“- Jack Wells: Never been to Maine before, huh?
- Kelly Scott: Oh, I have good hygiene, I'm not welcome.”
Bill Pullman - Jack Wells
Bridget Fonda - Kelly Scott

“When I called to notify you that the sweep was happening, I did it out of respect and courtesy. And you've made me regret that now. It was not my intention for you to act like a child and try to save your puppy. The puppy was going down, I was notifying you of the puppy's death. But the puppy just shit all over everything! You have a crazy,...” (continue)(continue reading)

Bill Pullman - Krueger

“- Tek: It's time, Cale. It's time to stop running.
- Capt. Joseph Korso: Actually, I think it's time to start.”

Tone Loc - Tek
Bill Pullman - Capt. Joseph Korso

“- David Levinson: I've had years to get us ready. We never had a chance.
- President Whitmore: We didn't last time, either.”
Jeff Goldblum - David Levinson
Bill Pullman - President Whitmore

“- Louis Mozart: You are still alive.
- Dennis Alan: Yeah, I noticed.”
Brent Jennings - Louis Mozart
Bill Pullman - Dennis Alan

“By the perception of illusion we experience reality.”
Bill Pullman - Rex Martin

“- Princess Vespa: [looking up at the night sky] Which one's yours?
- Lone Starr: Who knows?
- Princess Vespa: You don't know where you're from?
- Lone Starr: Not really. I was found on the doorstep of a monastery.
- Princess Vespa: A monastery? Where?
- Lone Starr: Somewhere in the Ford Galaxy.”
Daphne Zuniga - Princess Vespa
Bill Pullman - Lone Starr

“My brains are individuals - they're special - they're unique.”
Bill Pullman - Rex Martin

“Theater has always been most important to my psyche.”
Bill Pullman

“I do take lots of time off between projects, but when the right thing comes along, I don't like to turn it down.”
Bill Pullman