Bruce Greenwood movie quotes

“Bobby, you gotta go in there and you gotta make them understand... that we have to have an answer tomorrow... because Monday, we go to war.”
Bruce Greenwood - John F. Kennedy

“- President Kennedy: Those plans call for the use of nuclear weapons. So what is the next step?
- Dean Acheson: Hopefully cooler heads will prevail before we reach the next step.”
Bruce Greenwood - John F. Kennedy
Len Cariou - Dean Acheson

“It's the simplest things that are the hardest.”
Bruce Greenwood - Commander Richard Iverson

“Prejudice never shows much reason.”
Bruce Greenwood - Lawrence Robertson

“- Doug Carlin: He's gonna kill her. In twelve hours, he's gonna kill her.
- Jack McCready: He killed her four days ago! You were at the funeral, what's wrong with you?”
Denzel Washington - Doug Carlin
Bruce Greenwood - Jack McCready

“- Nick: They're tough in Louisiana, Libby. You shoot me, they'll give you the gas chamber.
- Libby: No they won't. It's called double jeopardy. I learned a few things in prison, Nick. I could shoot you in the middle of Mardi Gras and they can't touch me.
- Travis: As an ex-law professor, I can assure you she is right.”
Bruce Greenwood - Nick
Ashley Judd - Libby
Tommy Lee Jones - Travis

- Brice: Try not to fraternize with the men. They can be a little... strange.
- Claire: Strange, as in superstitious?
- Brice: As in "strange".
Bruce Greenwood - Brice
Olivia Williams - Claire

“Science is God.”
Bruce Greenwood - Dr. Edgar Caldicott

“- Todd: Ok, time to get wet! Are you ready?
- Alan: Todd, I just read the invoice from that surgical supply house.
- Todd: So?
- Alan: The thread, the surgical thread we used to sew the bikinis...
- Todd: What about it?
- Alan: It's for dissolving stitches, Todd!
- Todd: I know!”

Bruce Greenwood - Todd
Michael David Wright - Alan

“- Kenny O'Donnell: That's going to be tough, you know how these guys are about their chains of command.
- John F. Kennedy: Listen, you tell 'em those chains of command end at one place: me.”

Kevin Costner - Kenny O'Donnell
Bruce Greenwood - John F. Kennedy

“- Alan: So, tell me, Todd, what have you been up to lately?
- Todd: Well, I was up in Seattle for a while... I finally found a backer for my solar-powered hot dog stands! Then it rained for 60 days in a row, the guy backed out, so... I just been traveling around, staying with friends.”
Michael David Wright - Alan
Bruce Greenwood - Todd

“- Richard J. Remington: Fella's, this is all yours.
- Todd: Mr. R, I think I've found my calling in life.
- Richard J. Remington: Really! And I had you figured for a brain surgeon!”

Frank Nelson - Richard J. Remington
Bruce Greenwood - Todd

“- Billy: Mitchell Stevens, Esquire. Tell me, would you be likely to sue me if I was to beat you right now? I mean, beat you so bad you piss blood and couldn't walk for a month. Because that's what I'm about to do.
- Mitchell Stevens: No, Mr. Ansel. I wouldn't sue you.
- Billy: You leave us alone, Stephens. You leave the people of this town alone.”
Bruce Greenwood - Billy
Sir Ian Holm - Mitchell Stevens