Fred Thompson movie quotes

“A [person] who never quits is never defeated.”
Fred Thompson

“After two years in Washington I often long for the realism and sincerity of Hollywood.”
Fred Thompson

“- Marshall: You can forget about Pritchard. He's homosexual.
- Kevin O'Brien: I'll be damned.
- Marshall: So will he, if you believe the Old Testament.”
Fred Thompson - Marshall
Leon Russom - Kevin O'Brien

“This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we'll be lucky to live through it.”
Fred Thompson - Admiral Painter

“I don't want to spend several months trying to convince people they're not as well off as they think they are. (on why he did not run for President).”
Fred Thompson

“Sometimes the good you do won't do you any good.”
Fred Thompson - DA Arthur Branch

“You can never explain something like this. And if you were able to, the odds are you wouldn't much care for the answer.”
Fred Thompson - Sheriff

Now y'all heard of a "Japanese Inspection?". Japanese Inspection, you see, when the Japs get in a load of lettuce they're not sure they wanna let in the country, why they'll just let it sit there on the dock 'til they get good and ready to look at. But then of course, it's all gone rotten... ain't nothing left to inspect. You see, lettuce is a... (continue)(continue reading)
Fred Thompson - Big John

“- Female Highway Patrol Officer: Looks like we found something.
- Big John: What's that?
- Female Highway Patrol Officer: A concealed weapon.”

Leilani Sarelle - Female Highway Patrol Officer
Fred Thompson - Big John

“I've still got a lot to learn about Washington. Thursday, I
accidentally spent some of my own money.”
Fred Thompson

“There's nothing hard about acting except the long hours.”

Fred Thompson

“- Stripes: But I am a horse... a racehorse!
- Sir Trenton: You're no racehorse! You're lunch for a lion and that's about it.”
Frankie Muniz - Stripes
Fred Thompson - Sir Trenton

“- Trudeau: Alright, we've got a body in the morgue that seems to have died twice. Assuming it's not a computer error, what do we assume?
- John McClane: That somebody's about to seriously fuck with this airport.”
Fred Thompson - Trudeau
Bruce Willis - John McClane

“- Admiral Painter: What's his plan?
- Jack Ryan: His plan?
- Admiral Painter: Russians don't take a dump, son, without a plan.”
Fred Thompson - Admiral Painter
Alec Baldwin - Jack Ryan