Jim Sturgess movie quotes

“- Jude: We don't have it in England, is it a big deal?
- Max Carrigan: Well, it's a heart-warming American tradition.
- Lucy Carrigan: Yeah. It celebrates the time when the Indians shared their food with the early settlers. And how did we repay them? We slaughter them in thousands then ship them off to the shittiest bits of real estate.”
Joe Anderson - Jude
Jim Sturgess - Max Carrigan
Evan Rachel Wood - Lucy Carrigan

“- Jill Taylor: What are you doing?
- Ben Campbell: Well, we're printing moneyhere. What, you think just 'cause Micky left we're gonna stop? No, I can do this. I can lead this team. You know, I'm not the same guy I was back in Boston.”
Kate Bosworth - Jill Taylor
Jim Sturgess - Ben Campbell

“- Ben Campbell: You know, ever since I was 16, I crushed exams. I took on extracurricular. I showed up early. I even sat at the front of the class and stayed late. Man, I gave up everything. You know, I gave up fun. I gave up sex.
- Miles Connoly: I don't think you gave up sex.
- Ben Campbell: Okay, maybe not sex.”
Jim Sturgess - Ben Campbell

“I don’t need to remind you how many people died from catastrophic climate conditions.”
Jim Sturgess - Max Lawson

“- Micky Rosa: There's one more thing, Ben, and this is important. We're counting cards, we're not gambling. We're following a specific set of rules and playing a system.
- Ben Campbell: Right.
- Micky Rosa: Now, I've seen how crazy it can get at those tables, and sometimes, people lose control. They give in to their emotions. You will not.”
Kevin Spacey - Micky Rosa
Jim Sturgess - Ben Campbell

“- Jill Taylor: Ben, you should feel the thrill of winning more money than you can possibly imagine. I think you should come to Vegas. 'Cause I'm guessing that you could probably use a break from this place.
- Ben Campbell: I can't. I'm sorry. I just can't.
- Jill Taylor: You're welcome any time. You know, I think the best thing about Vegas is...” (continue)(continue reading)
Kate Bosworth - Jill Taylor
Jim Sturgess - Ben Campbell

“- Dr. Robert: Everybody back on the bus. We're going home, to California.
- Max Carrigan: Doc, California isn't home to all of us.
- Dr. Robert: What can I say? You're either on the bus, or off the bus.”
Bono - Dr. Robert
Jim Sturgess - Max Carrigan

“- Lucy Carrigan: I would lay in front of a tank if it would bring Max back and end this war.
- Jude: Yeah, it wouldn't.”

Evan Rachel Wood - Lucy Carrigan
Jim Sturgess - Jude

“I let down my good friends. But as it turns out, they weren't too bad at simple math either.”
Jim Sturgess - Ben Campbell

“- Micky Rosa: Look, I've been teaching more than 14 years, I've never had a student as impressive as you. Your brain is like a goddamn Pentium chip. You're gonna do great. You know how I know that? 'Cause you remind me of myself 25 years ago. You in?
- Ben Campbell: Yeah. Yeah, I'm in.”

Kevin Spacey - Micky Rosa
Jim Sturgess - Ben Campbell

“- Jill Taylor: Every night after dinner, my father and I would play. I knew basic strategy before I was, like, nine-years-old. If I won, he'd take me out for ice cream.
- Ben Campbell: And what if he won?
- Jill Taylor: He'd still take me out for ice cream.”

Kate Bosworth - Jill Taylor
Jim Sturgess - Ben Campbell

“- Ben Campbell: I need this money. You have no idea what I went through to get this...
- Cole Williams: I know, kid, but you're gonna figure out how to get everything you want in this life, 'cause you're smart.”
Jim Sturgess - Ben Campbell
Laurence Fishburne - Cole Williams

“- Ben Campbell: Hey, I let you down, all right. I get it.
- Micky Rosa: Excuse me? You let me down? I don't care! Let me make one thing clear to you, I am not your father! You are not my friend. This is a business. You were only good to me as the money you make, and, right now it's not worth a hell of a whole lot!”
Jim Sturgess - Ben Campbell

“I think the worst part of it was not being able to tell anyone. But for the first time in my life, the world made itself easy for me. And I liked it.”

Jim Sturgess - Ben Campbell

“- Ben Campbell: How come you don't play?
- Micky Rosa: Oh, I did. I played for a long time and I was the best. But I'm retired now. Take my advice, Ben, it's always best to go out when you're on top. Welcome to Vegas!”
Jim Sturgess - Ben Campbell
Kevin Spacey - Micky Rosa

“- Ben Campbell: You know, I just thought there was more to life than just money.
- Miles Connoly: Well, look at the bright side, I just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance.”
Jim Sturgess - Ben Campbell
Josh Gad - Miles Connoly

“I can't believe how I treated you, Miles. You know, you're my best friend, and I, really let you down. I really let you down. I'm sorry. And I'm happy for you, you know? Winning the 2.09. That's great.”
Jim Sturgess - Ben Campbell

“- Jude: What are you going to do if you don't go back to college?
- Max Carrigan: What any irresponsible, unmotivated, drop-out would do. Go to New York, like tonight.”
Joe Anderson - Jude
Jim Sturgess - Max Carrigan

“- Ben Campbell: I've just lost everything! Look, please... I don't want to lose you, too.
- Jill Taylor: Ben, you were dragged away in Vegas. I haven't heard from you. I had no idea where you were.
- Ben Campbell: I know. You know, I'm so sorry that I hurt you. I'm sorry. In Vegas, I don't know what happened. That wasn't me. Look, you know me....” (continue)(continue reading)
Jim Sturgess - Ben Campbell
Kate Bosworth - Jill Taylor

“I thought I had my life mapped out. But then I remembered what my Nonlinear Equations professor once told me, always account for variable change.”
Jim Sturgess - Ben Campbell

“In Boston, we had a secret. In Vegas, we had a life. Micky said I was gonna have more fun than I could possibly imagine. And he was right. It was too good to be true. And it felt like it was never going to end.”
Jim Sturgess - Ben Campbell

“- Jill Taylor: You were good.
- Ben Campbell: Really?
- Jill Taylor: Yeah. Came in quick off the count. You acted the part. You weren't afraid to play big. And you got out when you were supposed to. Mmm... and you made more money than Fisher.”
Kate Bosworth - Jill Taylor
Jim Sturgess - Ben Campbell

“- Ben Campbell: So, why are you telling me?
- Micky Rosa: Well, let's just say a spot opened up on our roster.
- Ben Campbell: How?
- Micky Rosa: Jimmy got a job at Google.”

Jim Sturgess - Ben Campbell
Kevin Spacey - Micky Rosa