Martin Landau quotes
- From the movie: Tucker: The Man and His Dream
“- Preston Tucker: How do you like your coffee?
- Abe: In the city.” - From the movie: Ed Wood
- From the movie: The Majestic
“Why would you want to stay at home and watch a little box? Because it's convenient? Because you don't have to get dressed up, because you could just sit there? I mean, how can you call that entertainment, alone in your living room? Where's the other people? Where's the audience? Where's the magic? I'll tell you, in a place like this, the magic...” (continue)(continue reading)
- From the movie: Alone in the Dark
- Dr. Leo Bain: Thou shall not kill, Byron.
- Byron "Preacher" Sutcliffe: Vengeance is mine, says the Lord! - From the movie: The Being
- From the movie: Ed Wood
“This is the most uncomfortable coffin I've ever been in. Your selection is quite shoddy. You are wasting my time.”
- From the movie: Crimes and Misdemeanors
I remember my father telling me: "The eyes of God are on us always.". The eyes of God. What a phrase to a young boy. What were God's eyes like? Unimaginably penetrating, intense eyes, I assumed. And I wonder if it was just a coincidence I made my specialty ophthalmology.
- From the movie: Mistress
- From the movie: The Majestic
That's why we call it The Majestic. Any man, woman, child could buy their ticket, walk right in. Here they'd be, here we'd be. "Yes sir, yes ma'am. Enjoy the show". And in they'd come entering a palace, like in a dream, like in heaven. Maybe you had worries and problems out there, but once you came through those doors, they didn't matter anymore.
- From the movie: Tucker: The Man and His Dream
“- Abe: Cars? You brought me here for cars?
- Preston Tucker: Does that look like a car to you? That, is a gold mine I'm handing you on a silver platter.” - From the movie: Tucker: The Man and His Dream
- From the movie: Mistress
“- Jack Roth: So when do we all get to meet your fabulous friend Beverly?
- Evan M. Wright: I'll give you her number, I'm not seen with her in public my wife wouldn't like it.” - From the movie: The Adventures of Pinocchio
“- Leona: You're going to kill yourself for one of your puppets?
- Geppetto: He's my son.” - From the movie: Crimes and Misdemeanors
“- Ben: It's a human life. You don't think God sees?
- Judah Rosenthal: God is a luxury I can't afford.” - From the movie: Rounders
“- Mike McDermott: I watch the cards but I also watch the player react to the cards. That's how I knew the DA made his two pair and judge Kaplan missed the flush, I was watching their eyes when they checked their river cards, their faces tell you everything.
- Abe Petrovsky: [confused] You watch the man? I never knew you had to calculate so much...” (continue)(continue reading) - From the movie: Ed Wood
- From the movie: Tucker: The Man and His Dream
“I want you to know something, Tucker. I went into business with you for one reason - to make money. That's all.”
- From the movie: Crimes and Misdemeanors
“One sin leads to a deeper sin.”
- From the movie: Crimes and Misdemeanors
“She's not an insect! You don't just step on her!”
- From the movie: Ed Wood
- Bela Lugosi: How dare that asshole bring up Karloff? You think it takes talent to play Frankenstein? It's all makeup and grunting!
- Edward D. Wood, Jr.: Bela, I agree with you 100%. Now, "Dracula", that's a role that requires talent.
- Bela Lugosi: Of course. Dracula requires presence. It's all in the eyes, and the voice, and the hands... - From the movie: Crimes and Misdemeanors
“- Sol Rosenthal: Whether it's the Bible or Shakespeare, murder will out!
- Judah Rosenthal: Who said anything about murder?
- Sol Rosenthal: You did.” - From the movie: The Adventures of Pinocchio
“- Geppetto: Excuse me, but haven't you two got a pushcart to rob?
- Volpe: We've already done that.” - From the movie: The Adventures of Pinocchio
“- Felinet: But, Gepetto, darling, we were just playing with him.
- Geppetto: He'll play with his own sort.
- Felinet: And what sort may that be?”
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