Owen Wilson movie quotes

“- Dignan: Your number one strength is you have a car you can provide. Sell yourself! Start over. Ready, go!
- Bob Mapplethorpe: Okay, alright. I'm a risk taker! I'm growin' an entire crop of marijuana plants in my parents back yard! I think that shows...”
Owen Wilson - Dignan
Robert Musgrave - Bob Mapplethorpe

“- Stackhouse: We're not supposed to fly that sector, Chris. The brass will have a shit-fit.
- Burnett: Hey, we're on recon so let's recon something.”

Gabriel Macht - Stackhouse
Owen Wilson - Burnett

“Everybody thinks they're gonna get a chance to punch some Nazi in the face in Normandy, but those days are over. They're long gone.”
Owen Wilson - Burnett

- Roy O'Bannon: If people start looking at you funny then just say, "Howdy, partner."
- Chon Wang: ...Howdy... partner?
- Roy O'Bannon: Say it a little faster than that or people'll think you're slow in the head.
Owen Wilson - Roy O'Bannon
Jackie Chan - Chon Wang

"Unexpected accumulations of mail can be a sign of trouble. If the carrier notices this, he takes the initiative. It either means the inhabitants have left unexpectedly, and the mail must be saved. Or it means something is wrong and should be investigated".

Owen Wilson - Vann

- Luke: These carvings are really creepy. All these fat little cherubs and angels with furry animals, it's really bizarre, I think.
- Eleanor "Nell" Vance: I think they're the children Hugh Crain built the house for.
- Luke: I don't buy that for a second - that Hugh Crain was this lovable old tycoon with a soft spot for kids? This guy was... (continue)(continue reading)

Owen Wilson - Luke Sanderson
Lili Taylor - Nell

“- Van Cleef: Why don't you turn and face me like a man?
- Roy O'Bannon: Why don't you do it your way and I'll do it my way?”
Xander Berkeley - Van Cleef
Owen Wilson - Roy O'Bannon

“Trippin' on acid changed our whole perspective on shit!”
Owen Wilson - Hansel

“- Eli Cash: I'm not in love with you any more.
- Margot Tenenbaum: I didn't know you ever were.
- Eli Cash: Let's not make this any more difficult than it already is.
- Margot Tenenbaum: OK.
- Eli Cash: OK, what?
- Margot Tenenbaum: OK, I'm not in love with you either.”
Owen Wilson - Eli Cash
Gwyneth Paltrow - Margot Tenenbaum

“The kind of job where you take care of the people who rely on you for certain things. You stay out of their business, but you're also expected to know what's going on, so you can help. Plus, on the holidays you get big tips. I guess there's other benefits, too.”

Owen Wilson - Vann

“Come on. We're men, we're not piñatas!”
Owen Wilson - Roy O'Bannon

“I never make a plan. Like a comet shooting across the sky. It just happens. Nobody knows where it'll land.”

Owen Wilson - Vann

“It's the light. You go into it, and out of it. I'm not surprised this country has so much violence. I'm surprised it has so little. Some people can't beat it. Doug couldn't. But I'm not Doug.”
Owen Wilson - Vann

“If I never came to this place, these people would be somewhere else right now. Out shopping or watching TV. But instead, they're here looking for Gene. Afraid something bad has happened. But who could say? My opinion is you could miss a body in a search like this. We keep our eyes to the ground, but we're told to look at the trees as well. I...” (continue)(continue reading)

Owen Wilson - Vann

“- Vann: I never did that before. I put that vacuum away. When everything went black.
- Jane: It can happen. I fainted once.
- Vann: You did?
- Jane: When I was pregnant.
- Vann: I hope I'm not pregnant, Mrs. Durwin.”
Owen Wilson - Vann
Mercedes Ruehl - Jane

“- Anthony Adams: Grace thinks I'm a failure.
- Dignan: What? What has she ever accomplished in her life that's so great?”
Luke Wilson - Anthony Adams
Owen Wilson - Dignan