Richard Attenborough movie quotes

“I'm a passionate trade unionist.”
Richard Attenborough

“These creatures require our absence to survive, not our help. And if we could only step aside and trust in nature, life will find a way.”

Richard Attenborough - John Hammond

“I'm not just a whimsical figure who wears a charming suit and affects a jolly demeanor. You know, I I I'm a symbol. I'm a symbol of the human ability to be able to suppress the selfish and hateful tendencies that rule the major part of our lives. If you can't believe, if you can't accept anything on faith, then you're doomed for a life dominated...” (continue)(continue reading)

Richard Attenborough - Kris Kringle

“- Hammond: I've been present for the birth of every little creature on this island.
- Malcolm: Surely not the ones that are bred in the wild?
- Wu: Actually they can't breed in the wild. Population control is one of our security precautions. There's no unauthorized breeding in Jurassic Park.”

Richard Attenborough - Hammond
Jeff Goldblum - Malcolm
BD Wong - Wu

“The most advanced amusement park in the entire world. And I'm not just talking about rides, you know? Everybody has rides. No, we have made living biological attractions so astounding, that they'll capture the imaginations of the entire planet.”

Richard Attenborough - Hammond

“Spared no expense.”

Richard Attenborough - Hammond

“- Sir William Cecil: Forgive me, Madam, but you are only a woman...
- Elizabeth I: I may be a woman but if I choose I have the heart of a man! I am my father's daughter. I am not afraid of anything.”
Richard Attenborough - Sir William Cecil
Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth I

“- Kris Kringle: You think I'm a fraud, don't you?
- Dorey Walker: Fraud is a bit too strong of a word.
- Kris Kringle: But you don't believe in me.
- Dorey Walker: I believe that Christmas is for children.
- Kris Kringle: Well your daughter doesn't believe in me, either.
- Dorey Walker: I don't think that there's any harm in not believing in a...” (continue)(continue reading)

Richard Attenborough - Kris Kringle
Elizabeth Perkins - Dorey Walker

“- Dorey Walker: Would you be our Santa Claus?
- Kris Kringle: Uh, me?
- Dorey Walker: Well, do you have any experience?
- Kris Kringle: Well just a little.”

Elizabeth Perkins - Dorey Walker
Richard Attenborough - Kris Kringle

“I can't write, I can't paint, I don't compose.”
Richard Attenborough

“I am passionately opposed to capital punishment, and I have been all my life.”
Richard Attenborough

“I prefer fact to fiction.”
Richard Attenborough

“- Hammond: I want to hear every viewpoint, I really do.
- Malcolm: Don't you see the danger, John, inherent in what you're doing here? Genetic power is the most awesome force the planet's ever seen, but you wield it like a kid that's found his dad's gun.”
Richard Attenborough - Hammond
Jeff Goldblum - Malcolm

“- Hammond: We're going to open next year. That is, if the lawyers don't kill me first. I don't care for lawyers, do you?
- Grant: We don't really know any.
- Hammond: Well I do, I'm afraid. There's a particular pebble in my shoe, represents my investors. Says that they insist on outside opinions.”
Richard Attenborough - Hammond
Sam Neill - Grant

“Now it's only a matter of time before this lost world… is found and pillaged.”
Richard Attenborough - John Hammond

“- Hammond: Condors are on the verge of extinction! If I were to create a flock of condors on this island, you wouldn't have anything to say!
- Malcolm: This isn't some species that was obliterated by deforestation or the building of a dam. Dinosaurs had their shot and nature selected them for extinction!”
Richard Attenborough - Hammond
Jeff Goldblum - Malcolm

“It's our last chance at redemption.”
Richard Attenborough - John Hammond

“- Hammond: All major theme parks have delays. When they opened Disneyland in 1956, nothing worked!
- Malcolm: Yeah but, John, if The Pirates of the Caribbean breaks down, the pirates don't eat the tourists.”
Richard Attenborough - Hammond
Jeff Goldblum - Malcolm

“- Hammond: There is no doubt our attractions will drive kids out of their minds.
- Grant: What are those?
- Ellie: Small versions of adults, honey.”
Richard Attenborough - Hammond
Sam Neill - Grant
Laura Dern - Ellie

“Mr. Collins, I hope you've taken down that old TV antenna. I ripped my pants on it last year.”

Richard Attenborough - Kris Kringle

“- Hammond: When we have control again...
- Ellie: You never had control, that's the illusion! I was overwhelmed by the power of this place. But I made a mistake, too, I didn't have enough respect for that power and it's out now. The only thing that matters now are the people we love.”
Richard Attenborough - Hammond
Laura Dern - Ellie

“- Grant: Mr. Hammond, after careful consideration, I've decided not to endorse your park.
- Hammond: Neither do I.”
Sam Neill - Grant
Richard Attenborough - Hammond

“Hiring Nedry was a mistake, that's obvious. We're over-dependent on automation. I can see that now. Now, the next time, everything is correctible. Creation is an act of sheer will. Next time it'll be flawless.”

Richard Attenborough - Hammond

“- John Hammond: Don't worry, I'm not making the same mistakes again.
- Ian Malcolm: No, you're making all new ones.”
Richard Attenborough - John Hammond
Jeff Goldblum - Ian Malcolm

“- Bailiff: Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?
- Kris Kringle: Yes, but don't I put my hand on a Bible?
- Bailiff: No, sir, you don't.
- Kris Kringle: Well, I'll put my hand on my heart instead. I do.”

Joe Pentangelo - Bailiff
Richard Attenborough - Kris Kringle