Richard Jenkins movie quotes

“When I was a kid, I loved horror films. I used to stay up on Saturday night to watch.”
Richard Jenkins

“When there is tension, arguments and money problems, it's tough to do your work. Some people thrive on that. I don't.”
Richard Jenkins

“I don't watch the dailies. You want to just turn in your resignation when you watch the dailies.”
Richard Jenkins

“Chance is a nickname for providence. Okay? Well, which is another of saying that all history is inevitable, because it goes to the trouble of happening.”
Richard Jenkins - Jed Lewis

“- Finnerty: Your first act as president is going to be bombing the White House?
- Raphelson: Believe me. Our country is stronger than one house.”
Maggie Gyllenhaal - Finnerty
Richard Jenkins - Raphelson

- Dale Doback: Suppose Nancy sees me coming out of the shower and decides to come on to me. I'm looking good, got a luscious V of hair going through my chest pubes down to my ball fro. She takes one look at me and goes, "oh, my God, I've had the old bull, now I want the young calf", and she grabs me by the weiner.
- Dr. Robert Doback: Shut the... (continue)(continue reading)
John C. Reilly - Dale Doback
Richard Jenkins - Dr. Robert Doback

“- Jackie: What's he gonna do, fold under questioning? If he does, they'll kill him. If he doesn't, they'll figure he's lying like last time and they'll kill him. Either way, Markie's dead. So why put the poor bastard through a beating? It's a waste of time - not to mention a really unpleasant experience for Markie. Just put him out of his misery...” (continue)(continue reading)
Brad Pitt - Jackie
Richard Jenkins - Driver

“- Linda Litzke: I have very limited breasts, a ginormous ass, and I've got this gut that swings back and forth in front of me like a shopping cart with a bent wheel.
- Ted: You know, there a lot of guys out there who would like you just the way you are.
- Linda Litzke: Yeah, losers.”
Frances McDormand - Linda Litzke
Richard Jenkins - Ted

“- Lotterman: What do you know about horoscopes?
- Kemp: Nothing.
- Lotterman: Ah, well, if I can write one, you can.”
Richard Jenkins - Lotterman
Johnny Depp - Kemp

One day my dad said, "Bobby, you are 17. It's time to throw childish things aside", and I said, "okay, Pop". But he didn't really say that, he said, "stop being a fucking dinosaur and get a job".

Richard Jenkins - Dr. Robert Doback

“- Ted: Linda, what do you really know about this guy?
- Linda Litzke: I told you, he's in the Treasury Department.
- Ted: But eh, no, I mean, you know... he could be one of these guys that cruises the Internet.
- Linda Litzke: Yeah, so am I...”
Richard Jenkins - Ted
Frances McDormand - Linda Litzke

“- Walter Wingfield: I thought I told you to get a haircut.
- Valdine Wingfield: Give him a break, he's been through a lot.
- Walter Wingfield: Including his own sister.”

Richard Jenkins - Walter Wingfield
Sally Field - Valdine Wingfield

“- Dr. Robert Doback: You have one month to find jobs or you're out on your asses. I will arrange interviews for Monday and you will go!
- Dale Doback: Dad, why are you talking to me like this? I'm your son.
- Dr. Robert Doback: I'm not buying that crap anymore!”
Richard Jenkins - Dr. Robert Doback
John C. Reilly - Dale Doback

“Not to go after criminals because they might try to harm you is really not a policy of the FBI.”
Richard Jenkins - Robert Grace

“- Dale Doback: Dad, we're men. That means a few things, we like to shit with the door open, we talk about pussy, we go on riverboat gambling trips, and we make our own beef jerky. That's what we do, and now that is all wrecked.
- Dr. Robert Doback: We literally have never done any of those things.”
John C. Reilly - Dale Doback
Richard Jenkins - Dr. Robert Doback

There's an old saying: "Nobody comes from Los Angeles. Everybody comes to Los Angeles”. But if you do come from Los Angeles, then chances are you come from Pasadena.
Richard Jenkins - Earl Huttinger

“- Konstantin Karpov: The time has come.
- Richard Grant: I told you, we're not ready.
- Konstantin Karpov: You had 20 years to get ready.”
Richard Bradford - Konstantin Karpov
Richard Jenkins - Richard Grant

“- Freddy Bender: From what I can gather, a burglar broke into your house.
- Wrigley: Miles's house.
- Freddy Bender: Whatever. A burglar broke in intending to loot the place, uh, repented, became despondent over his lifestyle and shot himself.”
Richard Jenkins - Freddy Bender
Paul Adelstein - Wrigley

“- Maxine: Do you love me, Johnny?
- Johnny Leguard: Like a bee loves honey.”
Allison Janney - Maxine
Richard Jenkins - Johnny Leguard

“- Frank: The FBI thinks it's organized crime.
- Jane Blue: Ah, the FBI thinks everything is organized crime.”
Richard Jenkins - Frank
Kathleen Turner - Jane Blue

- Miles Massey: "Dismiss your vows, your feigned tears, your flattery, for where a heart is hard, they make no battery". Mrs. Rexroth, do you know those lines?
- Freddy Bender: Objection, your honor.
- Judge Marva Munson: Grounds?
- Freddy Bender: Uh... poetry recitation.
George Clooney - Miles
Richard Jenkins - Freddy Bender
Isabell O'Connor - Judge Marva Munson

“- Coach Bailey: Let's remember we got a game to win! Where's Taylor?
- Assistant Coach Zimmer: He's praying.
- Coach Bailey: Tell him to pray over here!”

Dennis Farina - Coach Bailey
Richard Jenkins - Assistant Coach Zimmer

“- Tina Kalb: Do you worry about the risk factor involved in gay sex?
- Paul Harmon: It may be news to you, but not every gay man has anal sex. That's where a lot of the HIV risk lies.”
Téa Leoni - Tina Kalb
Richard Jenkins - Paul Harmon