Richard Stephen Dreyfuss quotes
- From the movie: Stand by Me
“I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?”
- From the movie: Always
“- Pete Sandich: Love! Ain't what it used to be.
- Al Yackey: Oh there's only ever been two kinds: There's lash fires, which are all flame, burn themselves out and leave nothing. Then there's the long burning. That is nature's burn. Even when you think it's out, the forest floor is warm to the touch. That's the kind you and Dorinda got.
- Pete...” (continue)(continue reading) - From the movie: Stand by Me
“Although I hadn't seen him in more than ten years, I know I'll miss him forever.”
- From the movie: Let It Ride
“Did I win? Did I win? Son of a bitch! God likes me! He really, really, likes me! What a day! What a fabulous day!”
- From the movie: Stand by Me
“It happens sometimes. Friends come in and out of our lives, like busboys in a restaurant.”
- From the movie: Let It Ride
“- Jay Trotter: May I... buy you a drink?
- Mrs. Davis: I don't see why not. I'm on the pill.” - From the movie: What About Bob?
“- Dr. Leo Marvin: I want some peace and quiet!
- Bob Wiley: Well, I'll be quiet.
- Sigmund 'Siggy' Marvin: I'll be peace!” - From the movie: What About Bob?
“- Bob Wiley: What are we doing?
- Dr. Leo Marvin: Death therapy, Bob. It's a guaranteed cure.” - From the movie: Always
“I know now, that the love we hold back is the only pain that follows us here.”
“My worst fear is that I'll end up living in some run-down duplex on Wilshire wearing pants hiked up to my nipples and muttering under my breath.”
- From the movie: James and the Giant Peach
“- Centipede: I've sailed all the five seas. From the land of Bora Bora to the icy shores of Tripoli. Commodore Centipede, they used to call me.
- Grasshopper: Seven.
- Centipede: Huh?
- Grasshopper: There are seven seas, and Tripoli is in the Sub-Tropics, Commodore!” - From the movie: Let It Ride
“- Marty: Eight's the one, I'd stake my life on it.
- Jay Trotter: They've got a $2 minimum bet.” - From the movie: James and the Giant Peach
“Why don't skeletons play music in church? Because they got no organs.”
- From the movie: Mr. Holland's Opus
- Glenn Holland: These tests are pathetic. "Name an American composer." Miss Swedlin, your answer was?
- Ms. Swedlin: Bach?
- Glenn Holland: Johann Sebastian Bach. Oh, this... this is my favorite one. "How do you know what key a concerto is in?" Mr. Mims, your answer was "Look on the front page", question mark. Now, this question mark. Was that... (continue)(continue reading) - From the movie: Mr. Holland's Opus
“- Principal Helen Jacobs: Next week, I have a meeting with the school board. And there are people in this community who believe that rock and roll is a message sent from the devil himself. Now when that issue comes up, what can I tell them?
- Glenn Holland: Mrs. Jacobs, you tell them that I am teaching music, and that I will use anything from...” (continue)(continue reading) - From the movie: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
“- Guildenstern: Wasn't that the end?
- The Player: You call that an ending? - with practically everyone still on his feet? My goodness, no - over your dead body!” - From the movie: Stakeout
- From the movie: Let It Ride
“- Mrs. Davis: There's a fine line between winning and losing.
- Jay Trotter: Yeah. The finish line.” - From the movie: The Big Fix
- From the movie: What About Bob?
“- Dr. Leo Marvin: Are you married?
- Bob Wiley: I'm divorced.
- Dr. Leo Marvin: Would you like to talk about that?
- Bob Wiley: There are two types of people in this world: those who like Neil Diamond, and those who don't. My ex-wife loves him.
- Dr. Leo Marvin: I see. So, what you're saying is that even though you are an almost-paralyzed,...” (continue)(continue reading) - From the movie: The Big Fix
- From the movie: Nuts
- From the movie: James and the Giant Peach
“- James: We'll always be together, right?
- Centipede: Kid, you're stuck with us, for life.” - From the movie: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
- From the movie: What About Bob?
“- Dr. Leo Marvin: That patient, the one who called before, he committed suicide.
- Fay Marvin: Oh, Leo, how horrible.
- Dr. Leo Marvin: Oh well, let's not let it spoil our vacation.”
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