Richard Stephen Dreyfuss movie quotes

“- Bartender: What'll it be?
- Pete Sandich: Extra dry vodka martini. Don't forget the olive.
- Ted Baker: Root beer. Don't forget the olive.”
Loren Smothers - Bartender
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss - Pete Sandich
Brad Johnson - Ted Baker

“I did live between two pages of The National Geographic. Very informative magazine, the National Geographic. Lots of nice pictures.”

Richard Stephen Dreyfuss - Centipede

“- Vice Principal Gene Wolters: I care about these kids just as much as you do. And if I'm forced to choose between Mozart and reading and writing and long division, I choose long division.
- Glenn Holland: Well, I guess you can cut the arts as much as you want, Gene. Sooner or later, these kids aren't going to have anything to read or write about.”
William H. Macy - Vice Principal Gene Wolters
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss - Glenn Holland

“- Dr. Jake Rainer: You're going to shoot me? How are you going to explain that?
- Sylvie Warden: I'll think of something.”
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss - Dr. Jake Rainer
Liv Tyler - Sylvie Warden

“- Spider: We are in the middle of the, how do you say, the big puddle.
- Centipede: Biggest puddle of 'em all, angel fangs - the Atlantic Ocean.
- Grasshopper: Technically, the Pacific is the biggest.
- Centipede: Well, that goes without saying.”
Susan Sarandon - Spider
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss - Centipede
Simon Callow - Grasshopper

“I'm 60 years old, Gene. What are you going to do: write me a recommendation for the morgue?”
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss - Glenn Holland

- Bill "BB" Babowsky: This is the ultimate "fuck you"! I just poked your wife!
- Ernest Tilley: What are you talking about?
- Bill "BB" Babowsky: Yeah, she's in my bed right now with a very big smile on her face.
- Ernest Tilley: Well, that's just fine by me. She's a pain in the ass! An albatross around my neck! You're welcome to her. Keep her,... (continue)(continue reading)
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss - Bill "BB" Babowsky
Danny DeVito - Ernest Tilley

“We are tragedians, you see? We follow directions. There is no choice involved. The bad end unhappily, the good, unluckily. That is what tragedy means.”
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss - The Player

“Generally speaking, things have gone about as far as they can possibly go, when things have gotten about as bad as they can reasonably get.”
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss - The Player

“I'm crazy about mosquitoes on a piece of buttered toast
And pickled spines of porcupines and a great big roast!
And dragon's flesh, quite old, not fresh, it costs a buck at most!”
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss - Centipede

“This guy's got a gun. Not a lawyer.”
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss - Chris Lecce

“Audiences know what they expect and that is all they are prepared to believe in.”
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss - The Player

“- Dave Whiteman: I thought we weren't going to drink anymore.
- Barbara Whiteman: Well, Dave. Yeah, it's true. I am a vegetarian. But I hear that vodka comes from a potato!”

Richard Stephen Dreyfuss - Dave Whiteman
Bette Midler - Barbara Whiteman

“Playing music is supposed to be fun. It's about heart, it's about feelings, moving people, and something beautiful, and it's not about notes on a page. I can teach you notes on a page, I can't teach you that other stuff.”
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss - Glenn Holland

“- Jenny Whiteman: Daddy, you work very hard for your money. You don't have to justify anything.
- Dave Whiteman: I know, it's just that, you know... maybe I'm feeling a little guilty.
- Jenny Whiteman: Guilt sucks.”

Tracy Nelson - Jenny Whiteman
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss - Dave Whiteman

“- Jack Noah: Why couldn't you get Bobby DeNiro or Dustin Hoffman?
- Roberto Strausmann: Not available! I would have given my right arm to work with Bobby DeNiro and Dustin Hoffman!”

Richard Stephen Dreyfuss - Jack Noah
Raul Julia - Roberto Strausmann

“Okay... let's not be rational! Throttle! More throttle! Level out... level out, level out, level out! And you say I flew crazy! What are you trying to do? Dorinda, fly smart! Those guys down there need you!”
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss - Pete Sandich

“- Looney: I'm sure glad I didn't bet.
- Jay Trotter: You didn't bet?
- Looney: I would have had a heart attack.”
David Johansen - Looney
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss - Jay Trotter

“Here is my badge, here is my gun, and here is me, leaving!”

Richard Stephen Dreyfuss - Chris Lecce

“We're actors! We're the opposite of people!”
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss - The Player

“- Bill Reimers: What are you gonna do about her?
- Chris Lecce: Oh, man, I... I think I love her. I really do.
- Bill Reimers: Well, I'd hate to think that you risked it all just because you liked her.”

Emilio Estevez - Bill Reimers
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss - Chris Lecce

“- Al Yackey: The hell with it. What this place reminds me of is the war in Europe.
- Pete Sandich: This is deep.”
John Goodman - Al Yackey
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss - Pete Sandich

“Abuse victims are always the best actors. They have to be, to live their whole lives with the pain and shame pretending there is nothing wrong. It's the greatest performance of all.”
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss - Dr. Jake Rainer

“- Pam: Why are they cheering?
- Jay Trotter: I'm having a very good day.”
Teri Garr - Pam
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss - Jay Trotter

“It was weird to me how, then, Teddy could care so much about his father, who practically tried to kill him. And I couldn't give a shit about my old man, and he hadn't laid a hand on me since I was three! And that was for eating the bleach under the sink.”
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss - The Writer