Theresa Russell movie quotes

“If we're gonna meet, it might as well be now.”

Theresa Russell - Milena Flaherty

“- Gabriela: You believe everything the authorities tell you?
- Kafka: Well, I have no reason to doubt.
- Gabriela: They're authorities! That's reason enough.”
Theresa Russell - Gabriela
Jeremy Irons - Kafka

“- Youthful Anarchist: How much have you told him?
- Gabriela: He's a clerk; he knows nothing.
- Mustachioed Anarchist: Eduard said he's a writer.
- Youthful Anarchist: That could be useful.
- Female Anarchist: That could be dangerous.”

Toon Agterberg - Youthful Anarchist
Theresa Russell - Gabriela
Jan Nemejovský - Mustachioed Anarchist
Hilde Van Mieghem - Female Anarchist

“- Tracy: What did you do for girls up here?
- Jack McCann: I guess we did without. Unlike some people I know.
- Tracy: Suppose I'd been here. Would you have given me a second glance?
- Jack McCann: No. My darling Tracy, I never would have taken my eyes off you.”
Theresa Russell - Tracy
Gene Hackman - Jack McCann

“If I waited for you to understand, it would be too late.”

Theresa Russell - Gabriela

“Leave and you kill me. Leave and I'm dead.”

Theresa Russell - Milena Flaherty

“- Actress: I only said I knew, because you said you knew.
- Professor: I lied. Knowledge isn't truth. It's just mindless agreement. You agree with me, I agree with someone else, we all have knowledge. We haven't come any closer to the truth.”
Theresa Russell - Actress
Michael Emil - Professor

“I'll be dead in a minute; just wanted to say good-bye.”
Theresa Russell - Milena Flaherty

“Be nice, Mr. Paris. Your ass is in my hands.”

Theresa Russell - Jenny Hudson

“I'm not ambitious, not an artist, not a poet, not a revolutionary.”
Theresa Russell - Milena Flaherty

“He was like a man struck by lightening. One moment of rapture, followed by decades of despair.”

Theresa Russell - Tracy

“- Tracy: I loved my father before I loved you.
- Claude Maillot Van Horn: Was he more violent than me?
- Tracy: Stop asking me about violence!
- Claude Maillot Van Horn: Your father was savagely murdered, beaten, his head cut off. I'm on trial for my life. If I'm found guilty they'll hang me by the neck. This isn't a time or place to be shy...” (continue)(continue reading)
Theresa Russell - Tracy
Rutger Hauer - Claude Maillot Van Horn

“Stop talking so goddamn smart! I've heard enough! It just sounds like words! I've heard enough of your words! I came here to know you, and all you've done is hide behind words! What are you hiding from? What are you afraid of?”
Theresa Russell - Actress

“- Catherine: The truth is, I'm sorry it's over.
- Alexandra: The truth is, it's not over yet.”

Theresa Russell - Catharine
Debra Winger - Alexandra

“Mr. Shin, I'll tell you two things about me: I'm very rich. And I'm very wealthy.”
Theresa Russell - Catharine