Tommy Lee Jones movie quotes

“The greatest measure of the Nineteenth Century. Passed by corruption, aided and abetted by the purest man in America.”
Tommy Lee Jones - Thaddeus Stevens

“- Jay: I know you're a little scared. And I'm gonna keep it real with you, I'm a little scared too.
- Kay: I'm not scared.
- Jay: Me neither. I just thought we was bonding.”
Will Smith - Jay
Tommy Lee Jones - Kay

“Listen up, ladies and gentlemen, our fugitive has been on the run for ninety minutes. Average foot speed over uneven ground barring injuries is 4 miles-per-hour. That gives us a radius of six miles. What I want from each and every one of you is a hard-target search of every gas station, residence, warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse and...” (continue)(continue reading)

Tommy Lee Jones - Samuel Gerard

“Under the Rules of Engagement, a civilian pointing a weapon is no longer a civilian and the use of deadly force is authorized in order to save lives. It's not murder, it's combat.”
Tommy Lee Jones - Hodges

“- Doolittle Lynn: Mr. Webb, me and Loretta are fixin' to get married, if it's alright with you.
- Ted Webb: Go ask Clary.
- Doolittle Lynn: Mrs. Webb, me and Loretta is thinkin' about gettin' married tomorrow.
- 'Clary' Webb: Go ask Ted.
- Loretta Lynn: Doolittle, what are you doin'?
- Doolittle Lynn: Ted says go ask Clary; Clary says go ask Ted...” (continue)(continue reading)

Tommy Lee Jones - Doolittle Lynn
Levon Helm - Ted Webb
Phyllis Boyens-Liptak - Clary' Webb
Sissy Spacek - Loretta Lynn

- Loretta Lynn: It goes like this "It'll be over my dead body, so get out while you can", then it drops down to "Cause you ain't woman enough to take my man!"
- Doolittle Lynn: Where'd you come up with the idea for that song, Loretta?

Sissy Spacek - Loretta Lynn
Tommy Lee Jones - Doolittle Lynn

“Imagine a giant cockroach, with unlimited strength, a massive inferiority complex, and a real short temper, is tear-assing around Manhattan island in a brand new Edgar suit. That sound like fun?”

Tommy Lee Jones - Kay

“- Kay: We do not discharge our weapons in view of the public!
- Jay: We ain't got time for this cover-up bullshit! I don't know whether or not you've forgotten, but there's an Arquillian Battle Cruiser that's about to...
- Kay: There's always an Arquillian Battle Cruiser, or a Corillian Death Ray, or an intergalactic plague that is about to wipe...” (continue)(continue reading)
Tommy Lee Jones - Kay
Will Smith - Jay

“- Kay: When you get sad, it rains.
- Laura Vasquez: Lots of people get sad when it rains.
- Kay: It rains because you're sad, baby.”
Tommy Lee Jones - Kay
Rosario Dawson - Laura Vasquez

- Loretta Lynn: Dadgum it, Doo! You never ask me nothing! You just say, "Hey baby, here's the deal, take it or leave it". Well, it's drivin' me crazy, Doo!
- Doolittle Lynn: Well, hell, then let's go up to the house, call a lawyer and get a divorce. I'm tired of this bullshit.
- Loretta Lynn: I don't want no divorce! I just want the dadgum... (continue)(continue reading)
Sissy Spacek - Loretta Lynn
Tommy Lee Jones - Doolittle Lynn

“I hate rude behavior in a man. I won't tolerate it.”

Tommy Lee Jones - Woodrow F. Call

“It is better to have that and not need it, then to need it and not have it.”

Tommy Lee Jones - Woodrow F. Call

“Cheating is a hell of a lot worse than being stupid. Plagiarism is an academic crime. It is punishable by academic death.”

Tommy Lee Jones - Roland Sharp

“I've come here to create a new country for you called chaos, and a new government called anarchy.”
Tommy Lee Jones - Gaerity

“- Casey Ryback: What made you flip like this?
- William Strannix: I got tired of coming up with last-minute desperate solutions to impossible problems created by other fucking people.
- Casey Ryback: All of your ridiculous pitiful antics aren't gonna change a thing. You and me, we're puppets in the same sick game. We serve the same master, and...” (continue)(continue reading)
Steven Seagal - Casey Ryback
Tommy Lee Jones - William Strannix

“- Hodges: You ever had a pissed-off Marine on your ass?
- Sokal: Is that a threat?
- Hodges: Oh, yes, sir.”
Tommy Lee Jones - Hodges
Bruce Greenwood - Sokal

“Because of my actions, I regret to inform you that all the crew members are deceased.”
Tommy Lee Jones - H. Clifford McBride

“- H. Clifford McBride: We need to find what science tells us is impossible. I can't have failed.
- Roy McBride: Dad, you haven't. Now we know. We're all we've got.”
Tommy Lee Jones - H. Clifford McBride
Brad Pitt - Roy McBride

“You don't win wars with niceness, doctor. You win wars with guts.”
Tommy Lee Jones - Col. Chester Phillips

“- Frank Corvin: You know what the worst day of my life was? The day Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon. I was probably the only person in America who wanted to commit suicide that day.
- Hawk Hawkins: Well, thanks a lot Frank. We haven't spoken in twelve years and that's basically been the big question on my mind, what could make you commit...” (continue)(continue reading)
Clint Eastwood - Frank Corvin
Tommy Lee Jones - Hawk Hawkins

“- Count Von Rittenberg: Captain Hayes!
- Captain Bully Hayes: Admiral!
- Count Von Rittenberg: Count!
- Captain Bully Hayes: Whatever!”

Grant Tilly - Count Von Rittenberg
Tommy Lee Jones - Captain Bully Hayes

“- Riddler: You're ruining my big party! Are you insane?
- Two-Face: Just waiting for you to deliver the Batman, dear boy.
- Riddler: Patience, oh bifurcated one!
- Two-Face: Patience is hell! We want him dead!
- Riddler: Well, you could have let me in on the caper. We could have organized this, planned it... pre-sold the movie rights.”
Jim Carrey - Riddler
Tommy Lee Jones - Two-Face

“- Chip Hazard: We're nothing alike. You are programmed to lose!
- Archer: I'm also programmed to learn.
- Chip Hazard: Too bad you never learned to win. School's out, loser.”
Tommy Lee Jones - Chip Hazard
Frank Langella - Archer

“Trust? Gentlemen, you seem to have forgotten that our chosen career is politics.”
Tommy Lee Jones - Thaddeus Stevens

“- Tom Breaker: Bill, if this is about reliving the 60's, you can forget about it, buddy. The movement is dead.
- William Strannix: Yes, of course! Hence the name: movement. It moves a certain distance, then it stops, you see? A revolution gets its name by always coming back around in your face. You tried to kill me you son of a bitch... so...” (continue)(continue reading)
Nick Mancuso - Tom Breaker
Tommy Lee Jones - William Strannix