William Hurt movie quotes

“There's a lot of space out there to get lost in.”
William Hurt - Prof. John Robinson

“- Ben Bernanke: Lehman's down another 10%.
- Henry Paulson: You are not gonna let me get down a single bite, are you?
- Ben Bernanke: This is why I have oatmeal”

Paul Giamatti - Ben Bernanke
William Hurt - Henry Paulson

“I can't see it working for me. I never got the urge, you know? A lot of great-looking women in the world. I never met one made me wanna give up all the others.”

William Hurt - Richie Cusack

“Sometimes people call me a success for all the reasons that make me think I'm a failure.”
William Hurt

“I know what I love about acting - and it's the creative process.”
William Hurt

“Being a father, being a friend, those are the things that make me feel successful.”
William Hurt

“- Ned: I need someone to take care of me, someone to rub my tired muscles, smooth out my sheets.
- Matty: Get married.
- Ned: I just need it for tonight.”
William Hurt - Ned Racine
Kathleen Turner - Matty Walker

“Language skills can be dangerous, so use a little common sense.”

William Hurt - James Leeds

“The first year was like a bad dream; I was there at his bedroom door in the morning before I'd remember he wasn't there to be wakened. The second year is real. I've stopped going to his door. I've sometimes let a whole day go by without thinking about him. I believe Sarah thinks I could have prevented what happened somehow... she's so used to my...” (continue)(continue reading)

William Hurt - Macon

“She's something a little strange. That's what she noticed, that she's not a woman like all the others. She seems all wrapped up in herself. Lost in a world she carries deep inside her.”
William Hurt - Luis Molina

“- Phil McCullough: Mr. President, we have to act strong.
- President Ashton: No we have to be strong. We have the world's sympathy. Let's honor them.”
Bruce McGill - Phil McCullough
William Hurt - President Ashton

“- Ned: You can stand here with me if you want but you'll have to agree not to talk about the heat.
- Matty: I'm a married woman.
- Ned: Meaning what?
- Matty: Meaning I'm not looking for company.
- Ned: Then you should have said I'm a happily married woman.”
William Hurt - Ned Racine
Kathleen Turner - Matty Walker

“- Michael: Remember what John and Paul said.
- Frank Quinlan: The apostles?
- Michael: No, The Beatles. All you need is love.”
John Travolta - Michael
William Hurt - Frank Quinlan

“- Devo: So... you guys took a taxi. How could you do that?
- Harlan: What's wrong with that?
- Devo: You came here to kill Joey.
- Harlan: So what?
- Devo: So, it's generally not a very good idea to take a taxi to the scene of a crime!”
River Phoenix - Devo
William Hurt - Harlan

“- Professor Hobby: Tell me. What is love?
- Secretary: Love is first widening my eyes a little bit and quickening my breathing a little and warming my skin.
- Professor Hobby: And so on, but I wasn't referring to sensuality stimulators. The word that I used was love. Love like the love of a child for its parents.”
William Hurt - Professor Hobby
Sabrina Grdevich - Secretary

“- Arkady Renko: Too many people in our society disappear without trace.
- Professor Andreev: Oh. Why is that?
- Arkady Renko: They fall into a chasm.
- Professor Andreev: What sort of chasm?
- Arkady Renko: The one between what is said and what is done.”
William Hurt - Arkady Renko
Ian McDiarmid - Prof. Andreev

“- Matty: Would you get me a paper towel or something? Dip it in some cold water.
- Ned: Right away. I'll even wipe if off for you.
- Matty: You don't want to lick it?”
Kathleen Turner - Matty Walker
William Hurt - Ned Racine

“- Irina Asanova: KGB have better cars, you know.
- Arkady Renko: Ah, but they don't always take you where you want to go, do they?”
Joanna Pacula - Irina Asanova
William Hurt - Arkady Renko

“It's wrong to think we could plan everything, as though it were a business trip. I don't believe that anymore. Things just happen.”
William Hurt - Macon

“- Levin: Do you want the third one?
- Arkady Renko: We have no idea what the big man looked like. Besides, how many do you think I can carry?
- Levin: Just so long as you know what to say if they stop you in the street.”

Henry Woolf - Levin
William Hurt - Arkady Renko

“- Ned: How's the cop business, Oscar?
- Oscar: Real good. Always starts hopping in weather like this. When it gets this hot, people try to kill each other.”
William Hurt - Ned Racine
J.A. Preston - Oscar Grace

“- Arkady Renko: I'm trying to save a life.
- Anton: Whose?
- Arkady Renko: Mine! I'm on a case that reeks of KGB involvement.”
William Hurt - Arkady Renko
Richard Griffiths - Anton

“- General 'Thunderbolt' Ross: [referring to the machine gun on the helicopter] Use that thing, soldier. Give him some help!
- Helicopter Soldier: Which one?
- General 'Thunderbolt' Ross: Help the green one, dammit! Which one do you think? Cut the other one in half!”

William Hurt - General 'Thunderbolt' Ross
Shaun McComb - Helicopter Soldier

“- Ned: I like this place; it's got a nice feel.
- Matty: You were on top.
- Ned: So it could use a better mattress. See to it, will you?
- Matty: Yes, sir.”
William Hurt - Ned Racine
Kathleen Turner - Matty Walker

“I lost my son. He was just... he went into a hamburger joint and someone came, a hold-up man, and shot him. I can't go to dinner with people. I can't... can't talk to their little boys. You have to stop asking me. I don't want to hurt your feelings, but I'm just not up to this. Do you hear? Every day, I tell myself it's time to be getting over...” (continue)(continue reading)
William Hurt - Macon