William Hurt movie quotes

“You're living the American Dream. You really bought into it, didn't you? You've been this other guy, almost as long as you've been yourself.”

William Hurt - Richie Cusack

“- Prof. John Robinson: Have you noticed, you take to opposite position to whatever I say?
- Dr. Maureen Robinson: Of course I do, we're married.”
William Hurt - Prof. John Robinson
Mimi Rogers - Dr. Maureen Robinson

“- Ivy Walker: I am in love.
- Edward Walker: I know.
- Ivy Walker: He is in love with me.
- Edward Walker: I know.
- Ivy Walker: If he dies... all that is life to me will die with him.”
Bryce Dallas Howard - Ivy Walker
William Hurt - Edward Walker

“- Sam: Do you think we're all trying trying to avoid dealing with Alex? You know, every time it comes up somebody changes the subject.
- Nick: Hey, it's a dead subject.”

Tom Berenger - Sam
William Hurt - Nick

“- Natasha: Wouldn't you two rather drink good Soviet vodka?
- Arkady Renko: No, Natasha, wicked French wine will do.”

Tusse Silberg - Natasha
William Hurt - Arkady Renko

“Sometimes I have the strangest feeling about you. Especially when you are near me as you are now. It feels as though I had a string tied here under my left rib where my heart is, tightly knotted to you in a similar fashion. And when you go to Ireland, with all that distance between us, I am afraid that this cord will be snapped, and I shall...” (continue)(continue reading)

William Hurt - Rochester

“- Muriel: If I could go anywhere, I'd go to Paris. It sounds so romantic.
- Macon: Paris... is terrible. Everybody's impolite.
- Muriel: Take me with you next time. I could show you the good parts.
- Macon: I have a very limited expense account. I never even took my wife! My wife?
- Muriel: I was only teasing. Did you think I meant it?”
Geena Davis - Muriel
William Hurt - Macon

“Emily's quite content to go on with this life. She insists she's in love with me - whatever that is. What she means is she prefers the senseless pain we inflict on each other to the pain we would otherwise inflict on ourselves.”
William Hurt - Eddie Jessup

“- Female Colleague: If a robot could genuinely love a person, what responsibility does that person hold toward him in return? It's a moral question, isn't it?
- Professor Hobby: The oldest one of all. But in the beginning, didn't God create Adam to love him?”

April Grace - Female Colleague
William Hurt - Professor Hobby

“- Irina Asanova: The director of that film promised me a pair of new boots if I went to bed with him. Think I should?
- Arkady Renko: Well, the winter's almost over.
- Irina Asanova: Exactly, and I am a Siberian, I'm used to the cold.”
Joanna Pacula - Irina Asanova
William Hurt - Arkady Renko

“- Muriel Pritchett: Just call for no reason. Call and talk.
- Macon: Talk?
- Muriel Pritchett: Sure. Talk about Edward, his problems. Talk about anything. Pick up the phone and just talk. Don't you ever get the urge to do that?
- Macon: Not really.”
Geena Davis - Muriel
William Hurt - Macon

“- Edmund Walker: He didn't have the goods, this guy. He was like a lot of guys you run into - they want to get rich, they want to do it quick, they want to be there with one score. But they're not willing to do what's necessary. Do you know what I mean?
- Ned: I'm not sure. You mean, lay the groundwork? Earn it?
- Edmund Walker: No. I mean do...” (continue)(continue reading)
Richard Crenna - Edmund Walker
William Hurt - Ned Racine

“- Rochester: Just one last kiss before you leave.
- Jane Eyre: I shall never leave. You will never be alone for as long as I shall live.”
William Hurt - Rochester
Charlotte Gainsbourg - Jane Eyre

“It's only in going uphill that you realize you're headed downhill.”
William Hurt - George Gulden

“- Ned: Maybe you shouldn't dress like that.
- Matty: This is a blouse and a skirt. I don't know what you're talking about.
- Ned: You shouldn't wear that body.”
William Hurt - Ned Racine
Kathleen Turner - Matty Walker

“Jane, you're a strange and almost unearthly thing.”
William Hurt - Rochester

“I'm a man in search of his true self.”
William Hurt - Eddie Jessup

“- Matty: My temperature runs a couple of degrees high, around a hundred. I don't mind. It's the engine or something.
- Ned: Maybe you need a tune up.
- Matty: Don't tell me. You have just the right tool.”
Kathleen Turner - Matty Walker
William Hurt - Ned Racine

“Knowing there is a trap is the first step in evading it.”
William Hurt - Duke Leto Atreides

“- Chloe: Alex and I made love the night before he died. It was fantastic.
- Nick: He went out with a bang, not a whimper.”
Meg Tilly - Chloe
William Hurt - Nick

“- Ned: Hey lady, ya wanna fuck?
- Mary Ann: Gee, I don't know. Maybe. This sure is a friendly town.”
William Hurt - Ned Racine
Kim Zimmer - Mary Ann

“I'm beginning to think that maybe it's not just how much you love someone. Maybe what matters is who you are when you're with them.”
William Hurt - Macon

“- Sam: I think you're a crock of shit. Don't speak for me or anybody else here. You hate your life. That's your problem. Don't tell us how we feel, okay?
- Nick: That's it. That's all I'm saying. If I hate my life, it's my problem. Too bad you weren't around to comfort Alex as compassionately.”
Tom Berenger - Sam
William Hurt - Nick

“- Arkady Renko: Stinger.
- William Kirwill: That's a whore's drink.
- Arkady Renko: I am a whore.”
William Hurt - Arkady Renko
Brian Dennehy - William Kirwill

“- Jane Craig: You like me, huh?
- Tom Grunick: I like you as much as I can like anyone who thinks I'm an asshole.”
Holly Hunter - Jane Craig
William Hurt - Tom Grunick