Admiration quotes

“You are a brave woman.”

Robert Forster - Abdul

“- Dr. Rawlins: You admire the Japanese?
- Jim: Well, they're brave, aren't they?
- Dr. Rawlins: That's important, is it, Jim?
- Jim: It's a good thing if you want to win a war.
- Dr. Rawlins: But we don't want them to win, do we. Remember, we're British.”
Nigel Havers - Dr. Rawlins
Christian Bale - Jim

“- Frank Abagnale: You know why the Yankees always win, Frank?
- Frank Abagnale Jr.: 'Cause they have Mickey Mantle?
- Frank Abagnale: No, it's 'cause the other teams can't stop staring at those damn pinstripes.”
Christopher Walken - Frank Abagnale
Leonardo DiCaprio - Frank Abagnale Jr.

“- Jackie Pruit: Say, what's that word for people who always think everybody's after them when they ain't?
- Charlie Congers: Paranoia?”
Jill Ireland - Jackie Pruit
Charles Bronson - Charlie Congers

“You should try the tea, indian of course. We're maybe at war with them but there's no sense in over-reacting, their tea's the best.”
Temuera Morrison - Major Rasul

“You have obtained degrees from the Navy, but you have not got our admiration.”

Clark Gable - Christian

“You've a magnificent brain, Moriarty. I admire it. I admire it so much I'd like to present it pickled in alcohol to the London Medical Society.”
Basil Rathbone - Sherlock Holmes

“The way Dr. Schoonbacher spoke of you, it was as though you could walk on water! Now I know why. Shit floats!”
Cathy Tyson - Marielle Duchamp

“Strong survival instinct. I admire that in a woman.”
Vin Diesel - Richard B. Riddick

“Je t'adore. Je t'window. I don't care!”

Jim Carrey - Stanley Ipkiss

“There are times when I would like to laugh at you, but there are also times when I find you... admirable.”

Nils Asther - Gen. Yen

“- Shug Avery: More than anything God loves admiration.
- Celie Johnson: You saying God is vain?”
Margaret Avery - Shug Avery
Whoopi Goldberg - Celie Johnson

“- 'Squash' Bernstein: In one fell swoop you've changed my whole life.
- King Marchand: It wasn't that kind of swoop.
- 'Squash' Bernstein: Listen, if a guy like you can have the guts to admit that he's gay, then so can I. You've made me very happy!”
Alex Karras - Squash' Bernstein
James Garner - King Marchand

“- Woman in Telephone Booth: You're just wonderful. I've watched you your entire career. You're a joy to the world. Please... would you just please say something to my nephew Morris on the phone? He's in the hospital, and anything that...
- Jerry Langford: I'm sorry, I'm late.
- Woman in Telephone Booth: You should only get cancer! I hope you get...” (continue)(continue reading)
Thelma Lee - Woman in Telephone Booth
Jerry Lewis - Jerry Langford

“- Newland Archer: All the older women like and admire you. They want to help.
- Ellen Olenska: I know. I know, as long as they don't hear anything unpleasant.”
Daniel Day-Lewis - Newland Archer
Michelle Pfeiffer - Ellen Olenska

“You, Aubrey, are my most complete man. You're brave, compassionate, kind: a content man. That is your secret, contentment; I am 24 and I've never known it. I'm forever in pursuit and I don't even know what I am chasing.”
Ben Cross - Harold Abrahams